Patents by Inventor Heiko Thiel

Heiko Thiel 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).

  • Device for adjusting the depth of a seat for a motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 7938488
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the seat depth of a motor vehicle seat includes a base element to be arranged in a manner fixed on the seat framework, a supporting element which is mounted in a longitudinally movable manner on the base element and is intended for supporting a seat user and guide device by means of which the supporting element is guided movably on the base element along an adjustment direction. The guide device includes a first guide mechanism, in the vicinity of which the supporting element is supported on the base element and at which the supporting element and the base element interact with play in a direction perpendicular to the adjustment direction and to the supporting direction, and a second guide mechanism with which the supporting element is guided on the base element in an essentially play-free manner perpendicular to the adjustment direction and to the supporting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Heiko Thiel, Jochen Hofmann, Gregor Kröner
  • Device for Adjusting the Height of a Seat for a Motor Vehicle Seat
    Publication number: 20090085387
    Abstract: A device for adjusting the seat depth of a motor vehicle seat includes a base element to be arranged in a manner fixed on the seat framework, a supporting element which is mounted in a longitudinally movable manner on the base element and is intended for supporting a seat user and guide device by means of which the supporting element is guided movably on the base element along an adjustment direction. The guide device includes a first guide mechanism, in the vicinity of which the supporting element is supported on the base element and at which the supporting element and the base element interact with play in a direction perpendicular to the adjustment direction and to the supporting direction, and a second guide mechanism with which the supporting element is guided on the base element in an essentially play-free manner perpendicular to the adjustment direction and to the supporting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Heiko Thiel, Jochen Hofmann, Gregor Kroner