Patents by Inventor Christian Reitter

Christian Reitter 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).

  • Motor vehicle having an electric seat adjuster for a seat and method of using the same
    Patent number: 7159683
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an electric seat adjuster for a seat and an occupant protection system with a belt assigned to the seat. In the buckled condition, the belt restrains an occupant in the event of a vehicle impact. The adjusting range of the seat adjuster changed as a function of the buckling condition of the belt. In preferred arrangements, the adjusting range is limited to a narrow adjusting range if the belt is not buckled and is limited to a wide adjusting range if the belt is buckled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Christian Reitter
  • Motor vehicle having an electric seat adjuster for a seat and method of using the same
    Publication number: 20050023814
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an electric seat adjuster for a seat and an occupant protection system with a belt assigned to the seat. In the buckled condition, the belt restrains an occupant in the event of a vehicle impact. The adjusting range of the seat adjuster changed as a function of the buckling condition of the belt. In preferred arrangements, the adjusting range is limited to a narrow adjusting range if the belt is not buckled and is limited to a wide adjusting range if the belt is buckled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    Inventor: Christian Reitter
  • Method for controlling a heating and/or air conditioning apparatus
    Patent number: 6435417
    Abstract: A method for controlling a heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus is provided, wherein, through an intervention unit, a user can perform interventions which lead to different settings of the heating and/or air-conditioning apparatus. Various parameters are read into a control unit and are processed. According to the method, climatic situations are defined by the parameters; upon a user intervention a particular climate situation is detected; the climatic situation is associated with the particular user intervention; and in a prevailing climatic situation the settings of the climate control system pertaining to the associated user intervention are carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Kai Holdgrewe, Klaus-Peter Kuhn, Christian Onnen, Andreas Proettel, Christian Reitter