Patents by Inventor Alfons Haertl

Alfons Haertl 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).

  • Configuration for triggering restraining devices in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6390498
    Abstract: A configuration for triggering restraining devices in a motor vehicle. The configuration has a sensor device with two acceleration sensors with differently orientated sensitivity axes and with a rotational movement sensor for detecting rotational movements about the vertical axis of the vehicle. A triggering signal for at least one of the restraining devices is generated in a triggering circuit as a function of the acceleration signals and of the rotational movement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kenneth Francis, Alfons Haertl