Patents by Inventor Christian Burczyk
Christian Burczyk 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).
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Patent number: 10532717Abstract: A vehicle airbag includes at least one chamber configured to be inflated when the airbag is triggered and at least one gas generator fluidically connected to the at least one chamber for filling the at least one chamber with a gas. At least one respective interior tensioning bag is arranged in the at least one chamber at each opposing chamber end. The two tensioning bags are configured in such a way that during the filling of the at least one chamber, they synchronously tension and deploy the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Till Heinrich, Bengt Larsson
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Patent number: 9988011Abstract: A vehicle includes a pedestrian protection device having a car hood that can be opened on at least one edge facing the windscreen when a collision of a person against the vehicle is recognized. The device also includes at least one airbag, which in the triggered state, extends across a region of a windscreen pillar and a region of the windscreen adjacent to this.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Jens Battermann, Christian Burczyk, Klaus Grewing, Till Heinrich, Sven Kraß, Bengt Larsson, Franz Maier, Uwe Merz, Abdulkadir Oeztuerk, Marica Paurevic, Marco Wötzel
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Publication number: 20180105132Abstract: A vehicle airbag includes at least one chamber configured to be inflated when the airbag is triggered and at least one gas generator fluidically connected to the at least one chamber for filling the at least one chamber with a gas. At least one respective interior tensioning bag is arranged in the at least one chamber at each opposing chamber end. The two tensioning bags are configured in such a way that during the filling of the at least one chamber, they synchronously tension and deploy the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Christian BURCZYK, Till HEINRICH, Bengt LARSSON
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Patent number: 9896056Abstract: A passenger protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag assigned to at least one passenger in a rear compartment of the vehicle. The airbag can be activated and filled with a gas in the event of an imminent collision of the vehicle being detected or in the event of a collision. The airbag is formed such that that it is deployed in the activated and filled condition between a front vehicle seat and an upper body region, as well as a between the front vehicle seat and a knee and lower leg region of the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Bengt Larsson, Uwe Merz
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Publication number: 20170291572Abstract: A belt tensioner tightens a belt strap of a vehicle seat belt whose belt buckle tongue, which is arranged movably on the belt strap, is inserted into a belt buckle. The belt buckle is attached to a retaining cable having a cable guide formed in such a way that one length of a guide path of the retaining cable can be extended in the cable guide to tighten the belt strap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Christian BURCZYK, Till HEINRICH
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Publication number: 20170217400Abstract: A vehicle includes a pedestrian protection device having a car hood that can be opened on at least one edge facing the windscreen when a collision of a person against the vehicle is recognized. The device also includes at least one airbag, which in the triggered state, extends across a region of a windscreen pillar and a region of the windscreen adjacent to this.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Jens BATTERMANN, Christian BURCZYK, Klaus GREWING, Till HEINRICH, Sven KRAß, Bengt LARSSON, Franz MAIER, Uwe MERZ, Abdulkadir OEZTUERK, Marica PAUREVIC, Marco WÖTZEL
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Publication number: 20170174172Abstract: A passenger protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag assigned to at least one passenger in a rear compartment of the vehicle. The airbag can be activated and filled with a gas in the event of an imminent collision of the vehicle being detected or in the event of a collision. The airbag is formed such that that it is deployed in the activated and filled condition between a front vehicle seat and an upper body region, as well as a between the front vehicle seat and a knee and lower leg region of the passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Christian BURCZYK, Bengt LARSSON, Uwe MERZ
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Publication number: 20160250992Abstract: A motor vehicle airbag has a support structure that is moveable from a storage position into a support position, and at least one cover element by means of which a support volume of the airbag formed by the support structure in its support position is surrounded at least in regions. At least one separating element, which at least partially divides the support volume into at least two chambers, is arranged in the support volume. The separating element has at least one through-flow opening via which gas received in one of the chambers in the support position can be at least partially guided into the other chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Ralf BOGENRIEDER, Christian BURCZYK, Andreas HIRTH
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Patent number: 9132583Abstract: A method for producing a valve device is provided. The airbag has at least one substantially air-permeable textile, fabric layer and with a film. The textile layer and the film are arranged in a deep-drawing tool with at least area-wise reciprocal overlapping. The film is deep-drawn in deep-drawing regions by the deep-drawing tool to form a plurality of depressions of the film. The textile layer is connected to the film in regions of the film differing from the deep-drawing regions by the deep-drawing tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Lutz Quarg, Friedrich Reiter
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Patent number: 9096190Abstract: A webbing includes, in the longitudinal direction, an expansion region having a first webbing width and a connection region having a second webbing width. The second webbing width is thinner than the first webbing width. In a state of use the webbing is folded up into a winding width, which is thinner than the second webbing width. The second webbing width is an integral multiple of the winding width.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventor: Christian Burczyk
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Patent number: 9085276Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle includes a support structure with a plurality of support elements. The support structure is moveable from a storage position to a support position and by which a support volume of the airbag is covered at least partially in the support position. At least one of the support elements is curved at least in one section in the support position.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Friedrich Reiter
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Patent number: 9016720Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle, having a housing and at least one restraining element, which has at least one receptacle space for a gaseous medium, in particular air, and which can be moved, in the case of an accident-induced application of force to the motor vehicle, into a restraining position by the flowing of medium into the receptacle space from a storage position within the housing. At least one wall of the housing has at least one inflow opening for the medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Lutz Quarg, Friedrich Reiter
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Patent number: 8979117Abstract: The restraining function of support structure airbags in particular and mechanical airbags should be able to be specifically guaranteed in a simple manner. To this end, an air cushion for an airbag of a motor vehicle is provided, having a sleeve with at least one opening and a closure element arranged on the at least one opening in order to at least partially prevent air from flowing from a first direction, Furthermore, the closure element is flexible and has a channel-shaped design at least upon the flow of air from a second direction opposite the first direction. The closure element thus has the effect of a check valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Lutz Quarg, Friedrich Reiter, Clark Ruedebusch
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Patent number: 8960717Abstract: A seatbelt strap for a seatbelt of a motor vehicle includes several seatbelt strap layers and at least one belt interior that can be charged with gas and is arranged between at least two seatbelt strap layers. The seatbelt strap layers are connected to one another in the region of the chargeable seatbelt interior at edge regions by tear strips having different seam thicknesses in different sections. The seatbelt strap layers are fastened to one another outside a region of the chargeable seatbelt interior in such a way that these remain connected to one another at least during the charging of the seatbelt interior.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Uwe Merz
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Publication number: 20150048604Abstract: A rolling up device for rolling up a belt includes a reel for rolling up a belt around an external surface of the reel rotating around an axis of rotation. The external surface of the reel is tilted or arched at least partially towards the axis of rotation of the reel in the axial direction towards the axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Christian Burczyk, Till Heinrich
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Patent number: 8944463Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle includes a support structure moveable from a storage position into a restraint position and a covering by means of which a restraint volume of the airbag formed by the support structure in its restraint position is surrounded. The covering is formed as an element separate from the support structure and having passage regions in which the covering is at least substantially permeable to air in at least one direction of flow, and connecting regions that are reinforced relative thereto, in which the covering is connected to the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Friedrich Reiter
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Patent number: 8910973Abstract: A seatbelt for a vehicle that includes a belt strap composed of a plurality of belt strap layers and at least one belt inner space which can be impacted with a gas. The belt strap is guided through a recess of a buckle tongue, which can be inserted into a belt buckle. A holding element is arranged on the belt strap, the holding element holds the buckle tongue in a defined position when the belt strap is in a retracted state.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Hakan Ipek
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Patent number: 8882140Abstract: A belt strap for a safety belt of a vehicle includes a belt interior located between two belt strap layers, to which belt interior a gas can be applied. A gas passage connecting at least two sections of the belt interior is provided between the at least two belt strap layers. The gas passage is secured at a first end in the region of an end fitting of the safety belt. The gas passage, which is designed as a flexible tube, is secured within the belt interior with at least a second end, which is located opposite the secured first end.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Christian Burczyk, Hakan Ipek
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Patent number: 8882137Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle includes a support structure moveable from a stowage position into a restraint position and a covering that surrounds a restraint volume of the airbag formed by the support structure in its restraint position. The covering is an element that is separate from the support structure and joined to the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Friedrich Reiter
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Publication number: 20140319809Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle includes a support structure having a plurality of hollow body parts. The support structure is moveable from a storage position to a support position by inserting gas into the hollow body parts and by which a support volume of the airbag is at least partially covered in its support position. The airbag also includes at least one overflow opening via which the gas is able to be introduced into the support volume from at least one of the hollow body parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Ralf Bogenrieder, Christian Burczyk, Andreas Hirth, Friedrich Reiter