Patents by Inventor Volker LINDHORST

Volker LINDHORST 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).

  • Device and method for fastening a backrest cover to a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10640022
    Abstract: A device and a method for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat. Provision is made that at least one latching element with which the backrest cover is attached to the vehicle seat in an assembly step is mounted in a floating manner on the backrest cover. In this design, the latching element is movable along a defined guideway relative to the backrest cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker Lindhorst
  • Back rest of a vehicle seat having a pocket
    Patent number: 10596972
    Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat, which includes a pocket. It is provided that the rotation axis, which is formed in the area of the lower edge of the cover and around which the cover is pivoted when an object is stored in the pocket, is variable with respect to its distance from the vehicle seat or the backrest. This takes place, for example, in that the cover is connected to a double joint in the area of its lower edge, and the double joint, in turn, is connected to the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker Lindhorst
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A BACKREST COVER TO A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20190106032
    Abstract: A device and a method for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat. Provision is made that at least one latching element with which the backrest cover is attached to the vehicle seat in an assembly step is mounted in a floating manner on the backrest cover. In this design, the latching element is movable along a defined guideway relative to the backrest cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Volker LINDHORST
  • BACK REST OF A VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A POCKET
    Publication number: 20190106060
    Abstract: A backrest of a vehicle seat, which includes a pocket. It is provided that the rotation axis, which is formed in the area of the lower edge of the cover and around which the cover is pivoted when an object is stored in the pocket, is variable with respect to its distance from the vehicle seat or the backrest. This takes place, for example, in that the cover is connected to a double joint in the area of its lower edge, and the double joint, in turn, is connected to the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker LINDHORST