Patents by Inventor Arnold Herberg

Arnold Herberg 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).

  • Apparatus having a mechanism for limiting the movement of an air bag module relative to a steering wheel
    Publication number: 20060197323
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for a vehicle includes a steering wheel (12) and a vehicle occupant protection device (14) that is mounted to the steering wheel (12) and is actuatable for helping to protect an occupant of the vehicle. At least a portion of the vehicle occupant protection device (14) is movable relative to the steering wheel (12) for actuating an electric device (108) associated with the vehicle when a force is applied to any one of various locations on the vehicle occupant protection device (14). The apparatus (10) also includes a mechanism (104) for substantially blocking tilt of the movable portion of the vehicle occupant protection device (14) relative to the steering wheel (12) during movement for actuating the electric device (108).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Charles Pillsbury, Arnold Herberg, Neil Murray, Evgeny Rivin, Victor Fey, Ying-Kuo Lee, Jagan Surendran
  • Vehicle-sensitive actuation of a seatbelt retractor
    Patent number: 7003385
    Abstract: A method for vehicle-sensitive actuation of a locking mechanism for a seatbelt retractor in a vehicle by means of a actuation signal that is generated by a control unit equipped with a microcontroller. Measured signals are transmitted to the control unit from several sensors that detect the vehicle situation. The actuation signal is suppressed when a suppression algorithm in the control unit determines that the seatbelt is not in use, that the vehicle is standing still, that the vehicle speed is not above a certain limit value, or that only the vehicle acceleration measured in the vertical direction exceeds a certain triggering limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bolz, Uwe Class, Arnold Herberg
  • Vehicle-sensitive actuation of a seatbelt retractor
    Publication number: 20050107932
    Abstract: A method for vehicle-sensitive actuation of a locking mechanism for a seatbelt retractor in a vehicle by means of a actuation signal that is generated by a control unit equipped with a microcontroller. Measured signals are transmitted to the control unit from several sensors that detect the vehicle situation. The actuation signal is suppressed when a suppression algorithm in the control unit determines that the seatbelt is not in use, that the vehicle is standing still, that the vehicle speed is not above a certain limit value, or that only the vehicle acceleration measured in the vertical direction exceeds a certain triggering limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Bolz, Uwe Class, Arnold Herberg