Patents by Inventor Ulrich Woerner

Ulrich Woerner 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: 8979191
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pad of a seat cushion and/or of a backrest, a massage device having a plurality of pressurizable elements integrated into the pad in order to influence the contour of the seat and each of which can be controlled separately, and a control device for controlling the massage device, wherein, in addition to the massage device, a seat climate control system can also be controlled by the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sven Friderich, Gerhard Hauser, Werner Schiele, Gudrun Weiser, Ulrich Woerner
  • Publication number: 20120032478
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pad of a seat cushion and/or of a backrest, a massage device having a plurality of pressurizable elements integrated into the pad in order to influence the contour of the seat and each of which can be controlled separately, and a control device for controlling the massage device, wherein, in addition to the massage device, a seat climate control system can also be controlled by the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sven Friderich, Gerhard Hauser, Werner Schiele, Gudrun Weiser, Ulrich Woerner
  • Patent number: 7520564
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle seat includes a stationary support part, and an impact element which can be moved relative to the latter. The impact element is mounted on the support part via a lever system which can be at least partially decoupled, so that it permits different sequences of movement between impact element and the support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Woerner
  • Publication number: 20070241593
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle seat includes a stationary support part, and an impact element which can be moved relative to the latter. The impact element is mounted on the support part via a lever system which can be at least partially decoupled, so that it permits different sequences of movement between impact element and the support part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Woerner
  • Publication number: 20070208474
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle and related method, in which a head restraint is provided on a seat backrest of a vehicle seat, as well as a control unit with an evaluation of data relevant to safety during driving. The control unit temporally activates a head restraint displacing drive so that, before an accident event which can be anticipated occurs, a positioning of the head restraint into a head restraint setting for an occupant that is safety-optimum is initiated. The safety-optimized head restraint setting is dependent on the current backrest inclination setting of the seat backrest of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Bertele, Roland Breitner, Dominic Reutter, Ulrich Woerner
  • Patent number: 5746447
    Abstract: An inflatable restraint airbag module for the protection of an occupant of a vehicle is provided wherein portions of a tethered airbag cushion are separately folded and stored within a module housing to provide a deployment process that can serve to minimize or avoid problems such as bag slap and improper positioning of the airbag cushion upon deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Morton International, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Dyer, Claus J. Geisler, Ulrich Woerner