Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Gimbel

Hans-Peter Gimbel 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).

  • Publication number: 20100176638
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with a seat part with a backrest part that can be folded over in the direction of the seat part. The seat part with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction comprises a front seat part and a back seat part of which the front seat part for forming a base for the backrest part can be transferred into a forward folded position and the back seat part is stationarily arranged on a vehicle structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Harald CZERWENSKI, Hans-Peter GIMBEL
  • Patent number: 6116644
    Abstract: A frontal air bag system for a vehicle including an inflator mounted to vehicle structure and a frontal air bag operatively connected to the inflator and mounted to an A-pillar and header of the vehicle. The frontal air bag system also includes a wrap air bag at least partially continuous with the frontal air bag. The frontal air bag and the wrap air bag are mounted to an A-pillar of the vehicle. The frontal air bag and the wrap air bag are inflated by the inflator and the frontal air bag is extended downward and in front of an occupant seated in the vehicle and the wrap air bag is extended above the frontal air bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Viano, Hans-Peter Gimbel, Madana Gopal
  • Patent number: 5741046
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle rear seat with a divided back rest, the individual back rest parts are connected for pivoting about at least one horizontal pivot axis running horizontally and transversely to the travel direction via an inner hinge arranged in the region of the division plane of the back rest and an outer hinge in the region of the side wall of the motor vehicle on the vehicle body, each hinge having a fastening part on the back rest side and a fastening part on the vehicle body side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Leuchtmann, Hans-Peter Gimbel
  • Patent number: 5582453
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle rear seat with a divided back rest, the individual back rest parts are hinged for the purpose of pivoting about at least one horizontal pivot axis running transversely to the travel direction via an inner hinge arranged on the inside in the region of the plane of division of the back rest and an outer hinge arranged in the region of the side wall of the motor vehicle on the vehicle body. Each hinge has a fastening part on the back rest side and on the vehicle body side. Each back rest part in the approximately vertical position of use is capable of being locked to the side wall by means of a locking device. To increase the safety of the passenger, at least on the inner hinge another locking device is provided which can be locked and unlocked jointly with the locking device engaging the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Leuchtmann, Hans-Peter Gimbel
  • Patent number: 5468014
    Abstract: For a motor vehicle with at least one passenger seat which has attachment devices for a child's safety seat that can be attached to it and at least one air bag in the region of the passenger seat, the invention proposes that at least one attachment device for the child's safety seat be provided with a sensor for deactivating the air bag which reacts to the attachment of the child's safety seat. This assures that during the transportation of the child in the child's safety seat, the air bag in front of the child's safety seat is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Gimbel, Walter P. Trutter, Martin Specht