Patents by Inventor Carsten Albracht

Carsten Albracht has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7377559
    Abstract: The tank flap of an automobile is locked via a wire spring with which an extension connected to the tank flap will cooperate. A spring-biased locking body keeps the wire spring in the releasing position when the tank flap initially is forced inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Gramss, Carsten Albracht
  • Patent number: 7284793
    Abstract: A neck rest for a seat of an automobile has a neck rest body which includes a neck rest cushion and at least two neck rest rods connected with the neck rest body, the neck rest rods being accommodated in the back rest of the seat. Each of the neck rest rod has a support portion attached thereto. The neck rest body includes a housing which has a front wall and a rear wall, the cushion being attached to an outer side of the front wall and the rear wall, with the support portion being located in the housing between the front and the rear walls. The housing is moveable between a basic position and an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ronald Klühspies, Gerd Fischer, Carsten Albracht
  • Publication number: 20060016814
    Abstract: The tank flap of an automobile is locked via a wire spring with which an extension connected to the tank flap will cooperate. A spring-biased locking body keeps the wire spring in the releasing position when the tank flap initially is forced inwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Gramss, Carsten Albracht
  • Publication number: 20050225144
    Abstract: A neck rest for the seat of an automobile, comprising a neck rest body which includes a neck rest cushion and two neck rest rods connected with the neck rest body, the neck rest rods being accommodated in receipts in the back rest of the seat and being adapted to be lifted or lowered, comprising the following elements: a support portion which is fixedly attached to the both neck rest rods, the neck rest body comprising a shroud-like housing which has a front wall, the cushion being attached to the front side of the front wall and a rear wall, with the support portion being located in the housing between front- and rear wall, the shroud-like housing is moveable between a rear basic position wherein the support portion is near or adjacent to the inner side of the front wall and an extended position, wherein the support portion is remote from the front wall, a linkage is linked between the support portion or the neck rest rods respectively and the front wall, a spring arrangement biases the linkage or the housin
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Roland Kluhspies, Gerd Fischer, Carsten Albracht
  • Patent number: 6805411
    Abstract: A neck rest includes a first support, a second support pivotably supported on the first support, and third support displaceably supported on the second support between a lower and an upper position. A controllable locking mechanism retains the third support in the lower position, the locking mechanism being unlocked when the second support has a attained a predetermined pivot angle. A stop is placed between second and/or third support and first support to prevent a pivoting of the second and the third supports towards the first support when the second and third supports have a attained their extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Gramss, Carsten Albracht
  • Publication number: 20040021358
    Abstract: A neck rest for the seats of automobiles comprising a fixed support member and a fixed cushion member enclosing the fixed support member and two rods connected to the support member, the rods being adapted to be accommodated by sleeve members in the back rest of the seat, a second support member for a movable cushion member which is movably supported by the first support member whereby the movable cushion member can be moved between a position wherein it is accommodated by the fixed cushion member and an extended position and vice versa in the extended position the movable cushion member is moved relative to the fixed cushion member towards the head of the person seating on the seat, and actuating means for the actuation of the movable cushion member into the extended position, characterized by the further features:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO.KG
    Inventors: Rainer Gramss, Carsten Albracht
  • Patent number: 6666516
    Abstract: An automobile-seat headrest has a fixed support enclosed by a fixed pad and two rods which are connected to the support and which are received in the headrest bushes in a seat backrest, a second support for a displaceable pad being displaceably resting in the fixed support and allowing to set the displaceable pad between a retracted position at least partly received in the fixed pad and an advanced position, and vice-versa, wherein the displaceable pad is advanced relative to the fixed pad toward the head of the seated person, a drive device being provided to set the displaceable head pad into the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Grammss, Carsten Albracht
  • Publication number: 20030042781
    Abstract: An automobile-seat headrest comprising a fixed support enclosed by a fixed pad and two rods which are connected to said support and which are received in the headrest bushes in a seat backrest, a second support for a displaceable pad being displaceably resting in said fixed support and allowing to set the displaced pad between a retracted position at least partly received in the fixed pad and an advanced position, and vice-versa, wherein the displaceable pad is advanced relative to the fixed pad toward the head of the seated person, a drive device being provided to set the displaceable head pad into the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Grammss, Carsten Albracht