Patents by Inventor Benjamin Weimer

Benjamin Weimer 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).

  • Publication number: 20230278518
    Abstract: An airbag, in particular a front airbag, includes an outer wall having a front wall and a rear wall (18, 24) and a tether (16) as well as an electrically actuatable activation unit (26) for releasing the tether (16). The tether (16) includes plural tether portions (30, 32) connected to each other via a first tear seam (36). A tension means (40) is coupled to the tether (16) so that it destroys the first tear seam (36) when the activation unit (26) is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Simon SCHMID, Sven TAMME, Benjamin WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20230256931
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a vehicle seat (12) including a backrest (14) having a seat back surface (30), and an airbag module (16) integrated in the vehicle seat (12) including an airbag (20) which is L-shaped in a horizontal section plane and includes a cushioning portion (28) positioned along a seat longitudinal direction (L) spaced apart from the seat back surface (30), as well as a connecting portion (26) connecting the cushioning portion (28) to the vehicle seat (12). A fillable head protection chamber (34) projecting from the cushioning portion (28) along a seat vertical direction (H) which includes a head cushioning surface (36) facing the seat back surface (30) is arranged on the cushioning portion (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin WEIMER, Werner FREISLER
  • Publication number: 20230256930
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system (10) comprises a vehicle seat (12) including a backrest (14) with a seat back surface (24), wherein the seat back surface (24) is provided for a vehicle occupant seated in the vehicle seat (12) to lean there against, and comprises an airbag module (16) integrated in the vehicle seat (12) which includes an airbag (18) being L-shaped in a horizontal section plane. The airbag (18) has a fillable cushioning portion (20) forming a first leg of the L which is positioned along a seat longitudinal direction (L) spaced from the seat back surface (24), and a fillable connecting portion (22) forming a second leg of the L which connects the cushioning portion (20) to the vehicle seat (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin WEIMER, Werner FREISLER, Annabelle MUNDING
  • Publication number: 20230249641
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a vehicle seat (12) which includes a backrest (15) with a seat back surface (24), the seat back surface (24) being provided for a vehicle occupant (26) seated in the vehicle seat (12) to lean against the same, and comprising an airbag module (16) integrated in the vehicle seat (12) which includes an airbag (18) being U-shaped in a horizontal section plane, wherein the airbag (18) includes an L-shaped restraining portion (20) and an L-shaped supporting portion (22), wherein the L-shaped restraining portion (20) has a fillable cushioning portion (30) forming a first leg of the L which is positioned along a seat longitudinal direction (L) spaced apart from the seat back surface (24) and which includes a baffle (42) being directed toward the seat back surface (24) and being provided to cushion the vehicle occupant (26), if he/she is displaced forward along the seat longitudinal direction (L), and includes a fillable connecting portion (32) forming a second leg of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin WEIMER, Marc ELSTNER, Werner FREISLER
  • Patent number: 11685333
    Abstract: An airbag, in particular a front airbag, includes an outer wall having a front wall and a rear wall (18, 24) and a tether (16) as well as an electrically actuatable activation unit (26) for releasing the tether (16). The tether (16) includes plural tether portions (30, 32) connected to each other via a first tear seam (36). A tension means (40) is coupled to the tether (16) so that it destroys the first tear seam (36) when the activation unit (26) is not actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Simon Schmid, Sven Tamme, Benjamin Weimer
  • Patent number: 11618408
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system (10) comprises a front airbag (12) and an auxiliary airbag (30) both of which are assigned to a joint vehicle seat (22), wherein, prior to its deployment, the auxiliary airbag (30) is arranged in a roof region of the vehicle and, in the filled state, as a further front airbag extends ahead of a vehicle occupant (24) and between the front airbag (12) and the vehicle occupant (24) in the assigned vehicle seat (22) and bears against the front airbag (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Freisler, Benjamin Weimer
  • Publication number: 20230062639
    Abstract: An airbag for an airbag arrangement of a vehicle seat of vehicle includes an inflatable cover. The inflatable cover includes an upper part facing a seat surface, a lower part facing a vehicle floor, and a casing part interconnecting the upper part and the lower part. The inflatable cover folds during a standby state and inflates during an operational state. During the inflation process, the upper part of the inflatable cover applies a force against the thighs or the pelvic region of an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat to lift these the thighs or the pelvic region of the occupant. The inflatable cover includes at least one cutout to guide an air current through the airbag. The casing part is shaped during the inflation process to define a support surface for engaging the thighs or the pelvic region of the occupant sitting on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicants: Audi AG, ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd JAKOBS, Franz FÜRST, Walter KRÖNES, Christoph GRUNDHEBER, Niko EDELMANN, Werner FREISLER, Benjamin WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20220055569
    Abstract: An airbag, in particular a front airbag, includes an outer wall having a front wall and a rear wall (18, 24) and a tether (16) as well as an electrically actuatable activation unit (26) for releasing the tether (16). The tether (16) includes plural tether portions (30, 32) connected to each other via a first tear seam (36). A tension means (40) is coupled to the tether (16) so that is destroys the first tear seam (36) when the activation unit (26) is not actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Simon SCHMID, Sven TAMME, Benjamin WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20210284096
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system (10) comprises a front airbag (12) and an auxiliary airbag (30) both of which are assigned to a joint vehicle seat (22), wherein, prior to its deployment, the auxiliary airbag (30) is arranged in a roof region of the vehicle and, in the filled state, as a further front airbag extends ahead of a vehicle occupant (24) and between the front airbag (12) and the vehicle occupant (24) in the assigned vehicle seat (22) and bears against the front airbag (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Werner Freisler, Benjamin Weimer