Patents by Inventor Hans G. Menne

Hans G. Menne 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).

  • Articulated joint fitting for automotive vehicle seat
    Patent number: 5542772
    Abstract: The invention is related to an articulated joint fitting preferably for automotive vehicles with a wobble gearing to create a swivelling motion of the joint parts. As a development of the articulated joint fitting, a reduction of costs is achieved in that the spur gear wheel is composed of a plurality of elements and a simplified adjustment of the eccentric with respect to one of the articulated joint fittings is attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Alfred Teves GmbH & Co oHG
    Inventors: Gerhard Reuber, Hans G. Menne, Gavriel Shafry
  • Spindle drive for an adjusting mechanism for vehicle seats
    Patent number: 5473958
    Abstract: A spindle drive for a vehicle seat connected with an upper rail. According to this invention, an upper rail slides on the surface of a drive nut preferably made of plastic whose internal thread is engaged by the spindle. Advantageous further developments deal with improving the longitudinal guidance of the upper rail on the drive nut as well as with preventing the upper rail from radially moving away from the drive nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Alfred Teves, GmbH & Co., OHG
    Inventors: Horst Jeck, Hans G. Menne