Patents by Inventor Gregor Vogl

Gregor Vogl 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).

  • Compact steering column module
    Patent number: 6403900
    Abstract: The invention concerns a modular steering column mounted switch system for motor vehicles which is organized according to the internal functions of the switch. The steering column mounted switch system contains a plurality of functional modules which correspond to the internal functions. Should the demands for operation and/or design of a particular module change, the associated module can be easily replaced. All other functional modules remain unchanged, to thereby permit simple adaptation of the steering column mounted switch to the given operation and design demands. When there is a defect, the modular steering column mounted switch can also be easily repaired and in an economical fashion by simple replacing the defective functional module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Hecht, Rudolf Klein, Jürgen Papenfuss, Christian Ruetz, Gregor Vogl
  • Compact steering column module
    Publication number: 20010042678
    Abstract: The invention concerns a modular steering column mounted switch system for motor vehicles which is organized according to the internal functions of the switch. The steering column mounted switch system contains a plurality of functional modules which correspond to the internal functions. Should the demands for operation and/or design of a particular module change, the associated module can be easily replaced. All other functional modules remain unchanged, to thereby permit simple adaptation of the steering column mounted switch to the given operation and design demands. When there is a defect, the modular steering column mounted switch can also be easily repaired and in an economical fashion by simple replacing the defective functional module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Hecht, Rudolf Klein, Jurgen Papenfuss, Christian Ruetz, Gregor Vogl