Patents by Inventor Christoph Furst

Christoph Furst 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).

  • Patent number: 11964603
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foot support device for a footwell of a vehicle. The present disclosure includes a plurality of support elements arranged one behind the other and rotatably connected to one another. The plurality of support elements can each move from a rest position to an active position upon the detection of a predetermined driving situation. When set in the rest position, the plurality of support elements are each arranged parallel to the floor of the footwell, and when set in the active position, the plurality of support elements are each inclined with respect to the floor of the footwell to support at least one foot of an occupant. The foot support device includes a drive arrangement lifting at least a foremost support element to the active position, which causes movement of a subsequent support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUDI AG, ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Jakobs, Franz Fürst, Walter Krönes, Christoph Grundheber
  • Patent number: 7837709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone fixation means (1) comprising: A) a longtitudinal shaft (2) with longtitudinal axis (3), and; B) an anchoring element (4), which can be fixed inside a bone and which has the same longitudinal axis (3) and is characterized in that; C) interacting means (5; 6) are provided on the shaft (2) and on the anchoring element (4), which either permit or prevent a rotation of the anchoring element (4) about the longitudinal axis (3) relative to the shaft (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: Christof Dutoit, Christoph Fürst
  • Publication number: 20080021453
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bone fixation means (1) comprising: A) a longtitudinal axis (3), and; B) an anchoring element (4), which can be fixed inside a bone and which has the same longitudinal axis (3) and is characterized in that; C) interacting means (5; 6) are provided on the shaft (2) and on the anchoring element (4), which either permit or prevent a rotation of the anchoring element (4) about the longitudinal axis (3) relative to the shaft (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Christof Dutoit, Christoph Furst