Patents by Inventor Alfred Kroiss

Alfred Kroiss 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).

  • Air bag collision safety device
    Patent number: 5197759
    Abstract: An air bag collision safety device (air bag) for the occupants of a vehicle has an air bag (3) being inflatable by means of a compressed gas source (1, 2). In order to render possible a soft immersion of the body in the air bag (3), between the air bag interior (51) and the ambiance (52) an outlet valve (53) is arranged which is opened when a predetermined pressure difference between the air bag interior (51) and the ambiance (52) is exceeded (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Inventors: Alfred Kroiss, Heinz Methfessel
  • Gas expansion type shock absorbing safety cloth for autocycle driver
    Patent number: 4984821
    Abstract: A gas expansion type shock absorbing safety cloth for autocycle drivers is disclosed which comprises; a shock absorbing tube; a gas regulator connected through gas conduits to the shock absorbing tube; one or more of compressed gas storage and discharge devices connected to the gas regulator; an ignition controller; a trigger device connected through an electric wire and a pull string to the said ignition controller; and a connector disposed an intermediate position of both the electric wire and the pull string in such a manner that it is separated upon applying of a pulling force exceeding a certain predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Gasomatic - Airbag International Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang N. Kim, Alfred Kroiss, Heinz Methfessel