Patents Assigned to W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG
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Patent number: 7145102Abstract: There is disclosed a heated handle (e.g. a steering wheel) and a method for forming the handle. The handle typically includes a core, an outer cover layer and a heater, which is preferably disposed at least partially between the outer cover layer and the core. The heater typically includes one or more of a conductor, a cushion and a separator.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Ogden Hadzizukic, Gabriella Z. Almasi, Corina Alionte
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Patent number: 7141760Abstract: There is disclosed a conductor having a conductive element and a covering surrounding at least a portion of the conductive element. Preferably, the covering has an inner portion and an outer portion formed of different materials such that the melting point of the inner portion is higher than the melting point of the outer portion. The conductor is particularly useful for forming heaters, which may be integrated into a seat of an automotive vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Shaun Calvin Howick, Goran Bajic
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Patent number: 7131689Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: November 7, 2006Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Patent number: 7083227Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Patent number: 6977360Abstract: A textile heating device having a plurality of electrically conductive heating strands in contact with each other at a plurality of points of contact by way of respective contact surfaces is provided. The electrically conductive textile includes at least two strands which are fixed relative to each other at at least one point of contact such that a contact area at the fixed at least one point of contact between the contact surfaces remains essentially constant during mechanical action of the textile.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventor: Michael Weiss
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Patent number: 6976734Abstract: A vehicle seat with a backrest (16) that has a backrest cushion (18) and a rear backrest cover (20), and an air-handling device that is associated with the backrest (16) and is connected to an air distribution device (30, 32) in the seat. The rear backrest cover (20) is at least partially air permeable, and covers at least one passage (27) of the air-handling device (23). The air exchanged between the environment and the air-handling device (23) passes for the most part through the air-permeable regions of the backrest cover (20).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventor: Stefan Stoewe
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Publication number: 20050248187Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Publication number: 20050161986Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2005Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Patent number: 6872882Abstract: An electrical conductor including an areal conductor having a constricted current path region along a length thereof is described, in which an accessory conductor bridges the constricted current path region along the length of the areal conductor such that a substantially uniform current density exists throughout the electrical conductor. In this way, current hot spots in the region of the current path constriction are avoided. The constricted current path region may be defined by two lengthwise edges of the areal conductor and the accessory conductor may include two circular or parabolic contours, each opposing and spaced apart from a respective edge of the areal conductor defining the constricted current path region.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventor: Andreas Fritz
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Patent number: 6869139Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Patent number: 6857697Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnajakovic
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Patent number: 6838647Abstract: A surface-heating element for a curved surface and method of producing a heating element is provided. The heating element includes a continuous, planar conductor arranged along a longitudinal axis including a plurality of turns connected by regions being generally transverse to the longitudinal axis. The conductor including end portions each having a terminal for receiving electrical current. The heating element also includes a film applied to one side of the conductor and configured to substantially follow an outer contour of the conductor. The film and the conductor form a continuous web generally centered about the longitudinal axis, and at least one turn connecting two generally transverse regions extends beyond the continuous web. The heating element may also include an adhesive layer on the other side of the heating element sealingly engaging the film.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2002Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventor: Peter Nägele
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Patent number: 6828528Abstract: A control circuit for a vehicle seat having at least one heating element and at least one fan is provided. The control circuit includes a two-pole switch having two synchronously actuated switch elements. The switch elements are operatively connected to the heating element and the fan to operate the heating element and the fan in a first operating mode wherein only the heating element is active, and a second operating mode wherein both the heating element and the fan are active. When two heating elements are employed, the two heating elements are connected in parallel by the switch elements in the first operating mode and are connected in series by the switch elements in the second operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Stefan Stöwe, Michael Seifert, Alexander Eilez
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Publication number: 20040169028Abstract: There is disclosed a heated handle (e.g. a steering wheel) and a method for forming the handle. The handle typically includes a core, an outer cover layer and a heater, which is preferably disposed at least partially between the outer cover layer and the core. The heater typically includes one or more of a conductor, a cushion and a separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Ogden Hadzizukic, Gabriella Z. Almasi, Corina Alionte
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Publication number: 20040100131Abstract: There is disclosed a heater for an automotive vehicle or other article of manufacture. The heater typically includes a first conductive medium and a second conductive medium disposed upon a carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the first conductive medium includes a first section and a second section that are electrically connected by a second conductive medium. The second conductive medium preferably exhibits a positive thermal coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Shaun Calvin Howick, Goran Bajic
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Patent number: 6740816Abstract: The invention relates to a halogen-free composite film including at least three to N sealable, multi-layered composite film(s), wherein N is an integer from 4 to 10, and in which a functional layer and/or a functional element is interposed between the individual composite films, in addition, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing the halogen-free composite film and its use as a flexible, multi-purpose material.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Roland Treutlein, Werner Geitner, Thomas Kesmarszky
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Patent number: 6727467Abstract: A heated handle (e.g. a steering wheel) is provided for an article of manufacture such as an automotive vehicle along with a method for forming the handle. The handle typically includes a core, an outer cover layer and a heater, which is preferably disposed at least partially between the outer cover layer and the core. The heater typically includes one or more of a conductor, a cushion and a separator.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2003Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Ogden Hadzizukic, Gabriella Z. Almasi, Corina Alionte
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Publication number: 20040070236Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive vehicle seating comfort system for providing heating, cooling, ventilation or a combination thereof to an individual in an automotive car seat. The system typically includes an insert, a blower and a tubular structure for providing fluid communication between the insert and blower for providing ventilation and/or cooling for the individual. Preferably, the insert includes a heater or heater layer for providing heat for the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: W.E.T. Automotive Systems, AGInventors: Lindy Brennan, Goran Bajic, Lucas Fernandez, Valerija Drobnjakovic
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Patent number: 6710303Abstract: An intermediate electrical connecting apparatus (14) for a seat-heating system (10) includes a first junction (48) and a second junction (50). The first junction (48) is electrically coupled to a first heating element segment (30) of a heating element (18). The second junction (50) is electrically coupled to a second heating element segment (32) of the heating element (18). A seam segment (52) is electrically coupled between the first junction (48) and the second junction (50) and includes a plurality of redundant electrically conductive connections (54), which have a spacing arrangement therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventor: Guenter Lorenzen
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Patent number: 6686562Abstract: A heating element comprises a heating film having an electrically nonconductive support layer and a conductive layer. The conductive layer of the present invention comprises a metallic layer or material that is deposited onto the support layer. The heating element system is suitable for integration into the seating surface or backrest surface of an automotive vehicle which may also comprise additional components such as upholstered units and sensors to facilitate the comfort of the occupant of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: W.E.T. Automotive Systems AGInventors: Michael Weiss, Markus Hugenschmidt, Ferdinand Schuller