Patents by Inventor Eckhard Alpers

Eckhard Alpers 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).

  • Belt lock with fastening device
    Patent number: 7178876
    Abstract: A belt lock is provided and has a lock holder that is rotatably mounted on a vehicle part. A restoring spring, as a flat spiral spring, has spiral spring windings that are disposed in a single plane and are disposed between a cover and the lock holder. The spiral spring biases the lock holder into a rest position of the belt lock, and has one end supported against the lock holder and another end supported against the cover. The cover has a first radially extending extension for the outer end of the spring, and a second extension as a stop for restoring of the lock holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Matthias Borgward, Henry Knop, Gerhard Siebrand, Eckhard Alpers
  • Belt lock with fastening device
    Publication number: 20050067878
    Abstract: A belt lock is provided and has a lock holder that is rotatably mounted on a vehicle part. A restoring spring, as a flat spiral spring, has spiral spring windings that are disposed in a single plane and are disposed between a cover and the lock holder. The spiral spring biases the lock holder into a rest position of the belt lock, and has one end supported against the lock holder and another end supported against the cover. The cover has a first radially extending extension for the outer end of the spring, and a second extension as a stop for restoring of the lock holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Matthias Borgward, Henry Knop, Gerhard Siebrand, Eckhard Alpers