Patents by Inventor H.-Dieter Wiesner

H.-Dieter Wiesner 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).

  • Airbag device for a motor vehicle and method of making same
    Patent number: 6131944
    Abstract: An airbag device for motor vehicles has a housing in which an airbag expandable through a housing opening is located. The housing opening is covered by a flexible protective cover in the resting state of the airbag. The cover is provided with at least one tearing location. The cover flanks the airbag on all sides over at least a portion of its expansion path during expansion. The protective cover is provided with at least two tearing locations offset with respect to one another in the expansion direction such that the protective cover tears open in stages during the expansion of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Henkel, Manfred Mueller, Harald Rudolf, H.-Dieter Wiesner, Wolfgang Disam