Patents by Inventor Heinz J. Wagener

Heinz J. Wagener 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).

  • Hinge joint for the seats of automotive vehicles and the like
    Patent number: 4828322
    Abstract: A hinge joint for use in the seats of motor vehicles to bring about changes of inclination of the back of the seat has a first component which is secured to the body supporting portion of the seat, a second component which is affixed to the back of the seat, and a shaft which has an eccentric cylindrical portion rotatably journalled in the first component and two conical portions which are disposed at opposite axial ends of the cylindrical portion and are received in complementary openings of two spaced-apart sections of the second component. A diaphragm spring biases the shaft axially to urge the conical portions deeper into the respective openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: Keiper Recaro GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Hansjorg Walk, Heinz J. Wagener