Patents by Inventor Andreas Weingaertner

Andreas Weingaertner 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).

  • Cushion element with different hardness zones for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 9039095
    Abstract: A cushion element for a vehicle seat or headrest comprises a non-woven layer and a fiber composite material. An insert material is arranged between the non-woven layer and the fiber composite material, and has different compression properties than the fiber composite material. The fiber composite material forms together with the insert material and the non-woven layer a one-piece material composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael Janz, Andreas Weingaertner, Werner Klusmeier
  • Method for producing a cushion element, especially a seat cushion element for use in a motor vehicle, and cushion element
    Patent number: 8696972
    Abstract: A cushion element for a vehicle seat has fibers and foam particles bound by a binder. A precursor material for the cushion element is made by independently adding the fibers and the foam particles together with the binder. The addition and ratio of the fibers and foam particles may depend on their location in the cushion element, and may be influenced by electrostatic discharge means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Matthias Koeppe, Martin Werrn, Werner Klusmeier, Andreas Weingaertner
  • Manipulator with an external rotor motor
    Patent number: 8319467
    Abstract: A manipulator, in particular a small robot, has at least two motor mutually movable limbs with a motion axis of both limbs being acted on by an axle drive that has an external rotor motor, a position transmitter and a transmission. The transmission has at least one planetary gear set with a center gear and at least one planet meshing with it that also meshes with a ring gear and is mounted on a planet carrier. One of both limbs of the manipulators is torque proof connected with the ring gear and is mounted by this radial and/or axially, and the other is torque proof connected by both limbs of the manipulator with the planet carrier and is mounted by this radial and/or axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kuka Roboter GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Kos, Andreas Weingaertner, Gernot Nitz
  • CUSHION ELEMENT WITH DIFFERENT HARDNESS ZONES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110187173
    Abstract: A cushion element for a vehicle seat or headrest comprises a non-woven layer and a fiber composite material. An insert material is arranged between the non-woven layer and the fiber composite material, and has different compression properties than the fiber composite material. The fiber composite material forms together with the insert material and the non-woven layer a one-piece material composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael Janz, Andreas Weingaertner, Werner Klusmeier
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CUSHION ELEMENT, ESPECIALLY A SEAT CUSHION ELEMENT FOR USE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND CUSHION ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20110169320
    Abstract: A cushion element for a vehicle seat has fibers and foam particles bound by a binder. A precursor material for the cushion element is made by independently adding the fibers and the foam particles together with the binder. The addition and ratio of the fibers and foam particles may depend on their location in the cushion element, and may be influenced by electrostatic discharge means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Matthias Koeppe, Martin Werrn, Werner Klusmeier, Andreas Weingaertner
  • MANIPULATOR WITH AN EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR
    Publication number: 20100180708
    Abstract: A manipulator, in particular a small robot, has at least two motor mutually movable limbs with a motion axis of both limbs being acted on by an axle drive that has an external rotor motor, a position transmitter and a transmission. The transmission has at least one planetary gear set with a center gear and at least one planet meshing with it that also meshes with a ring gear and is mounted on a planet carrier. One of both limbs of the manipulators is torque proof connected with the ring gear and is mounted by this radial and/or axially, and the other is torque proof connected by both limbs of the manipulator with the planet carrier and is mounted by this radial and/or axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Kos, Andreas Weingaertner, Gernot Nitz