Patents by Inventor Günter Nawratil

Günter Nawratil 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 damper, in particular for vehicle steering wheels
    Patent number: 6296416
    Abstract: A device for eliminating vibrations in motor vehicles, more particularly vibrations occurring in the steering wheel rim, includes a fastening plate and a vibratory body which is elastically connected to the fastening plate. An element is provided for limiting the amplitudes of vibration of the vibratory body, this element being coated with a vibration-damping material and being able to abut at a counter clement. The counter element is provided with a rough surface in a region of contact with the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Derk Oreans, Reinhold Kehle, Günter Nawratil