Patents by Inventor Ingo Polan

Ingo Polan 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).

  • Switch device
    Patent number: 8446069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers
  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100181172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers