Patents by Inventor Hans Korn

Hans Korn 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).

  • Safety steering wheel for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 4262551
    Abstract: An improvement in a bowl-shaped steering wheel for a motor vehicle which steering wheel comprises a rim and a hub, the improvement residing in a deformable body disposed between said rim and said hub, said deformable body being a knitted metal wire which is embedded in a homogeneous plastically deformable foamed plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Karl Schmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Korn, Klaus Grothe
  • Safety steering wheel for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 4200309
    Abstract: A steering wheel for motor vehicles comprises a rim, a hub recessed from the rim and spokes connecting the rim to the hub. A deformable box-shaped member is connected to the spokes and disposed between the hub and the rim of the steering wheel for deforming movement relative to the rim, spokes and hub. The deformable member deforms to cushion the blow to an operator upon impact by an operator during a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: Karl Schmidt GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Korn, Klaus Grothe, Wolfgang Bauer