Patents Assigned to System GmbH
  • Antenna system
    Patent number: 6693602
    Abstract: An antenna system (1) with a particularly simple Con and a steep transmission angle, for lower frequencies in the short wave range. The inventive antenna system includes two antennae (2) which are interconnected by a control unit (4) and which together form a dipole antenna. This antenna system (1) is particularly suitable for mobile operation in vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: EADS Radio Communication Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Dey, Gerhard Haneberg, Friedemann Kombrink, Harry Mähr
  • Vehicle steering wheel and safety system
    Publication number: 20040025624
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel comprises a steering wheel rim, at least one tube which is filled with fluid and arranged in the steering wheel rim, and a device for generating a pressure wave in the fluid. The device is designed and the tube is arranged such that the pressure wave generates a haptic signal, able to be perceived by the driver, on a surface of the steering wheel rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kreuzer
  • Gas bag protection device
    Publication number: 20040026911
    Abstract: A gas bag protection device comprises a gas bag which has an outer wall made of a first material. The outer wall has at least one outflow opening. A membrane made of an extensible, second material is provided which is fastened to the outer wall and covers the outflow opening in the not fully inflated state of the gas bag. The gas bag protection device further comprises a device provided outside the gas bag and serving for destroying the membrane. The gas bag and the device are arranged spaced so far apart from each other that the membrane meets the device only when a predetermined internal pressure of the gas bag has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Kreuzer
  • Gas generating device
    Publication number: 20040026910
    Abstract: A gas generating device comprises a gas generator (10) which has an outer housing (12), and a gas conduit pipe (50) which is connected to the gas generator (10) and via which a gas flows out from the gas generator (10). The outer housing (12) has at least two openings (40, 42) via which the gas conduit pipe (50) is fastened to the outer housing (12) and through which the gas can flow out when the gas conduit pipe (50) is not installed. The gas generator (10) is neutral with respect to thrust without the gas conduit pipe (50) arranged on it. The gas conduit pipe (50) projects into the interior of the gas generator (10) via at least one of the openings (40, 42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: TRW Airbag Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Englbrecht, Karsten Schwuchow
  • Vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 6688638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel for a vehicle having a horn, said steering wheel having a longitudinal axis and comprising a gas bag module, a steering wheel skeleton, a gas bag module, at least one detent connection for connecting the gas bag module with the steering wheel skeleton. The gas bag module is displaceably mounted to the skeleton to allow a displacement of the gas bag module in the direction of the longitudinal axis to actuate the horn. The detent connection has first and second electrical contact surfaces, which come into contact with each other by displacement of the gas bag module to actuate the horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Dominik Schütz
  • Process and circuit for initalizing a printer or copying machine
    Patent number: 6690479
    Abstract: A process and circuit for a printer or copier has control data loaded into a working memory of a control unit. The control data is compared to predetermined values which correspond to a predetermined acceptable control data range. An error signal is generated when the control data is outside the acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Océ Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Warbus, Karola Scheidig
  • Device for inward and/or outward transfer of material to be conveyed
    Patent number: 6685010
    Abstract: A device for inward and outward transfer of material comprises a conveyor section with a continuous belt for receiving the material at an angle, and an airlock section and a guide section for guiding the continuous belt. The airlock section has a rectangular end area and an acute-angle end area. There is a drive having a driving drum and a back-up roller. The drive is arranged in proximity to the rectangular end area of the airlock section and the back-up roller is displaceable in a direction of the driving drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Transnorm System GmbH
    Inventor: Karl Warnecke
  • Method and device for recording ultrasonic images
    Patent number: 6685643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method or a device for recording ultrasonic images of an object (1) in which ultrasonic waves are radiated onto the object (1) by an ultrasonic emitter, and ultrasonic waves reflected by the object (1) are received by an ultrasonic receiver. For recording individual image partial areas (6), the ultrasonic emitter or ultrasonic receiver (18) is displaced along the object (1) or is at least partially rotated with regard to the object (1). The corresponding movement (S) of the ultrasonic transmitter or of the ultrasonic receiver (4, 18) is progressively detected by a detector (9, 23) and is assigned to the individual image partial areas (6). As a result, it is possible to record the object (1) by manually moving the ultrasonic transducer (4), whereby an incremental detector serves as a detector (9, 23) for progressively detecting the movement (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Tomtec Imaging Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Waldinger, Dietmar Kaiser, Bernhard Mumm, Kiyoji Miyamoto
  • Hydrophobically modified polymers
    Publication number: 20040019141
    Abstract: Hydrophobically modified polymer compositions contain at least one polymer based on one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers, in the form of an aqueous polymer dispersions or water-redispersible polymer powder prepared therefrom, further containing, a) one or more silanes, polysilanes, oligosiloxanes, polysiloxanes, carbosilanes, polycarbosilanes, carbosiloxanes, polycarbosiloxanes, polysilylenedisiloxanes, and b) one or more fatty compounds from the group of the fatty acids having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, their metal soaps, their amides, and their esters with monohydric alcohols having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, with glycol, with polyglycol, with polyalkylene glycol, with glycerol, with mono-, di-, or triethanolamine, or with monosaccharides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Wacker-Polymer Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Bastelberger, Reinhard Harzschel, Franz Jodlbauer
  • Convertible with lowerable hinged roof
    Publication number: 20040017092
    Abstract: A convertible with a roof (2) which can be opened and lowered into a rear roof storage space (3), has a trunk lid (5) which can be swung up at its forward edge to clear a through opening for the roof (2) which is to be lowered, and has a covering (11) which is movably supported on the trunk lid (5) and can be moved between a covering position in front of the trunk lid (11) with the roof opened (2) and a rear lowered position under the trunk lid (5) with the roof (2) closed. A movably supported shelf (20) occupies an operating position as a shelf which with the roof (2) closed and a lowered position at the front of the roof storage space (3) with the roof (2) opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Open Air Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Antreich
  • Apparatus and method for simple replacement of component parts in a web-processing machine
    Patent number: 6681467
    Abstract: In processing web material, the material is passed through a guiding arrangement which has a plurality of guide elements. In order to enable removing the guide element for repair without disturbing the web material, each of the guide elements is provided with a lifting arrangement which is concentric to the guide element and is movable from one angular position withdrawn from the path of the elongated material engaging the guide element to a second position lifting the elongated material off of the guide element so that the guide element can be axially withdrawn from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Océ Printing Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Fuchs, Stefan Brecht
  • Vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 6682092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel, including comprising a skeleton, a gas bag module which is axially movably coupled with the skeleton in such a way that by pressing against the gas bag module a contact is closed for actuating a horn, and a resilient return element for the gas bag module. The gas bag module includes a gas bag with an opening edge defining an inflation opening as well as includes a flange clamping the opening edge on an inside of the gas bag for fastening the gas bag. Bearing pins are provided which directly engage the flange and which are attached to one of the skeleton and a part stationarily mounted directly to the skeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dominik Schütz, John-Oliver Derrick
  • Method for manufacturing a motor vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 6682682
    Abstract: The steering wheel for motor vehicles has a hub, a steering wheel rim and a plurality of spokes connecting the steering wheel rim with the hub. The hub comprises a hub core for fastening to a steering shaft and a base body which surrounds the hub core and is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material. The spokes are integrally and continuously molded with the base body of the hub from a fiber-reinforced plastic material. The steering wheel rim is integrally and continuously molded with the spokes from a fiber-reinforced plastic material. In this arrangement, the base body together with the spokes and the steering wheel rim forms a self-supporting shaped body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Drefahl
  • Coupling for a belt retractor with a belt tensioner
    Patent number: 6681914
    Abstract: A coupling for a belt retractor with a belt tensioner comprises a hub that can be driven by the belt tensioner and has several contact surfaces, and comprises several clamping rollers that are arranged in the hub in such a way that they can be urged radially inwards by the contact surfaces. The coupling further comprises a shaft that can be coupled to the hub by means of the clamping rollers. At least one return element is provided that urges the clamping rollers into a position out of engagement with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Johannes Schmid
  • Gas generator
    Patent number: 6682708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas generator for generating gases, comprising a housing which has an interior space and at least one combustion chamber filled with a predetermined quantity of solid propellant. The propellant consists of a plurality of solid propellant parts arranged in the combustion chamber in an irregular manner. The compressed gas is stored in a predetermined quantity in the combustion chamber and the combustion chamber constructed as a pressure chamber sealed hermetically toward outside in a non-activated state of the gas generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Airbag Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Siegfried Zeuner, Achim Hofmann, Roland Schropp, Josef Werneth, Andreas Zehentmeier
  • Silicone-containing polymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers
    Publication number: 20040014836
    Abstract: Silicone-containing addition polymers are obtained by free-radically initiated polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers, wherein the polymerization is initiated using an organopolysiloxane which contains at least one peroxide group —OOR′ in which R′ is a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent C1 to C18 hydrocarbon radical or C1 to C18 acyl radical each of which may be substituted by cyano-, fluoro-, chloro-, bromo- or organopolysiloxane and each of which may be interrupted by divalent radicals attached on both sides to carbon atoms and selected from the group consisting of —O—, —COO—, —OOC—, —CONR3—, —NR3CO—, and —CO—, where R3 is hydrogen or an optionally cyano-, fluoro-, chloro- or bromo-substituted C1 to C10 hydrocarbon radical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Wacker Polymer Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Weitzel, Wolfgang Keller
  • Silane-modified polyvinyl alcohol mixtures
    Publication number: 20040013888
    Abstract: Silane-modified polyvinyl alcohol mixtures comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Wacker Polymer Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Bacher, Karl-Ernst Fickert, Theo Mayer
  • Displaceable optics in microscope illumination, particularly displaceable collector
    Publication number: 20040012847
    Abstract: Displaceable optics in microscope illumination, particularly a displaceable collector, comprising an outer guide sleeve and a preferably cylindrical optics housing which slides in the guide sleeve, characterized in that Teflon strips are provided between the optics housing and guide sleeve for flexible centering of the optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Microelectronic Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Lesche
  • Vehicle steering wheel
    Publication number: 20040011157
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel comprises a skeleton and a first detent element as part of a detent connection for a gas bag module which is able to be connected to the skeleton. At least one separate support component is arranged on the skeleton. The support component carries a detent pin as the first detent element which can engage into a second detent element arranged on the gas bag module and complementary to the detent pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Constantin Hauer, Alexander Limberger
  • Silane-containing polyvinyl alcohol for coating slips
    Publication number: 20040014857
    Abstract: Silane-containing polyvinyl alcohols, useful as additives in coating slips, are based on completely hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed vinyl ester copolymers having a degree of hydrolysis of from 75 to 100 mol %, obtainable by free radical polymerization of
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Wacker Polymer Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Bacher, Karl-Ernst Fickert, Theo Mayer, Kurt Stark