Patents by Inventor Anton SPILDENNER

Anton SPILDENNER 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).

  • Method and electrically adjustable steering column for adjusting a positioning unit of a steering column
    Patent number: 12145646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a supporting unit, by which a positioning unit is adjustably held, an adjustment device with an adjustment motor, said adjustment device being designed for adjusting the positioning unit relative to the supporting unit, a mechanical adjustment stop, which mechanically limits an adjustment of the positioning unit in a first adjustment direction, and a control unit. The control unit is designed here to activate the adjustment motor, wherein a virtual adjustment stop is defined, said adjustment stop being located upstream of the mechanical adjustment stop with respect to the first adjustment direction. The steering column is designed here for adjusting a positioning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Specht, Anton Spildenner, Andreas Willi
  • METHOD AND ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN FOR ADJUSTING A POSITIONING UNIT OF A STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20240157995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a supporting unit, by which a positioning unit is adjustably held, an adjustment device with an adjustment motor, said adjustment device being designed for adjusting the positioning unit relative to the supporting unit, a mechanical adjustment stop, which mechanically limits an adjustment of the positioning unit in a first adjustment direction, and a control unit. The control unit is designed here to activate the adjustment motor, wherein a virtual adjustment stop is defined, said adjustment stop being located upstream of the mechanical adjustment stop with respect to the first adjustment direction. The steering column is designed here for adjusting a positioning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre SPECHT, Anton SPILDENNER, Andreas WILLI