Patents by Inventor Alexander Steidle

Alexander Steidle 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).

  • SENSOR AND BELT RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20230242067
    Abstract: The invention describes a sensor (12) for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism (14) of a belt retractor (10), comprising a suspended inertia body (26) and a bearing (28) which supports the inertia body (26), the bearing (28) including a receiving space (58) for receiving lubricant. The invention further describes a belt retractor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander STEIDLE, Johann HIRSCH, Friedjof DAIMER, Christian LUX
  • Sensor for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of a belt retractor
    Patent number: 11597346
    Abstract: The relates to a sensor for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of a belt retractor, comprising an inertia body, a bearing supporting the inertia body, a release element which can be moved out of an idle position by movement of the inertia body so as to activate the vehicle occupant restraint system, wherein the inertia body can be pivoted about a stationary point of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Steidle, Brigitte Senger, Kai-Ulrich Machens, Johann Hirsch
  • SENSOR FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE-SENSITIVE LOCKING MECHANISM OF A BELT RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20200307509
    Abstract: The relates to a sensor for activating a vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of a belt retractor, comprising an inertia body, a bearing supporting the inertia body, a release element which can be moved out of an idle position by movement of the inertia body so as to activate the vehicle occupant restraint system, wherein the inertia body can be pivoted about a stationary point of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Steidle, Brigitte Senger, Kai-Ulrich Machens, Johann Hirsch
  • Locking mechanism for a belt retractor
    Patent number: 9884610
    Abstract: A looking mechanism (12) for a bolt retractor (10) including an inertia element (24) which is supported to be rotatable between a home position and a locked position in a bearing (28), the bearing (29) being a conical bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Rink, Verena Scheumann, Brigitte Senber, Markus Dauber, Thomas Kielwein, Boris Siebeck, Alexander Steidle
  • LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A BELT RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20160031412
    Abstract: A looking mechanism (12) for a bolt retractor (10) including an inertia element (24) which is supported to be rotatable between a home position and a locked position in a bearing (28), the bearing (29) being a conical bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jürgen Rink, Verena Flurer, Brigitte Senber, Markus Dauber, Thomas Kielwein, Boris Siebeck, Alexander Steidle