Patents by Inventor Herwig Gotz

Herwig Gotz 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).

  • Passenger restraint system for the backseat of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6007089
    Abstract: An air bag module (1) including an air bag (9) and a gas generator (7) disposed in the region of the outside seat back edge of the back seat of a vehicle. The air bag module (1) is covered by a flap (11) having a section (15) oriented in the direction of travel. The section (15) has a free end (13) disposed adjacent to a side part of the vehicle body or trim (17) thereby forming a gap (19) through which the air bag (9) emerges unhindered during deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Herwig Gotz, Folkert Ostermann