Patents by Inventor Guenter Weyhmueller

Guenter Weyhmueller 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).

  • Device for tensioning a safety belt with a pyrotechnic linear drive
    Patent number: 6966607
    Abstract: A device for tensioning a safety belt includes a pyrotechnic linear drive. The linear drive includes a gas generator (10) with an ignition unit (16), and a protective cap (18) to secure the gas generator (10) before and during the assembly of the gas generator (10). In the installed state of the device, at least a portion of the protective cap (18), after the igniting of the gas generator (10), represents a function element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Weyhmueller, Wilfried Bieg
  • Device for tensioning a safety belt with a pyrotechnic linear drive
    Publication number: 20050029856
    Abstract: A device for tensioning a safety belt includes a pyrotechnic linear drive. The linear drive includes a gas generator (10) with an ignition unit (16), and a protective cap (18) to secure the gas generator (10) before and during the assembly of the gas generator (10). In the installed state of the device, at least a portion of the protective cap (18), after the igniting of the gas generator (10), represents a function element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Guenter Weyhmueller, Wilfried Bieg