Patents by Inventor Boris Willems

Boris Willems 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: 9114729
    Abstract: A seat rail for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, including a seat rail profiled element, which has at least one profile region into which at least one corresponding retaining element of the vehicle seat can be inserted in at least one retaining position. The seat rail includes at least one ramp element extending at an angle from the longitudinal extension of the seat rail profiled element, by which ramp element the retaining element can be moved out of the profile region from the retaining position to at least one removal position by moving the retaining element along the ramp element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Kinzer, Joachim Mühlberger, Jürgen Nasshan, Peter Probst, Boris Willems
  • Publication number: 20140292018
    Abstract: A seat rail for a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, including a seat rail profiled element, which has at least one profile region into which at least one corresponding retaining element of the vehicle seat can be inserted in at least one retaining position. The seat rail includes at least one ramp element extending at an angle from the longitudinal extension of the seat rail profiled element, by which ramp element the retaining element can be moved out of the profile region from the retaining position to at least one removal position by moving the retaining element along the ramp element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Andreas Kinzer, Joachim Mühlberger, Jürgen Nasshan, Peter Probst, Boris Willems
  • Patent number: 7389967
    Abstract: In a longitudinal seat adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat rail assembly (5) including at least two seat rails (11a, 12, 13b) that define an installation space (15) and are powered by a motor to be relocatable in relative position to one another, at least a first spindle (20) and a first spindle nut (21) are located within the installation space (15) and interact with one another, and the installation space (15) allows room for a second spindle (30) and a second spindle nut (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Krebs, Peter Strubel, Boris Willems
  • Patent number: 7025319
    Abstract: In a longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, having a first seat rail, a second seat rail that can be made to slide relatively to the first seat rail, rollers (9) arranged between the two seat rails, and at least one ball retainer (11) for retaining the rollers (9), the rollers (9) are arranged at irregular intervals (a,b) in the rails' longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Boris Willems, Hermann Jost, Jürgen Krebs
  • Publication number: 20050194510
    Abstract: In a longitudinal seat adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, with at least one seat rail assembly (5) including at least two seat rails (11a, 12, 13b) that define an installation space (15) and are powered by a motor to be relocatable in relative position to one another, at least a first spindle (20) and a first spindle nut (21) are located within the installation space (15) and interact with one another, and the installation space (15) allows room for a second spindle (30) and a second spindle nut (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Jurgen Krebs, Peter Strubel, Boris Willems
  • Publication number: 20050173948
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a lower leg support fastened pivotably to a seat cushion. The lower leg support may be moved in an infinitely variable manner between a stowaway position and a position of use and may be fixed in a freely selectable position. To provide reliability against incorrect operation, the lower leg support includes an overload safeguard which releases the fixation of the lower leg support in the event of overload, thereby allowing it to give way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Boehmer, Gerhard Flory, Hermann Gaus, Thomas Geisel, Thomas Gundall, Klaus Hassler, Christoph Jung, Rainer Leucht, Andreas Pieper, Thomas Weber, Boris Willems
  • Publication number: 20050051694
    Abstract: In a longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, having a first seat rail, a second seat rail that can be made to slide relatively to the first seat rail, rollers (9) arranged between the two seat rails, and at least one ball retainer (11) for retaining the rollers (9), the rollers (9) are arranged at irregular intervals (a,b) in the rails' longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Boris Willems, Hermann Jost, Jurgen Krebs