Patents by Inventor Axel Wulf

Axel Wulf 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).

  • Patent number: 6871720
    Abstract: A steering device for a motor vehicle has a stationary steering wheel rim, a measurement transducer integrated into the steering wheel rim and provided for generating an electric or electronic signal, and an actuator that can be actuated as a function of the electronic signal in order to adjust steerable wheels. The measurement transducer comprises touch-sensitive sensors on the circumference of the steering wheel rim which detect a position and movement of the hands of a driver touching the steering wheel rim and generate the electric or electronic signal that corresponds to the position and the movement of the hands. An electronic unit for detecting the signal and converting it into a steering signal for controlling the actuator is associated with the measurement transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Constantin Hauer, Axel Wulf
  • Publication number: 20030111278
    Abstract: A steering device for a motor vehicle comprises a stationary steering wheel rim, a measurement transducer integrated into the steering wheel rim and provided for generating an electric or electronic signal, and an actuator that can be actuated as a function of the electronic signal in order to adjust steerable wheels. The measurement transducer comprises touch-sensitive sensors on the circumference of the steering wheel rim which detect a position and movement of the hands of a driver touching the steering wheel rim and generate the electric or electronic signal that corresponds to the position and the movement of the hands. An electronic unit for detecting the signal and converting it into a steering signal for controlling the actuator is associated with the measurement transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Constantin Hauer, Axel Wulf