Patents by Inventor Carsten Sass

Carsten Sass 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).

  • Steering column arrangement for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 8226121
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for motor vehicles with a vehicle-side console, on which an outer tube of a steering column carrying a steering shaft is attached in a releasable manner by means of a clamping device. The clamping device comprises at least one clamping wedge arrangement by which an increased holding force of the clamping device can be achieved during an axial displacement of the outer tube caused by an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Christian Bastein, Philip Bockshammer, Jens Bohlen, Karsten Braeuer, Heiko Holst, Holger Kittler, Hans Kluemper, Sven Sagner, Carsten Sass
  • Steering Column Arrangement for Motor Vehicles
    Publication number: 20110006510
    Abstract: A steering column arrangement for motor vehicles with a vehicle-side console, on which an outer tube of a steering column carrying a steering shaft is attached in a releasable manner by means of a clamping device. The clamping device comprises at least one clamping wedge arrangement by which an increased holding force of the clamping device can be achieved during an axial displacement of the outer tube caused by an accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Christian Bastein, Philip Bockshammer, Jens Bohlen, Karsten Braeuer, Heiko Holst, Holger Kittler, Hans Kluemper, Sven Sagner, Carsten Sass
  • Clamping device for a steering column
    Patent number: 7415908
    Abstract: A clamping device includes a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, the first clamping plate being rotatable between a released position and a clamped position in relation to the second clamping plate. The clamping device further includes a rolling body which establishes contact between the first and second clamping plates. The second clamping plate includes a clamping ramp with a contour for the rolling body so that when the clamping plates are rotated in relation to each other, the space between the clamping plates changes. The first clamping plate has a surface which forms a plane on which the rolling body rolls from the released position to the clamped position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Alexander Zernickel, Thomas Dirnberger, Harald Hochmuth, Guido Grimsmann, Hans Kluemper, Rainer Wilken, Carsten Sass, Holger Kittler
  • Clamping device for a steering column
    Publication number: 20060213309
    Abstract: The application describes a clamping device for a steering column, in which a first clamping plate element is rotatable between a released position and a clamped position in relation to a second clamping plate element, wherein a rolling body which establishes contact is provided between the clamping plate elements. The second clamping plate element comprises a clamping ramp with a contour for the rolling body so that when the clamping plate elements are rotated in relation to each other, the space between the clamping plate elements changes. One clamping plate element comprises a surface which forms a plane on which the rolling body rolls from the released position to the clamped position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Alexander Zernickel, Thomas Dirnberger, Harald Hochmuth, Guido Grimsmann, Hans Kluemper, Rainer Wilken, Carsten Sass, Holger Kittler