Patents by Inventor Bernd Röhrkaste

Bernd Röhrkaste 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).

  • HEADREST FOR VEHICLE SEAT WITH INTEGRATED SPEAKER
    Publication number: 20200398722
    Abstract: A headrest for a vehicle seat comprises at least one speaker partially delimiting a cavity and at least one waveguide having a first end opening into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Stéphane Soltner, Benjamin Eller, Bernd Roehrkaste
  • Operating device and motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 10214116
    Abstract: A control device (1), in particular for car seats (7), with at least one touch-sensitive surface (2). This is designed to generate a control signal for controlling a function, in particular a car seat function, when touched by the hand of an operator. The control device (1) has at least one recess (3) within which the touch-sensitive surface (2) is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Gerding, Bernd Röhrkaste
  • OPERATING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20170136918
    Abstract: A control device (1), in particular for car seats (7), with at least one touch-sensitive surface (2). This is designed to generate a control signal for controlling a function, in particular a car seat function, when touched by the hand of an operator. The control device (1) has at least one recess (3) within which the touch-sensitive surface (2) is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Gerding, Bernd Röhrkaste