Patents by Inventor Michael Kunkel

Michael Kunkel 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).

  • Patent number: 9333933
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag package (1) for an occupant restraint system of an automotive vehicle comprising a folded airbag (2) and clearances formed between the material of the airbag, wherein the airbag package (1) has a real package volume Vreal composed of the airbag volume VSack of the airbag (2) and the clearance volume Vfrei of the clearances. The invention excels by the fact that the ratio Vreal/VSack between the package volume Vreal and the airbag volume VSack is at most 3.2. The invention further relates to an occupant restraint system comprising such airbag package and to a method of manufacturing an airbag package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kunkel, Klaus Freudenberger, Dieter Rumpf, Stefan Sapountzis, Stefan Hepp, Stefan Bachmann, Timm Herold
  • Publication number: 20150130167
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag package (1) for an occupant restraint system of an automotive vehicle comprising a folded airbag (2) and clearances formed between the material of the airbag, wherein the airbag package (1) has a real package volume Vreal composed of the airbag volume VSack of the airbag (2) and the clearance volume Vfrei of the clearances. The invention excels by the fact that the ratio Vreal/VSack between the package volume Vreal and the airbag volume VSack is at most 3.2. The invention further relates to an occupant restraint system comprising such airbag package and to a method of manufacturing an airbag package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Kunkel, Klaus Freudenberger, Dieter Rumpf, Stefan Sapountzis, Stefan Hepp, Stefan Bachmann, Timm Herold
  • Publication number: 20130191287
    Abstract: A videoconference access facility is described that allows people to obtain services and engage in financial transactions via a face-to-face video conference with a remote moderator. Because the remote moderator is there to receive verbal instructions and provide verbal support, the facility allows people to engage in complex transactions even if they are unable to read or write. The facility can be equipped with numerous types of devices that allow the moderator to view and receive information from documents, financial instruments, identification cards, and smart cards; as a result, the facility can provide financial transactions without the support of a bank. The facility may be used as part of a greater telecommunication network to deliver such services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: VTM, LLC
    Inventors: Albert F Gainer, III, Paul Van Hoesen, Richard Chambers, Marc Kunkel, Michael Kunkel
  • Publication number: 20060267339
    Abstract: An environmental seal with a metal plate with a layer of elastomer bonded to one or both sides, of such thickness and properties as to deform to make a seal but not cold flow under pressure, and optionally includes an EMI gasket inside a circular opening in the washer to make electrical contact with a surface adjacent to both side of the washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Kunkel