Patents by Inventor Christian Erker

Christian Erker 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).

  • Publication number: 20250075777
    Abstract: One or more example embodiments relates to a linear drive apparatus for converting a rotational movement into a linear movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Siemens Healthineers AG
    Inventor: Christian ERKER
  • Patent number: 9120405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a seat part and with a seat back part for supporting a driver of the vehicle in the sitting position on the vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat is characterized by an additional vehicle driver's torso support device which can be disposed outside the seat part and the seat back part and which can be temporarily disposed at least partially in an otherwise seat-free torso support region at the level of or above the upper third of the seat back part in front of the seat back part and laterally off-center on the seat back part, in order to provide support, laterally off-center of the seat back part, at least at the level of the shoulder or chest region of the driver who is sitting on the vehicle seat when he adopts a seated working posture oriented to the side or backwards, wherein the additional vehicle driver's torso support device is disposed so as to be movable by a moving device from a parked position into an additional torso support position in the otherwise se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Katja Buehlmeyer, Erwin Haller, Jens Kolb, Roland Uebelacker, Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 8215710
    Abstract: A seat (10) having a seat panel (12) and a backrest (14) is described. The seat panel (12) is connected to a base device (16) by means of a first connecting device (18). The backrest (14) is connected to the seat panel (12) by means of a second correcting device (20). The first connecting device (18) comprises a pair of front and a pair of rear connecting levers (22, 24). The front connecting levers (22) are longer than the rear connecting levers (24). The rear connecting levers (24) are designed with an angled extension (34) so as to form toggle levers. The second connecting device (20) comprises a pair of rod elements (36) which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel (12) by way of their front end (38) and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension (34) of the rear connecting levers (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sato Office GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 8011728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat surface device that forms a seat surface and that is provided with a pad cover, in particular an outer pad cover, wherein the seat depth of the seat surface is adjustable. A seat depth adjustment device facilitates seat depth adjustment, the seat depth adjustment device including a first deflection device for deflecting the seat pad cover in the end region of the seat surface remote from the backrest, a flexible part that is coupled to the pad cover, and at least one second deflection device for deflecting the flexible part, the second deflection device being arranged at a distance from the first deflection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 7874618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a backrest (1) and a seat part (2a), wherein the seat part (2a) can be displaced in the forward and backward direction (4) with respect to a base frame (3, 11) and the backrest (1) has a lumbar spine region (14) which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction (13), wherein a rocker-like element (8) is provided which is arranged in the lumbar spine region (14) such that it can pivot about a horizontally running pivot axle (9), said rocker-like element extending at least partially along the longitudinal direction of the backrest, wherein the pivot axle (9) can be displaced together with the seat part (2a) in the forward and backward direction (4) and a pivotable section (8b) of the rocker-like element (8) is attached to the base frame (3, 11) in a backrest region of the base frame (3, 11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20100084904
    Abstract: A seat (10) having a seat panel (12) and a backrest (14) is described. The seat panel (12) is connected to a base device (16) by means of a first connecting device 18). The backrest (14) is connected to the seat panel (12) by means of a second correcting device (20). The first connecting device (18) comprises a pair of front and a pair of rear connecting levers (22, 24). The front connecting levers (22) are longer than the rear connecting levers (24). The rear connecting levers (24) are designed with an angled extension (34) so as to form toggle levers. The second connecting device (20) comprises a pair of rod elements (36) which are mounted in a pivotable and linearly movable manner on the seat panel (12) by way of their front end (38) and which are connected in a pivotable manner to the angled extension (34) of the rear connecting levers (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SATO OFFICE GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20090174242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat surface device that forms a seat surface and that is provided with a pad cover, in particular an outer pad cover, wherein the seat depth of the seat surface is adjustable. A seat depth adjustment device facilitates seat depth adjustment, the seat depth adjustment device including a first deflection device for deflecting the seat pad cover in the end region of the seat surface remote from the backrest, a flexible part that is coupled to the pad cover, and at least one second deflection device for deflecting the flexible part, the second deflection device being arranged at a distance from the first deflection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Grammar AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 7549701
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for adjusting the seat back inclination of a seat into an optimum individual inclination position without manipulation or motor aids, which is characterised in that it comprises a sensor system for ascertaining the weight of the user of the seat and transfer of the result to a resilient element by way of which the sensor system result is transmitted to the seat back limbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Sato-Office GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20090084101
    Abstract: Apparatuses for converting pressure differences of gaseous or liquid media into rotary motion are provided. In some embodiments, apparatuses for utilizing the pressure differences of gaseous, vaporous or liquid media by pressure expansion of the media are provided, the apparatuses comprising: a housing having an inner wall with a length; a plurality of hose pieces positioned in the housing on the inner wall with a length corresponding at least to the length of housing wall; inlet valves and outlet valves coupled to the hose pieces that substantially synchronously regulate a sequence of filling and emptying of the hose pieces by the media; a roller that is positioned between the hose pieces, that rotates on an eccentric, and that rotates in connection with the tilling and emptying of the hose pieces; and a shaft coupled to the roller at the eccentric that rotates as the roller rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 7354107
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a backrest and a seat part. The backrest includes a backrest frame and S-shaped rod elements arranged therebetween so as to form an S-shaped backrest having a shoulder region which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction and a lumbar spine region which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction. The rod elements, which extend in the longitudinal direction of the backrest, are pivotably mounted by their lower and upper ends on the backrest frame such that they can be pivoted about an imaginary axis which extends in the longitudinal direction of the backrest. The rod elements are mounted on the backrest frame such that they can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20070207099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition for creating a cosmetic coating having a metallic and multicolored iridescent appearance, comprising a liquid phase and a PVD aluminum pigment, wherein said PVD aluminum pigment has diffractive structures containing from approximately 5,000 to approximately 20,000 structural elements per cm and a metallic aluminum content of from 90% to 100% by weight, based on the weight of the aluminum pigment, and is present in the cosmetic composition at a pigmentation level of from 1.0 to 8.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition. The invention further relates to an artificial fingernail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Erker, Frank Henglein, Thomas Schuster
  • Publication number: 20070170762
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for adjusting the seat back inclination of a seat into an optimum individual inclination position without manipulation or motor aids, which is characterised in that it comprises a sensor system for ascertaining the weight of the user of the seat and transfer of the result to a resilient element by way of which the sensor system result is transmitted to the seat back limbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20070080570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a backrest (1) and a seat part (2a), wherein the seat part (2a) can be displaced in the forward and backward direction (4) with respect to a base frame (3, 11) and the backrest (1) has a lumbar spine region (14) which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction (13), wherein a rocker-like element (8) is provided which is arranged in the lumbar spine region (14) such that it can pivot about a horizontally running pivot axle (9), said rocker-like element extending at least partially along the longitudinal direction of the backrest, wherein the pivot axle (9) can be displaced together with the seat part (2a) in the forward and backward direction (4) and a pivotable section (8b) of the rocker-like element (8) is attached to the base frame (3, 11) in a backrest region of the base frame (3, 11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20060250008
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat with a backrest (1) and a seat part (2), wherein the backrest (1) comprises a backrest frame (3) and S-shaped rod elements (6, 7) arranged therebetween so as to form an S-shaped backrest having a shoulder region (10) which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction (9) and a lumbar spine region (11) which can be deformed in the forward and backward direction (9), wherein the rod elements (6, 7), which extend in the longitudinal direction (8) of the backrest, are pivotably mounted by their lower and upper ends (6a, 6b; 7a, 7b) on the backrest frame (3) such that they can be pivoted about an imaginary axis which extends in the longitudinal direction (8) of the backrest (1), wherein the rod elements (6, 7) are mounted on the backrest frame (3) such that they can be displaced in the longitudinal direction (8) of the backrest (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Grammer AG
    Inventors: Josef Kohl, Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 7118176
    Abstract: A bucket seat includes a support surface (14), curved shaped members (1) for supporting the support surface (14), receiving members (2) for receiving respective shaped members (1) and extending in a same direction as the shaped members (1), and an arrangement for rotating the shaped members (1) and the receiving members (2) in opposite direction for changing an inclination of the support surface (14), with an alignment of respective shaped members (1) and the receiving members (2) being maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignees: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Patent number: 7108322
    Abstract: A mechanism for changing a position of a support surface (3) for seats and couches and a length of which changes in a longitudinal direction, includes two horizontally spaced, telescopic rods (1) having each a bent region and displaceable in two telescopic sleeves (2), and two slide connection elements carrying a deformable region (22) of the support surface (3) and surrounding respective telescopic rods (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignees: Grammer AG
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20030189366
    Abstract: A mechanism for changing a position of a support surface (3) for seats and couches and a length of which changes in a longitudinal direction, includes two horizontally spaced, telescopic rods (1) having each a bent region and displaceable in two telescopic sleeves (2), and two slide connection elements carrying a deformable region (22) of the support surface (3) and surrounding respective telescopic rods (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Christian Erker
  • Publication number: 20030189367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bucket seat with a support surface (14), curved shaped members (1) for supporting the support surface (14), receiving members (2) for receiving respective shaped members (1), and extending in a same direction as the shaped members (1), and an arrangement rotating the shaped members (1) and the receiving members in opposite direction for changing an inclination of the support surface (14), with an alignment of respective shaped members (1) and the receiving members (2) being maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Christian Erker