Patents by Inventor Ingmar HAILER

Ingmar HAILER 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: 11511655
    Abstract: A head restraint of a vehicle seat includes a base element, at least one connection element positioned on the base element for connecting the base element to a backrest of a vehicle seat, a bearing element having a contact surface for contacting a head of a user of the vehicle seat, and a holding element which can be adjusted along a depth axis relative to the base element. The depth axis is oriented perpendicular to the contact surface. The bearing element is connected to the holding element by a damping device, wherein the damping device damps a movement of the bearing element relative to the holding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ingmar Hailer, Rolf Lechner, Robert Lenz, Felix Warnbacher
  • Publication number: 20210245640
    Abstract: A head restraint of a vehicle seat includes a base element, at least one connection element positioned on the base element for connecting the base element to a backrest of a vehicle seat, a bearing element having a contact surface for contacting a head of a user of the vehicle seat, and a holding element which can be adjusted along a depth axis relative to the base element. The depth axis is oriented perpendicular to the contact surface. The bearing element is connected to the holding element by a damping device, wherein the damping device damps a movement of the bearing element relative to the holding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ingmar HAILER, Rolf LECHNER, Robert LENZ, Felix WARNBACHER