Patents by Inventor Heinz Etzmuss

Heinz Etzmuss 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).

  • Patent number: 8388057
    Abstract: An air-conditioned seat includes a seat area and a backrest, the seat area and/or the backrest being cushioned with foam. For climate-control, a ventilator, in particular a radial ventilator, is provided, which is in operative connection with an air distribution device in the foam of the seat area and/or the backrest, the air distribution device including an air distribution structure on the side (e.g., a B side) facing away from the seated person, as well as air-conducting channels toward the side (e.g., an A side) facing the seated person. The ventilator is to be disposed in the foam itself, on the B side. The air is transported to the A side via the air distribution structure in the form of air trenches introduced into the foam on the B side, and via the air-conducting channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Sitech Sitztechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Tomas Barkow, Heinz Etzmuss, Hans-Georg Kaiser, Bernd Wilhelm, Harald Vogel, Adrian Sievers, Reinhard Mueller
  • Publication number: 20090322124
    Abstract: An air-conditioned seat includes a seat area and a backrest, the seat area and/or the backrest being cushioned with foam. For climate-control, a ventilator, in particular a radial ventilator, is provided, which is in operative connection with an air distribution device in the foam of the seat area and/or the backrest, the air distribution device including an air distribution structure on the side (e.g., a B side) facing away from the seated person, as well as air-conducting channels toward the side (e.g., an A side) facing the seated person. The ventilator is to be disposed in the foam itself, on the B side. The air is transported to the A side via the air distribution structure in the form of air trenches introduced into the foam on the B side, and via the air-conducting channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Tomas Barkow, Heinz Etzmuss, Hans-georg Kaiser, Bernd Wilhelm, Harald Vogel, Adrian Sievers, Reinhard Mueller