Patents by Inventor Philip Gruber

Philip Gruber 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).

  • Seat Belt Buckle Unit
    Publication number: 20240116473
    Abstract: A safety belt lock unit includes a belt lock and a belt lock tongue which is connected to a safety belt. The belt lock has a locking arrangement with a locking mechanism which brings about a positive-locking engagement with the belt lock tongue. The belt lock has an unlocking mechanism where the locking mechanism can be brought out of engagement with the belt lock tongue by applying an unlocking force. A pressure-relief mechanism is disposed between the belt lock tongue and the belt lock. The pressure-relief mechanism moves the belt lock tongue into the belt lock when the belt lock tongue tilts in the belt lock which occurs in a vehicle collision by a tensioning triggered by a belt tensioning device of the safety belt and/or takes up some of a tensile force which is brought about by the belt tensioning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christian GRUBER, Michael LENG, Philip LENG
  • Apparatus for depositing a ceramic coating on a filament
    Patent number: 5221353
    Abstract: A process for depositing a ceramic coating on a filament, which comprises heating the filament by passage of an electric current via at least two electrodes, and passing the heated filament through a deposition chamber containing gases which on contact with the hot filament deposit the required coating; characterized in that after deposition of the coating, the coated filament passes through an electrode containing a liquid metal mixture which is a mercury/indium or mercury/cadmium amalgam or a gallium/indium mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Philip Gruber, Ashleigh M. Kewney, Robert A. Shatwell
  • Process for depositing a ceramic coating on a filament
    Patent number: 5156883
    Abstract: A process for depositing a ceramic coating on a filament, which comprises heating the filament by passage of an electric current via at least two electrodes, and passing the heated filament through a deposition chamber containing games which on contact with the hot filament deposit the required coating; characterized in that after deposition of the coating, the coated filament passes through an electrode containing a liquid metal mixture which is a mercury/indium or mercury/cadmium amalgam or a gallium/indium mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company P.L.C.
    Inventors: Philip Gruber, Ashleigh M. Kewney, Robert A. Shatwell
  • Process for depositing a silicon carbide coating on a filament
    Patent number: 5041305
    Abstract: A process for depositing a silicon carbide coating on a filament, which comprises heating the filament in a deposition chamber containing a gaseous atmosphere which on contact with the hot filament deposits a coating of silicon carbide; characterized in that the atmosphere in the deposition chamber includes a minor amount of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company p.l.c.
    Inventor: Philip Gruber