Patents by Inventor Klaus Massanetz
Klaus Massanetz 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: 11414038Abstract: A steering wheel includes a steering wheel body and a base. The base carrying an inflator and an airbag package, such that the base, the inflator and the airbag package form a first sub-assembly. The base is connected to the steering wheel body at least indirectly via at least one elastic element, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body in at least one direction so that the whole sub-assembly serves as a vibration damping mass. The steering wheel also includes a cover element with a roof extending over the airbag package, and at least one horn sensor generating a signal when a pressing force exceeding a predefined value is applied to the roof. The cover element is not rigidly connected to the base, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body under deformation of the elastic element while the cover element does not move relative to the steering wheel body.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Knut Schmeier, Tomasz Skoneczny, Dominik Zelmanski, Felix Pollatschek, Klaus Massanetz, Marcus Weber, Holger Zang, Sven Hoffmann, Thomas Reiter, Wolfram Engelhardt, Alexander Feicht, Michael Gruhne
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Publication number: 20200130630Abstract: A steering wheel includes a steering wheel body and a base. The base carrying an inflator and an airbag package, such that the base, the inflator and the airbag package form a first sub-assembly. The base is connected to the steering wheel body at least indirectly via at least one elastic element, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body in at least one direction so that the whole sub-assembly serves as a vibration damping mass. The steering wheel also includes a cover element with a roof extending over the airbag package, and at least one horn sensor generating a signal when a pressing force exceeding a predefined value is applied to the roof. The cover element is not rigidly connected to the base, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body under deformation of the elastic element while the cover element does not move relative to the steering wheel body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Knut SCHMEIER, Tomasz SKONECZNY, Dominik ZELMANSKI, Felix POLLATSCHEK, Klaus MASSANETZ, Marcus WEBER, Holger ZANG, Sven HOFFMANN, Thomas REITER, Wolfram ENGELHARDT, Alexander FEICHT, Michael GRUHNE
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Patent number: 9827941Abstract: An airbag module including a first casing enclosing a first gas space, a first inflator and a control device for controlling ventilation of the first gas space or the shape of the first casing. The control device includes a second casing (42) enclosing a second gas space and a gas source. The second gas space is bordered by a permanent edge connection, and further includes a control element such as a strap (60), whose first end is connected to the first casing and whose second end is sewn to the second casing (42) by a tear seam (49), and is decoupled from the second casing (42) upon filling of the second gas space. The tear seam (49) touches or intersects the edge connection at two points so that the tear seam divides the second gas space into two regions (43a, 43b).Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Martin Haas, Klaus Massanetz, Thomas Reiter, Andreas Guggengerger
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Publication number: 20160325706Abstract: An airbag module including a first casing enclosing a first gas space, a first inflator and a control device for controlling ventilation of the first gas space or the shape of the first casing. The control device includes a second casing (42) enclosing a second gas space and a gas source. The second gas space is bordered by a permanent edge connection, and further includes a control element such as a strap (60), whose first end is connected to the first casing and whose second end is sewn to the second casing (42) by a tear seam (49), and is decoupled from the second casing (42) upon filling of the second gas space. The tear seam (49) touches or intersects the edge connection at two points so that the tear seam divides the second gas space into two regions (43a, 43b).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Martin HAAS, Klaus MASSANETZ, Thomas REITER, Andreas GUGGENGERGER
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Patent number: 9291233Abstract: An apparatus for the damping of vibrations in a steering column in a motor vehicle, having a mounting (10) and an accommodation device (11) elastically supported in the mounting (10) to which a gas generator (20) is secured, a separate supplemental weight (30) is secured to the gas generator (20) or to the accommodation device (11) to provide desired vibration damping characteristics of the steering column assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Klaus Massanetz, Wolfram Engelhardt
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Publication number: 20140299427Abstract: An apparatus for the damping of vibrations in a steering column in a motor vehicle, having a mounting (10) and an accommodation device (11) elastically supported in the mounting (10) to which a gas generator (20) is secured, a separate supplemental weight (30) is secured to the gas generator (20) or to the accommodation device (11) to provide desired vibration damping characteristics of the steering column assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Klaus Massanetz, Wolfram Engelhardt
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Patent number: 7341273Abstract: An airbag module having a gas generator mounted on a carrier using at least one vibration-damping mounting. The gas generator has radially projecting flange sections for connecting one end of the vibration-damping mounting and a diffusor, which is pot-shaped in configuration, overlaps the gas generator, including its flange sections, and wherein the surrounding side wall of the pot-shaped diffusor is bent at a right angle. One end of the vibration-dampening mounting (16) is provided with a head (17), which acts as a limit stop for the gas generator (10) for lateral movements of the gas generator (10) that occur in the plane of the flange sections (15).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Klaus Massanetz, Pavel Kurilow
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Publication number: 20050212274Abstract: An airbag module having a gas generator mounted on a carrier using at least one vibration-damping mounting. The gas generator has radially projecting flange sections for connecting one end of the vibration-damping mounting and a diffusor, which is pot-shaped in configuration, overlaps the gas generator, including its flange sections, and wherein the surrounding side wall of the pot-shaped diffusor is bent at a right angle. One end of the vibration-dampening mounting (16) is provided with a head (17), which acts as a limit stop for the gas generator (10) for lateral movements of the gas generator (10) that occur in the plane of the flange sections (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Klaus Massanetz, Pavel Kurilow
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Patent number: 6196753Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connecting element has a shaped part which is itself formed as a tube and/or substantially closed hollow section on which at least one laterally protruding projection is formed extending over the whole length of the connecting element and that the connecting elements themselves are integrated as vertical components which replace the tubes and/or sections in some parts in the basic framework.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: bulthaup GmbH & Co. KüchensystemeInventors: Otto Langer, Johann Wudy, Thomas Haberl, Robert Heizinger, Klaus Massanetz, Rene Neumann
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Patent number: 6000874Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture system, in particular a kitchen furniture system consisting of a self-supporting basic framework with tubes and/or sections connected to each other by connecting elements. In accordance with the invention the connecting element has a shaped part which is itself formed as a tube and/or substantially closed hollow section on which at least one laterally protruding projection is formed extending over the whole length of the connecting element and that the connecting elements themselves are integrated as vertical components which replace the tubes and/or sections in some parts in the basic framework.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1997Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: bulthaup GmbH & Co. KuchensystemeInventors: Otto Langer, Johann Wudy, Thomas Haberl, Robert Heizinger, Klaus Massanetz, Rene Neumann