Patents by Inventor Thomas Reiter
Thomas Reiter 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).
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Publication number: 20120007348Abstract: A airbag has a airbag envelope (10) having two side walls (12, 14) enclosing a gas chamber. The first side wall (12) constitutes herein the impact surface and the second side wall (14) constitutes the support surface. A traction element (20) furthermore extends from a first end to a second end, whose first end is connected to the outer side of the second side wall (14) in order to force the inflated airbag to assume a curved shape. In order to achieve an easy production and assembly, the second end of the traction element (20) is also connected to the outer side of the second side wall (14), wherein the operating length of the traction element (20) is smaller than the length of the section of the second side wall (14) that is spanned thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Katharina Wehner, Nico Wallat, Thomas Reiter
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Publication number: 20110204589Abstract: A commercial vehicle has its axle housings supported on the chassis frame by way of spring elements. Each spring element is connected to a clamping yoke having two legs, of which in each case one leg rests against the front of the axle housing and the other leg rests against the rear of the axle housing, as seen in the driving direction. The legs are connected to one another by a web. Each leg is fixed and secured on a fixing projection on a longitudinal side of the axle housing, and the web is spaced apart from the upper side of the axle housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: MAN TRUCK & BUS AGInventors: Thomas Reiter, Bernhard Simon
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Publication number: 20110138869Abstract: The invention describes a bending press (1), in particular a press brake (2), with a stationary bottom press beam (12) or press table (73) and a top press beam (10) which can be displaced relative to the bottom press beam (12) or press table (73) by means of a displacement drive (11). The bottom press beam (12) or press table (73) or a machine table or machine frame (13) supporting the bottom press beam (12) has at least one recess (5) affording foot room (6)) for an operator on a control side (3) of the bending press (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: TRUMPF MASCHINEN AUSTRIA GMBH & CO. KG.Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Hermann Allerstorfer
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Patent number: 7857346Abstract: A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which comprises an air-bag module (1) having an inflatable air-bag (5) in fluid communication with an inflator (4). An internal tether (14) is provided having a first end (15) and a second end (16). The first end (15) of the tether is connected to a restrainable part (13) of the air-bag, whilst the second end (16) of the tether is free from connection with the air-bag but is initially trapped between the folds or rolls of an initially folded or rolled part of the air-bag. The arrangement is such that, upon inflation of the air-bag, the tether serves to restrain the restrainable part (13) of the air-bag until such time as the folded or rolled part of the air-bag (9) becomes sufficiently unfolded or unrolled to release the second end (16) of the tether (14).Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Albert Jörg, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Klaus-Peter Kühne, Marc Schock, Marcus Weber
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Patent number: 7837227Abstract: An air-bag housing comprising a rectangular frame (1) defining an opening and having a mounting arrangement in the form of flanges (7) to mount the frame in position within a motor vehicle. The frame supports a housing-forming element (21) formed, for example, of fabric. This forms a housing having walls (71, 72) and a floor. The walls (71, 72) are formed seamlessly by folding the fabric in half about a fold-line, and tucking one end of the fold-line into the other end of the fold-line, and inserting the frame between the pieces of fabric to lie adjacent the fold-line. The floor is formed by a plurality of floor-forming tabs (25, 26, 35, 36 etc) carried by the fabric forming the side-walls of the housing. The tabs are folded inwardly to at least partly overlie each other and are secured in position to form the floor of the housing by studs (15, 16, 17, 18) provided on the inflator which pass through co-aligned apertures (27, 30, 38, 39) in the floor-forming tabs (25, 26, 35, 36 etc).Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Klaus-Peter Kühne, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Thomas Reiter, Marcus Weber, Marc Schock, Jörg Albert
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Publication number: 20100264634Abstract: An airbag for a vehicle occupant protective system comprises an inflatable cushion, a cinch tube circumventing a vent aperture disposed in the cushion, and a draw element guided in a circumventing channel of said cinch tube and being coupled to a surface of said cushion such that deployment of said cushion causes said draw element to contract said cinch tube. The airbag comprises a contraction limiting arrangement adapted to limit the contraction of said cinch tube by said draw element to a predetermined minimum free diameter d of at least 20% relative to the free diameter D of the open cinch tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Klaus-Peter Kühne, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Thomas Reiter, Marcus Weber, Marc Schock, Jörg Albert, Tomas Agren, David Jacobsson, Jonas H. Gustafsson, Ulrika Fredriksson
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Publication number: 20100196107Abstract: The invention relates to a form blade (10) for the milling of bevel gears, with a base body (11) which has a receiving area and with at least two cutting strips (13.1, 13.2) with a cutting edge (18.1). The cutting strips (13.1, 13.2) are detachably fixed in corresponding receiving areas (12.1, 12.2) of the base body (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Klingeinberg AGInventors: Karl Martin Ribbeck, Thomas Reiter
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Publication number: 20090250909Abstract: An air-bag housing comprising a rectangular frame (1) defining an opening and having a mounting arrangement in the form of flanges (7) to mount the frame in position within a motor vehicle. The frame supports a housing-forming element (21) formed, for example, of fabric. This forms a housing having walls (71, 72) and a floor. The walls (71, 72) are formed seamlessly by folding the fabric in half about a fold-line, and tucking one end of the fold-line into the other end of the fold-line, and inserting the frame between the pieces of fabric to lie adjacent the fold-line. The floor is formed by a plurality of floor-forming tabs (25, 26, 35, 36 etc) carried by the fabric forming the side-walls of the housing. The tabs are folded inwardly to at least partly overlie each other and are secured in position to form the floor of the housing by studs (15, 16, 17, 18) provided on the inflator which pass through co-aligned apertures (27, 30, 38, 39) in the floor-forming tabs (25, 26, 35, 36 etc).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Klaus-Peter Kühne, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Thomas Reiter, Marcus Weber, Marc Schock, Jörg Albert
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Publication number: 20090115176Abstract: A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed which comprises an air-bag module (1) having an inflatable air-bag (5) in fluid communication with an inflator (4). An internal tether (14) is provided having a first end (15) and a second end (16). The first end (15) of the tether is connected to a restrainable part (13) of the air-bag, whilst the second end (16) of the tether is free from connection with the air-bag but is initially trapped between the folds or rolls of an initially folded or rolled part of the air-bag. The arrangement is such that, upon inflation of the air-bag, the tether serves to restrain the restrainable part (13) of the air-bag until such time as the folded or rolled part of the air-bag (9) becomes sufficiently unfolded or unrolled to release the second end (16) of the tether (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2006Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVLOPMENT ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Albert Jorg, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Klaus-Peter Kuhne, Marc Schock, Marcus Weber
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Instrument panel for a motor vehicle having an airbag device integrated in a ventilation arrangement
Patent number: 7325827Abstract: An airbag module and instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle having at least one ventilation outlet and a ventilation duct attached thereto and arranged behind an instrument panel. The airbag module is fastened behind the instrument patent and has a gas generator and a folded airbag arranged within its housing wherein a ventilation outlet is closed by a grid that opens when the airbag module is triggered and is provided within the instrument panel for the unfolding airbag. The airbag module is arranged adjacent to the ventilation duct in such a manner that when the airbag module is triggered, the airbag unfolds into the ventilation duct and from there unfolds out of the instrument panel through the ventilation outlet. The pressure of the unfolding airbag moves away from the ventilation outlet which is arranged within the instrument panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Jörg Albert, Mathias Köppl -
Patent number: 7281567Abstract: A casting roll for the continuous casting of thin metal strips, in particular steel strips in a double-roll or roll-in installation. The roll comprises a roll core with an external casing and an annular roll jacket with an internal casing. The jacket surrounds the core and is being shrunk onto the latter. To prevent migratory motion of the roll jacket in relation to the roll core, the surface of at least one of the opposing casings that form a shrinkage connection has protuberances and indentations, which are oriented at least partially in the direction of the casting roll axis and extend radially for at least 2 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, GmbH & Co.Inventors: Gerald Hohenbichler, Gerald Eckerstorfer, Thomas Reiter, Jean-Michel Damasse
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Instrument panel for a motor vehicle having an airbag device integrated in a ventilation arrangement
Publication number: 20070018440Abstract: An airbag module and instrument panel assembly for a motor vehicle having at least one ventilation outlet and a ventilation duct attached thereto and arranged behind an instrument panel. The airbag module is fastened behind the instrument patent and has a gas generator and a folded airbag arranged within its housing wherein a ventilation outlet is closed by a grid that opens when the airbag module is triggered and is provided within the instrument panel for the unfolding airbag. The airbag module is arranged adjacent to the ventilation duct in such a manner that when the airbag module is triggered, the airbag unfolds into the ventilation duct and from there unfolds out of the instrument panel through the ventilation outlet. The pressure of the unfolding airbag moves away from the ventilation outlet which is arranged within the instrument panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Jorg Albert, Mathias Koppl -
Patent number: 7159900Abstract: An airbag module in a motor vehicle having a modular casing installed behind at least one opening flap built into the instrument panel is characterized in that the disk-shaped gas generator, including the modular casing surrounding it, is arranged on-edge at an angle to the plane of the instrument panel, its narrow side being defined by the gas-discharge openings arranged on its perimeter, and the folded airbag is arranged at least partially between the narrow side of the gas generator and the opening flap.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Karl Heinz Sommer, Jörg Albert
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Patent number: 7093846Abstract: An airbag system for jointly supporting at least two vehicle occupants inside a motor vehicle in case of an accident with at least two separate airbags inflatable with a gas supplied by a gas generator. The airbag system has at least two airbags (14, 15) folded into a common housing (10) to be arranged in the dashboard of the motor vehicle. The airbags are connected to a common gas generator (11) having at least two outflow areas (13, 18, 19) assigned to the at least two airbags (14, 15). Each airbag (14, 15) is sealed by a deflector (16, 17) inserted therein against the respectively other airbag (14, 15), and the airbags are fixed inside the housing (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Jörg Albert
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Publication number: 20060055360Abstract: Provided herewith is an improved scheme for parking a load such as an indicator pointer and calibrating its position in a system for controlling the position of the load. The system also has a stopper for physically impeding the load when it is to be parked. In one embodiment, a parking method involves driving the motor in a reduced torque mode to move the load toward the stopper, stopping the load at the stopper while the motor is driven in the reduced torque mode, and maintaining the motor in a reduced torque mode until transitioning to an insignificant torque mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2004Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Peter Pinewski
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Patent number: 7011336Abstract: An airbag module with a gas generator, a gas bag, a housing containing an exit opening for the deploying gas bag, and a holder. The gas generator and holder are located inside the gas bag, and the gas generator is fixed to the housing. The holder (19) has a support area (20) and at least one deflector segment (21, 22) directed toward the exit opening (13). The holder is placed between the gas generator (14) and the housing (10). The deflector segment at least partially surrounds the gas generator (14) and directs the gas generated by the gas generator (14) into at least one of a plurality of fold packets (16, 17, 18) of the gas bag (15) placed on both sides of the deflector segment (21, 22).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Karl-Heinz Sommer, Thomas Reiter, Peter Kleeberger, Jörg Albert
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Patent number: 6877767Abstract: An airbag module having a gas generator (14), an airbag (13), a housing (10), and a retaining part (20) for fixing the airbag fabric against the housing (10), whereby the gas generator (14), which is positionally fixed to the housing (10), and the retaining part (20) are arranged inside the airbag (13). The retaining part (20) is arranged without a force-absorbing fixation between the gas generator (14) and the housing (10) and, during deployment of the airbag (13), is pressed against the gas generator (14) by the airbag fabric extending between the retaining part (20) and the housing (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Thomas Reiter, Thilo Brade, Hans Michael Kirr, Muhammed-Ali Narin, Karl-Heinz Sommer
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Publication number: 20050039875Abstract: A casting roll for the continuous casting of thin metal strips, in particular steel strips in a double-roll or roll-in installation. The roll comprises a roll core with an external casing and an annular roll jacket with an internal casing. The jacket surrounds the core and is being shrunk onto the latter. To prevent migratory motion of the roll jacket in relation to the roll core, the surface of at least one of the opposing casings that form a shrinkage connection has protuberances and indentations, which are oriented at least partially in the direction of the casting roll axis and extend radially for at least 2 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: February 24, 2005Inventors: Gerald Hohenbichler, Gerald Eckerstorfer, Thomas Reiter, Jean-Michel Damasse
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Publication number: 20040245754Abstract: An airbag module in a motor vehicle having a modular casing installed behind at least one opening flap built into the instrument panel is characterized in that the disk-shaped gas generator, including the modular casing surrounding it, is arranged on-edge at an angle to the plane of the instrument panel, its narrow side being defined by the gas-discharge openings arranged on its perimeter, and the folded airbag is arranged at least partially between the narrow side of the gas generator and the opening flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Karl Heinz Sommer, Jorg Albert
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Publication number: 20040155437Abstract: An airbag module having a gas generator (14), an airbag (13), a housing (10), and a retaining part (20) for fixing the airbag fabric against the housing (10), whereby the gas generator (14), which is positionally fixed to the housing (10), and the retaining part (20) are arranged inside the airbag (13). The retaining part (20) is arranged without a force-absorbing fixation between the gas generator (14) and the housing (10) and, during deployment of the airbag (13), is pressed against the gas generator (14) by the airbag fabric extending between the retaining part (20) and the housing (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Thilo Brade, Hans Michael Kirr, Muhammed-Ali Narin, Karl-Heinz Sommer