Patents by Inventor Albert Steinmüller

Albert Steinmüller 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: 6491128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for generating a steering signal for controlling an actuating drive for an adjustment of steerable wheels on motor vehicles, in particular passenger vehicles. The device comprises a non-rotatable frame having an axis of symmetry and curved guiding portions, as well as a pair of handles intended for transmitting actuating forces and being coupled with each other. The handles are mounted on the guiding portions so as to be displaceable in same direction and are able to be displaced along the guiding portions and relative to the axis of symmetry to a limited extent. The device further comprises a measurement transducer for generating one of an electrical and electronic signal for determining a position of the handles relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Lehmann, Albert Steinmüller, Klaus Limberg, Tino Zink, Frank Schneider