Patents by Inventor Jochen Benz
Jochen Benz 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).
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Patent number: 11072306Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a gas generator for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator comprises: an ignition device; fuel which, after ignition using the ignition device, generates the driving gas; an at least partially tubular carrier element, in the tube interior of which a combustion chamber for the fuel is located; an injection-moulded body which fixes the ignition device in the connection hole and is located with an inner portion inside the carrier element and with an outer portion outside the carrier element; a feed pipe which is connected to a pipe end of the carrier element and which conveys the driving gas out of the combustion chamber; and a lid sealing the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbHInventors: Hans-Jürgen Divo, Jochen Benz, Christine-Martina Ganso, Roland Schnabl, Gerhard Klingauf
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Publication number: 20200122681Abstract: The invention relates, among other things, to a gas generator for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator comprises: an ignition device; fuel which, after ignition using the ignition device, generates the driving gas; an at least partially tubular carrier element, in the tube interior of which a combustion chamber for the fuel is located; an injection-moulded body which fixes the ignition device in the connection hole and is located with an inner portion inside the carrier element and with an outer portion outside the carrier element; a feed pipe which is connected to a pipe end of the carrier element and which conveys the driving gas out of the combustion chamber; and a lid sealing the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBHInventors: Hans-Jürgen DIVO, Jochen BENZ, Christine-Martina GANSO, Roland SCHNABL, Gerhard KLINGAUF
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Patent number: 9428142Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a gas generator (10) for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator has an ignition device (30) and propellant (50) which generates gas after being ignited by the ignition device (30). It is provided according to the invention that the gas generator (10) has a tube (20), to one tube end (21) of which the ignition device (30) is fixed by means of a moulded-in or moulded-on injection-moulded body (40).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Hans-Jurgen Divo, Christine-Martina Ganso, Gerhard Klingauf, Roland Schnabl, Jochen Benz
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Publication number: 20140311375Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a gas generator (10) for generating a driving gas for a vehicle safety device, wherein the gas generator has an ignition device (30) and propellant (50) which generates gas after being ignited by the ignition device (30). It is provided according to the invention that the gas generator (10) has a tube (20), to one tube end (21) of which the ignition device (30) is fixed by means of a moulded-in or moulded-on injection-moulded body (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Divo, Christine-Martina Ganso, Gerhard Klingauf, Roland Schnabl, Jochen Benz
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Patent number: 8585091Abstract: An occupant protection device including a pyrotechnical gas generator and a safety valve operating in a temperature-dependent manner and leading to the outside is connected to the gas generator. A sealing element of the safety valve is formed by a pin that includes a pin head, which is inserted from inside into a hole in a wall of a supply element such that the pin head bears against the inner face of the wall. A pin end, which is located on the outer face of the wall and protrudes outwardly through the hole, is plastically reshaped, so that the cross section of the pin end is larger than the cross section of the hole thereby forming a sealing portion which is larger in cross section than the cross section of the hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Jochen Benz, Lars Mast, Jochen Lang, Christoph Pechhold, Robert Fleischmann
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Publication number: 20120146317Abstract: The invention relates, amongst other things, to an occupant protection device comprising a pyrotechnical gas generator (40). According to the invention it is provided that a safety valve (200) operating in a temperature-dependent manner and leading to the outside is connected to the gas generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Jochen Benz, Lars Mast, Jochen Lang, Christoph Pechhold, Robert Fleischmann
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Patent number: 8047573Abstract: A seat belt retractor for a safety belt including a seat belt spindle for winding up and unwinding the safety belt and a tensioning drive. The seat belt spindle includes a gas generator, a drive wheel and a supply pipe which connects the gas generator and the drive wheel. A plurality of thrust members are present in the supply pipe which, after triggering the gas generator, are accelerated and indirectly or directly drive the drive wheel for winding up the safety belt. An inertia coupling is arranged between the drive wheel and the seat belt spindle. The inertia coupling comprises coupling elements which, during an acceleration of the drive wheel, pivot outward and are directly or indirectly coupled to the seat belt spindle.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Udo Friedsmann, Hermann Hasse, Jochen Benz, Jochen Lang, Sebastian Götze, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Carsten Felber, Robert Fleischmann, Paul Sprongl, Wolfgang Schrade, Christoph Pechhold
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Publication number: 20100181407Abstract: A seat belt retractor for a safety belt including a seat belt spindle for winding up and unwinding the safety belt and a tensioning drive. The seat belt spindle includes a gas generator, a drive wheel and a supply pipe which connects the gas generator and the drive wheel. A plurality of thrust members are present in the supply pipe which, after triggering the gas generator, are accelerated and indirectly or directly drive the drive wheel for winding up the safety belt. An inertia coupling is arranged between the drive wheel and the seat belt spindle. The inertia coupling comprises coupling elements which, during an acceleration of the drive wheel, pivot outward and are directly or indirectly coupled to the seat belt spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Udo Friedsmann, Hermann Hasse, Jochen Benz, Jochen Lang, Sebastian Götze, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Carsten Felber, Robert Fleischmann, Paul Sprongl, Wolfgang Schrade, Christoph Pechhold
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Patent number: 7703807Abstract: A seat belt retractor for a safety belt including a seat belt spindle for winding up and unwinding the safety belt and a tensioning drive. The seat belt spindle includes a gas generator, a drive wheel and a supply pipe which connects the gas generator and the drive wheel. A plurality of thrust members are present in the supply pipe which, after triggering the gas generator, are accelerated and indirectly or directly drive the drive wheel for winding up the safety belt. An inertia coupling is arranged between the drive wheel and the seat belt spindle. The inertia coupling comprises coupling elements which, during an acceleration of the drive wheel, pivot outward and are directly or indirectly coupled to the seat belt spindle.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Udo Friedsmann, Hermann Hasse, Jochen Benz, Jochen Lang, Sebastian Götze, Hans-Jürgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Carsten Felber, Robert Fleischmann, Paul Sprongl, Wolfgang Schrade, Christoph Pechhold
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Publication number: 20090218803Abstract: A seat belt retractor for a safety belt including a seat belt spindle for winding up and unwinding the safety belt and a tensioning drive. The seat belt spindle includes a gas generator, a drive wheel and a supply pipe which connects the gas generator and the drive wheel. A plurality of thrust members are present in the supply pipe which, after triggering the gas generator, are accelerated and indirectly or directly drive the drive wheel for winding up the safety belt. An inertia coupling is arranged between the drive wheel and the seat belt spindle. The inertia coupling comprises coupling elements which, during an acceleration of the drive wheel, pivot outward and are directly or indirectly coupled to the seat belt spindle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: September 3, 2009Inventors: Udo Friedsmann, Hermann Hasse, Jochen Benz, Jochen Lang, Sebastian Gotze, Hans-Jurgen Divo, Gerhard Klingauf, Carsten Felber, Robert Fleischmann, Paul Sprongl, Wolfgang Schrade, Christoph Pechhold
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Patent number: 7309041Abstract: Belt retractor and a belt-retractor spring-cassette housing for a belt retractor. The belt-retractor spring-cassette housing can be installed in a particularly simple and therefore cost-effective manner. The belt-retractor spring-cassette housing has a spring core and a driving spring which is held in the spring core, the belt-retractor spring-cassette housing and/or the spring core are designed symmetrically so that the driving spring can have any desired torque direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 18, 2007Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Rudiger Paulsen, Robert Fleischmann, Thomas Grasser, Oskar Scholler, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
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Publication number: 20070221250Abstract: The invention concerns a method of cleaning and/or regenerating wholly or partially de-activated catalysts for stack-gas nitrogen scrubbing, in which the catalysts are treated with a washing and/or regenerating liquid, characterized by the washing or regenerating liquid consisting wholly or in part of demineralized water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Gunter Schneider, Jochen Benz, Peter Buck
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Patent number: 7083135Abstract: A belt retractor for a seat belt includes a belt reel, an eccentric disc connected to the belt reel, a cam disc driven by the eccentric disc, and a blocking pawl. The blocking pawl, in a blocking position, blocks a toothed ratchet wheel, and, in a release position, leaves the toothed ratchet wheel unaffected. The blocking pawl may be switched from the release position into the blocking position and conversely from the blocking position into the release position with the cam disc. For the belt retractor to be independent of tolerances, provision is made for the cam disc to have an engaging cam for engaging the blocking position of the blocking pawl and a disengaging cam for engaging the release position of the blocking pawl.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Takata-Petri (ULM) GmbHInventors: Robert Fleischmann, Jochen Benz, Oskar Scholler, Thomas Grasser, Stefan Lambrecht
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Patent number: 6902129Abstract: A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the locking device. The displacement of the guide pin inside the guide link depends on the direction of movement of the seat belt roller. The coupling of the pin to the locking device provides that locking of the seat belt roller is either brought about or prevented, according to the positioning of the guide pin in the guide link. The seat belt device makes it possible to ensure that seat belt locking is activated only when unreeling, and not when the set belt is being reeled in.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Takata-Petri (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Thomas Grasser, Robert Fleischmann, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
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Publication number: 20050119109Abstract: A cleaning kit for removing process impurities carried on the surface of a NO.sub.x reduction catalyst which is installed in the path of a flue gas flow exiting from a fossil fuel burning facility including: a reagent supply grill; a source of supply of liquid cleaning reagent; a reagent collection basin; and a recirculating structure. The reagent supply grid is adapted to be selectively positioned above a portion of a catalyst layer. The source of supply of liquid cleaning reagent adapted to be in communication with the supply grid, and the reagent collection basin being adapted to be selectively positioned below the portion of such catalyst layer to catch cleaning reagent therein after such reagent passes through such portion of the catalyst layer, the recirculating structure recirculates at least a portion of such reagent from the collecting basin for recirculating through such supply grid for further cleaning of such portion of the catalyst layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Gunter Schneider, Jochen Benz, Peter Buck
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Patent number: 6894619Abstract: A sensor for optical detection of foreign bodies, in particular raindrops, on a window, in particular on the windshield of a motor vehicle, having a sensor element that is coupled to the inside of the window and having a fastening device, which is glued to the window, wherein the housing part has a fastening part pivotably attached to it, which can be brought into engagement with the fastening device by the clamping tension.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2000Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Patrick Schmitt, Norbert Hog, Bruno Hodapp, Rainer Pientka, Hans Meier, Henry Blitzke, Martin Hager, Manfred Burkart, Jochen Benz
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Publication number: 20050023402Abstract: Belt retractor and a belt-retractor spring-cassette housing for a belt retractor. The belt-retractor spring-cassette housing can be installed in a particularly simple and therefore cost-effective manner. The belt-retractor spring-cassette housing has a spring core and a driving spring which is held in the spring core, the belt-retractor spring-cassette housing and/or the spring core are designed symmetrically so that the driving spring can have any desired torque direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Rudiger Paulsen, Robert Fleischmann, Thomas Grasser, Oskar Scholler, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
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Publication number: 20040195422Abstract: A belt retractor for a seat belt includes a belt reel, an eccentric disc connected to the belt reel, a cam disc driven by the eccentric disc, and a blocking pawl. The blocking pawl, in a blocking position, blocks a toothed ratchet wheel, and, in a release position, leaves the toothed ratchet wheel unaffected. The blocking pawl may be switched from the release position into the blocking position and conversely from the blocking position into the release position with the cam disc. For the belt retractor to be independent of tolerances, provision is made for the cam disc to have an engaging cam for engaging the blocking position of the blocking pawl and a disengaging cam for engaging the release position of the blocking pawl.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Robert Fleischmann, Jochen Benz, Oskar Scholler, Thomas Grasser, Stefan Lambrecht
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Publication number: 20040104293Abstract: A seat belt device is provided. The seat belt device has a seat belt roller together with a locking device for locking the seat belt roller. The seat belt device furthermore has a guide pin which is moveably supported inside a guide link and is coupled to the locking device. The displacement of the guide pin inside the guide link depends on the direction of movement of the seat belt roller. The coupling of the pin to the locking device provides that locking of the seat belt roller is either brought about or prevented, according to the positioning of the guide pin in the guide link. The seat belt device makes it possible to ensure that seat belt locking is activated only when unreeling, and not when the set belt is being reeled in.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: TAKATA-PETRI (Ulm) GmbHInventors: Thomas Grasser, Robert Fleischmann, Stefan Lambrecht, Jochen Benz
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Patent number: 6631727Abstract: A cleaning kit for removing process impurities carried on the surface of a NOx reduction catalyst which is installed in the path of a flue gas flow exiting from a fossil fuel burning facility including: a reagent supply grill; a source of supply of liquid cleaning reagent; a reagent collection basin; and a recirculating structure. The reagent supply grid is adapted to be selectively positioned above a portion of a catalyst layer. The source of supply of liquid cleaning reagent adapted to be in communication with the supply grid, and the reagent collection basin being adapted to be selectively positioned below the portion of such catalyst layer to catch cleaning reagent therein after such reagent passes through such portion of the catalyst layer, the recirculating structure recirculates at least a portion of such reagent from the collecting basin for recirculating through such supply grid for further cleaning of such portion of the catalyst layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Energie-Versorgung Schwaben AGInventors: Gunter Schneider, Jochen Benz, Peter Buck