Patents by Inventor Bernd EFLER

Bernd EFLER 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).

  • Mechanical seat position detection
    Patent number: 10220732
    Abstract: A seat position detection apparatus for a vehicle seat which is guided using a seat rail in a floor rail of the vehicle. The seat position detection apparatus has a lock for the longitudinal setting of the seat rail and the floor rail in relation to one another, and a mechanical memory device that has a position determination unit and a position detection unit, which may be started symmetrically from both directions of the longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat to define a vehicle seat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Magna Seating (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Auer, Christoph Brehm, David Preisser, Andreas Wachtel, Bernd Efler
  • Adjuster with storage function of a vehicle seat backrest
    Patent number: 10093201
    Abstract: A vehicle seat adjuster for adjusting the inclination of a backrest with respect to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA Seating (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Auer, Christoph Brehm, David Preisser, Andreas Wachtel, Bernd Efler
  • Mechanical Seat Position Detection
    Publication number: 20170368962
    Abstract: A seat position detection apparatus for a vehicle seat which is guided using a seat rail in a floor rail of the vehicle. The seat position detection apparatus has a lock for the longitudinal setting of the seat rail and the floor rail in relation to one another, and a mechanical memory device that has a position determination unit and a position detection unit, which may be started symmetrically from both directions of the longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat to define a vehicle seat position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Florian AUER, Christoph BREHM, David PREISSER, Andreas WACHTEL, Bernd EFLER
  • Adjuster with Storage Function of a Vehicle Seat Backrest
    Publication number: 20170349064
    Abstract: A vehicle seat adjuster for adjusting the inclination of a backrest with respect to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Florian AUER, Christoph BREHM, David PREISSER, Andreas WACHTEL, Bernd EFLER