Patents by Inventor Hendrik NORDALM

Hendrik NORDALM 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).

  • Air supply device for a motor vehicle seat and method for operating the air supply device
    Patent number: 11052798
    Abstract: An air supply device and a method of operating same are provided for a vehicle seat having an air discharge opening provided in the upper region of the vehicle seat, via which opening a head, shoulder, and neck region of the seat occupant can be supplied with an airflow. The airflow is adjustable by a control unit for controlling or regulating a fan rotational speed of a blower and can be heated via a heating element. The control unit is supplied at least one activation signal for activating the air supply device and a temperature signal that provides information about the interior temperature. The control unit activates the heating element and the blower according to the activation signal and then controls at least the blower as a function of the interior temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hendrik Nordalm, Sebastian Geithner
  • Air Supply Device for a Motor Vehicle Seat and Method for Operating the Air Supply Device
    Publication number: 20160236599
    Abstract: An air supply device and a method of operating same are provided for a vehicle seat having an air discharge opening provided in the upper region of the vehicle seat, via which opening a head, shoulder, and neck region of the seat occupant can be supplied with an airflow. The airflow is adjustable by a control unit for controlling or regulating a fan rotational speed of a blower and can be heated via a heating element. The control unit is supplied at least one activation signal for activating the air supply device and a temperature signal that provides information about the interior temperature. The control unit activates the heating element and the blower according to the activation signal and then controls at least the blower as a function of the interior temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hendrik NORDALM, Sebastian GEITHNER