Patents by Inventor Herbert Bogge

Herbert Bogge 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).

  • Side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6106005
    Abstract: A side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle has an installation module including at least a housing, a gas generator, and a gas bag. The module is mounted on a door interior panel, with an outlet opening for the inflated gas bag being provided on an upright wall section of door trim located in front. For improved utilization of the existing door cavity and to achieve a rigid connection between the housing and the door interior panel, the housing has a trough-shaped receiving section for the gas generator, an expulsion channel located in front for the gas bag, and a panel-shaped mounting section. The receiving section passes through a recess in the door interior panel and penetrates into the door cavity located behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Martin Heinz, Fred Trick, Herbert Bogge, Gunter Dietrich, Hermann Guhl
  • Side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6086091
    Abstract: A side impact protection device in the form of an inflatable gas bag for an occupant of a motor vehicle includes an outlet opening located on a vertical wall section of a trim part located in front, said opening being closed by a cover when the gas bag is in the resting position. The cover consists of an external frame part fastened to the adjoining trim part and at least two lid halves that are connected integrally with the external frame part. The pivotable lid halves are provided with a decorative covering on the side facing the passenger compartment. The covering has a tear seam located in front of the common connecting area of the lid halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Martin Heinz, Fred Trick, Herbert Bogge, Gunter Dietrich, Hermann Guhl
  • Vehicle child seat arrangement with selectively activated airbag
    Patent number: 5992879
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least one vehicle seat to which a child seat mounted thereon can be fastened, with a device being provided for deactivating an airbag located in front of the seat when the child seat is mounted. In order for such a device to be capable of being retrofitted simply and economically even in existing standard vehicles, the device is composed of an additional tongue mounted on the child seat and a buckle that is actively connected with a central triggering unit, so that the airbag is deactivated when the tongue is inserted into the buckle and said airbag is reactivated when the tongue and buckle connection is broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Herbert Bogge