Patents by Inventor Bernd Weber

Bernd Weber 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: 11884231
    Abstract: A deflector for a diffusor of a gas generator of an airbag module is disclosed. The deflector comprises a substantially tubular deflector base body and a gas discharge device connected thereto, wherein the gas discharge device has a substantially rectangular base and two outflow regions on opposite sidewalls so that gas can flow substantially in opposite directions along the longitudinal axes of the tubular deflector base body out of the interior of the gas discharge device to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Airbag Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Patent number: 11865998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas generator (10), especially for a vehicle safety system, comprising a sleeve (60) positioned inside the gas generator (10) which sleeve has first flow orifices (68) and encloses an ignition chamber (52) including first propellant (50), wherein a combustion chamber (56) filled with a second propellant (54) is connected to the outside of the sleeve (60), the combustion chamber being surrounded by a diffusor (70) located inside the gas generator (10) and having second flow orifices (78), and comprising a baffle plate (12) which has third flow orifices (14) and surrounds the diffusor (70), wherein the sleeve (60), the diffusor (70) and the baffle plate (12) are adhesively bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: ZF AIRBAG GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Publication number: 20230022931
    Abstract: A gas generator for a safety device in a vehicle includes a housing and a combustion chamber located inside the housing. A pyrotechnic propellant and at least one filling body are accommodated in the combustion chamber. The filling body is made of a melamine resin foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Dominik Asenkerschbaumer, Rolf Ruckdeschel, Bernd Weber, Detlef Last
  • Publication number: 20230015275
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gas generator—for a vehicle safety system, comprising an ignition unit including a holding element, an igniter and a base. The base is formed by one single plastic injection molding such that the igniter is embedded in the base and the base is injection-molded to the holding element. A membrane which hermetically seals an inner first opening of the holding element is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Publication number: 20220370970
    Abstract: In the case of a rotor (109) for a device for mixing powder and liquid, which device has a stator which interacts with the rotor (109), at least some shear blades (124) are of wedge-shaped form and are inclined with one face side (233) in a flow direction (239). This has the result, in the case of an effective diversion at side walls (227) situated at the front in a flow direction (239), of an intense shear action at the face sides (233) and of a relatively low risk of formation of deposits and adherent accumulations on the side walls (230) situated at the rear in the flow direction (239).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Bernd WEBER
  • Publication number: 20220324410
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a diffusor for a gas generator of an airbag module, comprising a substantially tubular base body with a longitudinal axis, a baffle cap axially connected to the base body at a first end of the diffusor and a connecting device configured at a second end of the diffusor opposite to the first end. At least one outflow opening is formed in an outer wall of the tubular base body such that gas can flow out of an interior of the diffusor substantially in parallel to a longitudinal axis in the direction of the first end and the second end from the diffusor. The baffle cap is free from an outflow opening. The disclosure further relates to a gas generator comprising such a diffusor, as well as an airbag module including such a gas generator. Moreover, a method for manufacturing the diffusor is also proved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Jung, Thomas Kapfelsperger, Bernd Weber, Michael Schmökel
  • Publication number: 20220266788
    Abstract: A deflector for a diffusor of a gas generator of an airbag module is disclosed. The deflector comprises a substantially tubular deflector base body and a gas discharge device connected thereto, wherein the gas discharge device has a substantially rectangular base and two outflow regions on opposite sidewalls so that gas can flow substantially in opposite directions along the longitudinal axes of the tubular deflector base body out of the interior of the gas discharge device to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Patent number: 11084453
    Abstract: The invention describes an igniter support (22) for an igniter unit (20) of a gas generator (10), comprising a first holder element (30) made from a first material and a second holder element (32) made from a second material different from the first material. The two holder elements (30, 32) can be positively coupled to each other, especially can be at least partially positively nested. Further, a subassembly (16), a gas generator (10) as well as a method for manufacturing a gas generator (10) are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Publication number: 20210179010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas generator (10), especially for a vehicle safety system, comprising a sleeve (60) positioned inside the gas generator (10) which sleeve has first flow orifices (68) and encloses an ignition chamber (52) including first propellant (50), wherein a combustion chamber (56) filled with a second propellant (54) is connected to the outside of the sleeve (60), the combustion chamber being surrounded by a diffusor (70) located inside the gas generator (10) and having second flow orifices (78), and comprising a baffle plate (12) which has third flow orifices (14) and surrounds the diffusor (70), wherein the sleeve (60), the diffusor (70) and the baffle plate (12) are adhesively bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Publication number: 20200189516
    Abstract: The invention describes an igniter support (22) for an igniter unit (20) of a gas generator (10), comprising a first holder element (30) made from a first material and a second holder element (32) made from a second material different from the first material. The two holder elements (30, 32) can be positively coupled to each other, especially can be at least partially positively nested. Further, a subassembly (16), a gas generator (10) as well as a method for manufacturing a gas generator (10) are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Bernd Weber
  • Patent number: 9479766
    Abstract: Modifying images for a 3-dimensional display mode includes receiving a third image encoded for a 3-dimensional display mode, receiving a first image not encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, modifying the first image to generate a second image encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, and displaying the third image and the second image in the 3-dimensional display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Gianluca Filippini, Bernd Weber, James F. Dougherty, Thomas J. Zato, Reinhard Steffens
  • Patent number: 8827141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for joining precious metal sheets (1,4) to form structural parts, and to the products (1,4) made by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rudolf Singer, Stefan Zeuner, Bernd Weber, Joerg Kopatz
  • Patent number: 8721956
    Abstract: A fluid receptacle may include an outer wall defining a periphery of the fluid receptacle, and an inner wall. The inner wall may be connected to the outer wall at certain locations and spaced from the outer wall at other locations providing gaps between the outer wall and the inner wall. In some implementations, the inner wall may be complete or continuous and liquid fuel may be contained within the inner wall. In other implementations, liquid fuel may be received between the inner and outer walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbH
    Inventors: Albert J. Boecker, Andreas W. Dobmaier, Alex Ehler, Peter Grauer, Matthias B. Olbrich, Bernd Weber
  • Publication number: 20140127530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersion strengthened platinum-base alloys, and more particularly to a method for welding of these alloys and is based on the object of providing an improved process for connecting oxide-dispersed precious metal sheets and a device for carrying out this process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Rudolf Singer, Stefan Zeuner, Bernd Weber, Joerg Kopatz
  • Publication number: 20120306235
    Abstract: A restraining device of a shading system for absorbing the kinetic energy of a slidable shading arrangement given an unforeseen movement is provided. The restraining device includes a first restraining arrangement configured to absorb a first portion of the kinetic energy by at least partially deforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Weber, Thomas Bietz, Holger Hanfeld, Frank Annawald
  • Publication number: 20120305205
    Abstract: A shading system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The shading system includes a roof guiding arrangement and a shading arrangement movable into various shading positions in the roof guiding arrangement so as to variably shade a passenger compartment. A restraining arrangement is configured to restrain the shading arrangement independently of position and/or as a function of acceleration to prevent an unintended shifting of the shading arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Frank ANNAWALD, Bernd WEBER
  • Publication number: 20120181325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for joining precious metal sheets (1,4) to form structural parts, and to the products (1,4) made by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Rudolf Singer, Stefan Zeuner, Bernd Weber, Joerg Kopatz
  • Publication number: 20120098943
    Abstract: Modifying images for a 3-dimensional display mode includes receiving a third image encoded for a 3-dimensional display mode, receiving a first image not encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, modifying the first image to generate a second image encoded for the 3-dimensional display mode, and displaying the third image and the second image in the 3-dimensional display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Gianluca Filippini, Bernd Weber, James F. Dougherty, Thomas J. Zato, Reinhard Steffens
  • Publication number: 20110215102
    Abstract: A fluid receptacle may include an outer wall defining a periphery of the fluid receptacle, and an inner wall. The inner wall may be connected to the outer wall at certain locations and spaced from the outer wall at other locations providing gaps between the outer wall and the inner wall. In some implementations, the inner wall may be complete or continuous and liquid fuel may be contained within the inner wall. In other implementations, liquid fuel may be received between the inner and outer walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: TI Automotive Technology Center GmbH
    Inventors: Albert J. Boecker, Andreas W. Dobmaier, Alex Ehler, Peter Grauer, Matthias B. Olbrich, Bernd Weber
  • Patent number: 6226183
    Abstract: In an arrangement composed of a substrate and a heat sink, the substrate is provided on a first side with at least one power component arranged on a first large-surface printed circuit trace and, on a second side opposite the power component, with a second large-surface printed circuit trace, which is connected in a thermally conductive manner to the first printed circuit trace via via holes. The substrate is mounted at the second side onto the heat sink in a thermally conductive manner, in order to achieve a good heat coupling of the substrate to the heat sink and the same time to avoid an undesirable electrical contact between the potential-carrying printed circuit traces and the heat sink. The substrate having spacer elements arranged on the second side is placed onto the heat sink and to hold it at a defined distance from the heat sink, the gap formed by the distance between the substrate and the heat sink being filled with a thermally conductive filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Weber, Dietmar Hofsaess, Werner Butschkau, Thomas Dittrich, Peter Schiefer