Patents by Inventor Philipp Helmich

Philipp Helmich 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).

  • Screen, especially for the seat of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8154670
    Abstract: A video screen assembly for a vehicle seat is movable between an upper position and a lower position and includes a fitting and a pivoting arm. A belt drive connects the pivoting arm and the video screen such that a torque applied to move the pivoting arm results in a torque being transmitted to move the video screen by preferably a directly proportional angular amount. The video screen can be rotated to a storage position where the vide screen display is protected from cargo with in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ioannis Maniatopoulos, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Philipp Helmich
  • Interior fitting for a vehicle and method for the production thereof
    Publication number: 20070151835
    Abstract: An interior fitting for a vehicle, particularly for a motor vehicle, comprises a supporting body, which is provided, at least in areas, with a sensor-functional planar structure and with a covering layer that is located on the side facing the interior. Different output signals can be generated by means of the planar structure according to the location of action thereupon. According to the invention, the covering layer is flexibly designed and completely covers the sensor-functional planar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Rakers, Olaf Stoschek, Tamas Karacsonyi, Alexander Czinki, Benjamin Gunther, Holger Carsten, Hasan Kurt, Hugues Gall, Michael Schmaul, Christoph Bellenberg, Arie Van Den Beukel, Philipp Helmich, Joachim Schulz, Johan Vissers
  • Screen, especially for the seat of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20060156350
    Abstract: A video screen assembly for a vehicle seat is movable between an upper position and a lower position and includes a fitting and a pivoting arm. A belt drive connects the pivoting arm and the video screen such that a torque applied to move the pivoting arm results in a torque being transmitted to move the video screen by preferably a directly proportional angular amount. The video screen can be rotated to a storage position where the vide screen display is protected from cargo with in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ioannis Maniatopoulos, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Philipp Helmich