Patents by Inventor Christian Kaltenmesser

Christian Kaltenmesser 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).

  • Method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision, and motor vehicle having an apparatus which serves for this purpose
    Patent number: 7610983
    Abstract: A method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision between two motor vehicles, with a first signal which signals an imminent collision triggering the steerable front wheels (9, 10) to turn inward in opposite directions, is to minimize the impact-induced yaw moment. To this end, the steerable wheels are moved back to the initial position again after the collision or if the collision has not taken place at all. To this end, two actuators (17?, 17?) with an external power source are provided in the case of a vehicle which is equipped for this purpose, with each actuator being associated with a steerable wheel (9, 10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Toros Akgun, Stephan Winkler, Wolfgang Hirschberg, Christian Kaltenmesser
  • Method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision, and motor vehicle having an apparatus which serves for this purpose
    Publication number: 20070125588
    Abstract: A method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision between two motor vehicles, with a first signal which signals an imminent collision triggering the steerable front wheels (9, 10) to turn inward in opposite directions, is to minimize the impact-induced yaw moment. To this end, the steerable wheels are moved back to the initial position again after the collision or if the collision has not taken place at all. To this end, two actuators (17?, 17?) with an external power source are provided in the case of a vehicle which is equipped for this purpose, with each actuator being associated with a steerable wheel (9, 10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Toros Akgun, Stephen Winkler, Wolfgang Hirschberg, Christian Kaltenmesser