Patents by Inventor Christoph Bellenberg

Christoph Bellenberg 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).

  • Interior fitting for a vehicle and method for the production thereof
    Publication number: 20070151835
    Abstract: An interior fitting for a vehicle, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprises a supporting body, which is provided, at least in areas, with a sensor-functional planar structure and with a covering layer that is located on the side facing the interior. Different output signals can be generated by means of the planar structure according to the location of action thereupon. According to the invention, the covering layer is flexibly designed and completely covers the sensor-functional planar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Rakers, Olaf Stoschek, Tamas Karacsonyi, Alexander Czinki, Benjamin Gunther, Holger Carsten, Hasan Kurt, Hugues Gall, Michael Schmaul, Christoph Bellenberg, Arie Van Den Beukel, Philipp Helmich, Joachim Schulz, Johan Vissers
  • Covering piece with a swing-out screen
    Patent number: 6926329
    Abstract: A trim panel (1) of a vehicle interior, in particular an instrument panel or central console, has a viewing screen (6) which can be swung up from a non-functional position into a functional position. According to the invention, the trim panel (1) is provided with at least one guide element (3), (12), (13) which is coupled, on the one hand, to the trim panel (1) and, on the other hand, to the viewing screen (6) and the axes of rotation of which run essentially parallel to one another. It is preferable for two guide elements (12), (13) to be provided which are coupled in each case to the trim panel (1), on the one hand, and to the viewing screen (6), on the other hand, and the axes of rotation of which run parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Neumann, Christoph Bellenberg, Philippe Holland
  • Covering piece with a swing-out screen
    Publication number: 20050006918
    Abstract: A trim panel (1) of a vehicle interior, in particular an instrument panel or central console, has a viewing screen (6) which can be swung up from a non-functional position into a functional position. According to the invention, the trim panel (1) is provided with at least one guide element (3), (12), (13) which is coupled, on the one hand, to the trim panel (1) and, on the other hand, to the viewing screen (6) and the axes of rotation of which run essentially parallel to one another. It is preferable for two guide elements (12), (13) to be provided which are coupled in each case to the trim panel (1), on the one hand, and to the viewing screen (6), on the other hand, and the axes of rotation of which run parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Neumann, Christoph Bellenberg, Philippe Holland