Patents by Inventor Andreas Loos

Andreas Loos 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).

  • Active head restraint with gas bag module
    Patent number: 6575494
    Abstract: An active head restraint for an automotive seat which includes a base component, a headrest support, and a gas bag module. The base component is connected to the seat. The headrest support is detachably connected to the base component. The gas module is integrated between the base component and the headrest support in such a manner that in a restraining event detected by sensors, the headrest support component is released from the base component by inflating a gas bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Alexander Heilig, Lothar Zink, Andreas Loos, Alfred Scholl, John Bleau, Juergen Kretschmer
  • Assembly consisting of a backrest and an airbag module
    Publication number: 20020060447
    Abstract: An assembly consists of a backrest and an airbag module, the backrest having a frame, a padding and a covering part. The airbag module has an ejection channel that is attached to the frame. The covering part is designed so as to be rigid whereas the padding in an area of transition to the covering part is configured so as to be so pliant that by deformation of the padding a gap is produced between the covering part and the padding, for the airbag to come out of the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dominique Acker, Andreas Loos