Patents by Inventor Gerd Schuhmacher

Gerd Schuhmacher 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 seat, in particular motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 8851572
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
  • VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20110260520
    Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has at least one fitting (10) including two fitting components (11, 12) that can rotate relative to each other. At least one structural component (15) has at least one opening (16) for partially receiving the fitting (11, 12) and at least one mounting area (18) enclosing the opening (16) for mounting the fitting (10), by at least one weld seam (19) between the mounting area (18) and one of the two fitting components (11, 12). The mounting area (18) is reinforced by additional material relative to the other areas of the structural component (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Dieter Henkel, Volker Scharwächter, Heinz Voss, Uwe Assmann, Georg Fischer, Volker Schäfer, Günter Franzmann, Werner Liborius, Lars Kramm, Harald Wolsiefer
  • LIFT FLAP CARRIER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090127403
    Abstract: Device for carrying lift flaps arranged on the wings of an aircraft and a wing. The device includes a carrier with a U-shaped profile, a covering plate positionable over an open side of the U-shaped profile, and a fairing housing formed in an aerodynamic manner and at least in part by the carrier. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: EADS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Juan PEREZ-SANCHEZ, Gerd Schuhmacher, Markus Pauly, Siegfried Bechtle, Josef Mendler, Dieter Frank
  • Fastening device for the fitting part of a fitting fixed to the seat part or seat frame
    Publication number: 20020079730
    Abstract: A fastening device for a fitting part of a fitting, arranged between a seat part and a back rest, wherein the fitting part is secured on the seat part or a seat frame, has fastening elements configured to pass through at least two openings of the fitting part and to be connected, spaced from one another to the seat part or the seat frame. A first fastening element is a securing bolt having a clamping projection and a second fastening element is a pin configured to engage an insertion opening of the fitting part. The fitting part is plate-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Gerd Schuhmacher, Heinz Voss, Helmut Mai