Patents by Inventor Benno Kauls

Benno Kauls 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: 7506939
    Abstract: Vehicle seat includes a cushion body and an attached cover with a groove at the attachment sites in the cushion body, and first lockable attachment elements attached to a groove base that lock with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover. Vehicle seat includes attachment elements that enable the cover to be easily, quickly and properly attached to the cushion body. This is achieved in that the first and second lockable attachment elements are the halves of a slide lock or zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dagmar Brockschneider, Silvia Krömer, Benno Kauls
  • Patent number: 7390059
    Abstract: Vehicle seat with a cushion body and a cover attached thereto that includes at least one medallion cover piece and at least one side cushion cover piece, which are attached to one another at the attachment points. At the attachment points a groove is provided in the cushion body. Vehicle seat of this type that makes it possible not only for a manufacturer but also for a consumer, namely an automobile owner or driver, to individually configure a seat. The medallion cover piece and the side cushion cover piece are attached to one another by use of a slide fastener that is integrated into the attachment. The side cushion cover piece can be separably hooked into the structure of the vehicle seat at its end that is opposite the slide fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dagmar Brockschnieder, Silvia Krömer, Benno Kauls
  • Publication number: 20060237986
    Abstract: Vehicle seat includes a cushion body and an attached cover with a groove at the attachment sites in the cushion body, and first lockable attachment elements attached to a groove base that lock with second lockable attachment elements affixed to the cover. Vehicle seat includes attachment elements that enable the cover to be easily, quickly and properly attached to the cushion body. This is achieved in that the first and second lockable attachment elements are the halves of a slide lock or zipper lock with a slide received by the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Dagmar Brockschneider, Silvia Kromer, Benno Kauls
  • Publication number: 20060214485
    Abstract: Vehicle seat with a cushion body and a cover attached thereto that includes at least one medallion cover piece and at least one side cushion cover piece, which are attached to one another at the attachment points. At the attachment points a groove is provided in the cushion body. Vehicle seat of this type that makes it possible not only for a manufacturer but also for a consumer, namely an automobile owner or driver, to individually configure a seat. The medallion cover piece and the side cushion cover piece are attached to one another by use of a slide fastener that is integrated into the attachment. The side cushion cover piece can be separably hooked into the structure of the vehicle seat at its end that is opposite the slide fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Dagmar Brockschnieder, Silvia Kromer, Benno Kauls