Patents by Inventor Ingo Teufel

Ingo Teufel 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).

  • Height adjustment device for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6505888
    Abstract: In a height adjuster (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, with a rocking arm (9) connected to a seat frame (10), the rocking arm mounting a toothed segment (15), and with a connector with a mounting point (28) for a belt lock arranged on the seat frame (10) for rotation about an axis of rotation (30) relative to the seat frame (10), wherein the connector (16,22) comprises an engagement mechanism which cooperates with the toothed segment (15) in the case of a crash, and the axis of rotation (30) is arranged between the engagement mechanism and the mounting point (28) for the belt lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co
    Inventors: Ingo Teufel, Joachim Muhlberger
  • Vehicle seat with height adjuster
    Patent number: 6478378
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, with a height adjuster (9) for adjusting the height of a seat frame of the vehicle seat relative to the vehicle structure, a locking device (13,23,36,38) is provided with a stop (31,33,36,38), which makes available an alternative force transmission between the seat frame and the vehicle structure in the event of a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Joachim Mühlberger, Ingo Teufel
  • Vehicle seat with height adjuster
    Publication number: 20020011746
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, with a height adjuster (9) for adjusting the height of a seat frame of the vehicle seat relative to the vehicle structure, a locking device (13, 23, 36, 38) is provided with a crash stop (31, 33, 36, 38), which makes available an alternative force transmission between the seat frame and the vehicle structure in the event of a crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: KEIPER GMBH & CO
    Inventors: Joachim Muhlberger, Ingo Teufel
  • Gear mechanism for a vehicle seat adjuster
    Publication number: 20010050505
    Abstract: A gear mechanism (1) for a vehicle seat adjuster with at least two hollow wheels (11, 28) having internal gears, which are mounted side by side and adapted for rotating relative to each other, with at least one rotating planet gear (24) axially arranged between the hollow wheels (11, 28), and means (22, 26) acting in radially different directions, which eliminates a radial backlash in the locked state of the gear mechanism (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: KEIPER GMBH & CO
    Inventor: Ingo Teufel