Patents by Inventor Thomas Kubbe

Thomas Kubbe 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).

  • Belt retractor with two-part tensioning drive wheel
    Patent number: 10343647
    Abstract: A belt retractor having a belt shaft having a shaft body, a profile head and a torsion bar, wherein the torsion bar arranged in the shaft body is connected on one end to the shaft body and on a second end to the profile head, and the profile head can be securely attached to the vehicle, and having a belt pretensioner, wherein a pretensioner drive wheel of the belt pretensioner is directly connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the profile head of the belt shaft, and mass bodies can be engaged with the pretensioner drive wheel so as to transmit force to drive the belt shaft in winding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Claudia Trübner, Frank Wulff, Juri Kraus, Karsten Schubel, Thomas Kubbe
  • Belt Retractor With Two-Part Tensioning Drive Wheel
    Publication number: 20170313279
    Abstract: A belt retractor having a belt shaft having a shaft body, a profile head and a torsion bar, wherein the torsion bar arranged in the shaft body is connected on one end to the shaft body and on a second end to the profile head, and the profile head can be securely attached to the vehicle, and having a belt pretensioner, wherein a pretensioner drive wheel of the belt pretensioner is directly connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the profile head of the belt shaft, and mass bodies can be engaged with the pretensioner drive wheel so as to transmit force to drive the belt shaft in winding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Claudia Trübner, Frank Wulff, Juri Kraus, Karsten Schubel, Thomas Kubbe
  • Belt buckle
    Patent number: 8622430
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle (1) with a fastening fitting (2) for mounting in a motor vehicle has a retainer (5) permanently connected to the belt buckle (1) and a bolt (7) through which the retainer (5) is held rotatable with regard to the fastening fitting (2). A spring (6, 8) that impinges upon the belt buckle (1) in a rest position (R), has a supporting portion (65, 85), which restricts the rotational movement of the belt buckle (1) is restricted with regard to the fastening fitting (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Michael Letz, Thomas Kubbe
  • Belt Buckle
    Publication number: 20110127760
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle (1) with a fastening fitting (2) for mounting in a motor vehicle has a retainer (5) permanently connected to the belt buckle (1) and a bolt (7) through which the retainer (5) is held rotatable with regard to the fastening fitting (2). A spring (6, 8) that impinges upon the belt buckle (1) in a rest position (R), has a supporting portion (65, 85), which restricts the rotational movement of the belt buckle (1) is restricted with regard to the fastening fitting (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Letz, Thomas Kubbe