Patents by Inventor Martin Pfieffer

Martin Pfieffer 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: 20080162002
    Abstract: A safety device is provided for a motor vehicle having a vehicle seat whose seat setting can be adjusted by a seat adjustment drive. A seat control unit evaluates data that is relevant to the safety of a driving mode and actuates the seat adjustment drive with timing. Thereby, movement of the vehicle seat into a seat setting occurs that is optimum for a vehicle occupant in terms of safety technology is initiated before the occurrence of an anticipated accident event. Movement of the vehicle seat into its optimum seat setting in terms of safety technology is carried out successively in individual adjustment steps for the respective components of the vehicle seat in a predefined sequence by the seat control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventors: Werner Bacher, Ralf Bogenrieder, Martin Pfieffer, Dominic Reutter, Friedhelm Sawinsky, Matthias Walz, Wilfried Walz