Patents by Inventor Franz Furstenberger

Franz Furstenberger 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).

  • Vibration-damping inflator and airbag module for a vehicle including said inflator
    Patent number: 9045159
    Abstract: An inflator (10) for a vehicle airbag module comprises an external housing (12) in which a combustion chamber (36) is formed, wherein the inflator (10) can be supported to be oscillating on a body-side component of the vehicle, especially on a component of the airbag module. Inside the external housing (12) a separate balancing weight (58) is arranged for adjusting the vibration behavior of the inflator (10), wherein the balancing weight (58) has no further inflator-specific function. In an airbag module for a vehicle including such inflator (10) the latter is supported by its retaining means on another component of the airbag module so that it is adapted to oscillate about a suspension plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Alin-Silviu Dogarescu, Franz Furstenberger
  • VIBRATION-DAMPING INFLATOR AND AIRBAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE INCLUDING SAID INFLATOR
    Publication number: 20150021888
    Abstract: An inflator (10) for a vehicle airbag module comprises an external housing (12) in which a combustion chamber (36) is formed, wherein the inflator (10) can be supported to be oscillating on a body-side component of the vehicle, especially on a component of the airbag module. Inside the external housing (12) a separate balancing weight (58) is arranged for adjusting the vibration behavior of the inflator (10), wherein the balancing weight (58) has no further inflator-specific function. In an airbag module for a vehicle including such inflator (10) the latter is supported by its retaining means on another component of the airbag module so that it is adapted to oscillate about a suspension plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Alin-Silviu Dogarescu, Franz Furstenberger