Patents by Inventor Georg Reichthalhammer

Georg Reichthalhammer 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).

  • Vehicle occupant restraint system
    Patent number: 6189928
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system is provided which includes a gas bag transposable from a space-saving, folded resting condition into a deployed condition. A restraint means is provided which is capable of decelerating at least part of the wall of the gas bag in a controlled manner. The restraint means contains at least one coiling device. At least one catch strap is arranged in the interior of the gas bag and influences the shape of the gas bag in the deployed condition. The catch strap is at least in part accommodated on the restraint means when the gas bag is in the resting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Airbag Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Sommer, Georg Reichthalhammer