Patents by Inventor Herbert Feile

Herbert Feile 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: 7761960
    Abstract: An insert tongue (10) for a safety belt buckle includes an insert section (12) which is intended to be inserted into the belt buckle and a safety belt section (14) which has a slot for receiving the safety belt (5). The safety belt section (14) generally extends in the extension of the insert section (12) and the slot extends at an angle of less than 25° relative to a plane defined by the insert section (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Herbert Feile
  • Publication number: 20080066271
    Abstract: An insert tongue (10) for a safety belt buckle includes an insert section (12) which is intended to be inserted into the belt buckle and a safety belt section (14) which has a slot for receiving the safety belt (5). The safety belt section (14) generally extends in the extension of the insert section (12) and the slot extends at an angle of less than 25° relative to a plane defined by the insert section (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventor: Herbert Feile
  • Patent number: 6312057
    Abstract: An assembly unit comprising a belt buckle (10) for the insert tongue of a vehicular seat belt, a fastener fitting (12) for the belt buckle (10) and a force limiter between the belt buckle (10) and the fastener fitting (12) is characterized in that the force limiter contains a traction means (14, 16) fixedly connected to the belt buckle (10), movable relative to the fastener fitting (12) by a predetermined travel, and a stretchable member (24) coupled to the belt buckle (10) and the fastener fitting (12), which can be stretched by a predetermined tensile force between the belt buckle (10) and the fastener fitting (12) being exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Herbert Feile
  • Patent number: 6149199
    Abstract: A belt buckle assembly has at least one traction cable secured to a belt buckle. The traction cable has two free ends and a middle portion connecting the free ends. The buckle assembly comprises an end piece attached to the traction cable for vehicle-fixed mounting of the traction cable, and a holding part surrounding the traction cable. The holding part is arranged between the end piece and the belt buckle, and holds the traction cable in a deflected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Feile, Albert Kinzel
  • Patent number: 5598613
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle for cooperation with an insert tongue comprises a swivel latch mounted in a frame to be movable between a locked position and a released position, and a helical pressure spring which has a first end supported by said swivel latch and a second end supported by a locking member. The spring is held by a spring receptacle which is defined by two ridges on said frame and which surrounds a spigot on said locking member. The second pressure spring end and said spring receptacle are configured such that said second spring end is self-centered on said spigot. Due to this configuration, a malassembly of the spring is excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: TRW Repa GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Feile, Siegfried Bareiss, Claus Fauser, Albrecht Schock