Patents by Inventor Bernward Sander

Bernward Sander 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).

  • Automobile steering assembly with a telescopic steering column and a pull-away device for the upper steering column part
    Patent number: 4862761
    Abstract: In order to produce free space ahead of the driver of an automobile for the braking of said driver caused by a safety belt in case of a crash, the steering wheel together with the upper parts of the steering column and the steering column tube are urged toward a retracted position by a compression spring which is normally retained in compressed condition by a locking latch disposed between the vehicle body and the upper steering column tube. The release of the latch results from displacement of a lower steering column tube part during a crash which, upon such displacement, lifts a locking nose out of a recess in the upper steering colum part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Bernward Sander, Friedrich Stille