Patents by Inventor Bernd Kippschull

Bernd Kippschull 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).

  • Passenger airbag
    Patent number: 11186249
    Abstract: An airbag for a front passenger seat, comprising: an inlet port for inflation gas; a main body, formed of at least one panel of fabric, and comprising a retainer (3) adapted for mounting the airbag to a vehicle, and a passenger contact region; and at least one tether (4) located inside the main body and connecting the retainer (3) to the passenger contact region so as to restrain inflation of at least a portion of the passenger contact region, wherein the tether (4) is attached to the fabric panel along a generally vertical line by stitches (7) which pass through stitch holes which are located inside the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernd Kippschull
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG
    Publication number: 20190344745
    Abstract: An airbag for a front passenger seat, comprising: an inlet port for inflation gas; a main body, formed of at least one panel of fabric, and comprising a retainer (3) adapted for mounting the airbag to a vehicle, and a passenger contact region; and at least one tether (4) located inside the main body and connecting the retainer (3) to the passenger contact region so as to restrain inflation of at least a portion of the passenger contact region, wherein the tether (4) is attached to the fabric panel along a generally vertical line by stitches (7) which pass through stitch holes which are located inside the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Bernd KIPPSCHULL
  • Attachment of a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle
    Patent number: 7303206
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place by being folded by an angle of more than 90° around at least one edge of the hanger and by at least one means for fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Kippschull, Robert Negele
  • Attachment of a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050179238
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place by being folded by an angle of more than 90° around at least one edge of the hanger and by at least one means for fastening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Bernd Kippschull, Robert Negele
  • Side-curtain airbag and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6666475
    Abstract: A side-curtain airbag has at least two inflation chambers spaced apart from each other. The inflation chambers each have two fabric layers. The region between the two inflation chambers has at the most one layer of fabric. A method of manufacturing such a side-curtain airbag is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Bernd Kippschull
  • Side-curtain airbag and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20020167153
    Abstract: A side-curtain airbag has at least two inflation chambers spaced apart from each other. The inflation chambers each have two fabric layers. The region between the two inflation chambers has at the most one layer of fabric. A method of manufacturing such a side-curtain airbag is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: Bernd Kippschull