Patents by Inventor Joachim Klesing
Joachim Klesing 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).
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Patent number: 10414439Abstract: A steering wheel (102) having a hub portion (118), a rim (112) and at least one spoke (114) connected to the hub portion (118) and to the rim (112), the rim (112) having a groove and a surface of the steering wheel (102); a number of actuatable light sources located in or under the groove; light diffuser or lens (140) positioned in the groove above the light sources.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.Inventors: Byron Spencer, Michael Jendrowski, John Musiol, Joachim Klesing
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Publication number: 20190016383Abstract: A steering wheel (102) having a hub portion (118), a rim (112) and at least one spoke (114) connected to the hub portion (118) and to the rim (112), the rim (112) having a groove and a surface of the steering wheel (102); a number of actuatable light sources located in or under the groove; light diffuser or lens (140) positioned in the groove above the light sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.Inventors: Byron Spencer, Michael Jendrowski, John Musiol, Joachim Klesing
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Patent number: 7798565Abstract: The invention relates to a roof module for a vehicle, which can be mounted from above in an opening in the bodywork and which comprises a rigid outer shell (12), in addition to at least one electric functional unit (16), which is pre-installed on the underside of the outer shell by means of a support unit (14). The electric functional unit (16) can be displaced by means of said support unit (14) between a mounting position, in which the electric functional unit can be introduced into the bodywork opening and a functional position, in which at least part of the electric functional unit can be placed against a limit (22) of the bodywork opening. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a roof module of this type.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Anton Dietmar Jöhl, Joachim Klesing
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Publication number: 20080303315Abstract: The invention relates to a roof module for a vehicle, which can be mounted from above in an opening in the bodywork and which comprises a rigid outer shell (12), in addition to at least one electric functional unit (16), which is pre-installed on the underside of the outer shell by means of a support unit (14). The electric functional unit (16) can be displaced by means of said support unit (14) between a mounting position, in which the electric functional unit can be introduced into the bodywork opening and a functional position, in which at least part of the electric functional unit can be placed against a limit (22) of the bodywork opening. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a roof module of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2006Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Anton Dietmar Johl, Joachim Klesing
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Patent number: 7342485Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a control for comfortable operation of at least one motor vehicle component by a passenger of the vehicle, the control having a sensor surface arrangement (12g) for detecting the presence and/or movement of the hand or part of the hand of the passenger in a detection area of the sensor surface arrangement (12g). The sensor surface arrangement (12g) provides an electrical trigger signal based on detection of the presence and/or movement of at least part of the hand for triggering the vehicle component(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: Webasto AGInventors: Anton Joehl, Joachim Klesing, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Eder
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Patent number: 6878054Abstract: A ventilation cap (3) for a motor vehicle roof (1) for ventilation of the motor vehicle interior (4) and a roof with such a ventilation cap, in which the ventilation cap (3) is formed to be oblong having an air duct with a front air opening (6) and with a rear air opening (7) which discharge above the motor vehicle roof (1), the air duct being flow-connected to the motor vehicle interior (4) via a flow path which is formed in the ventilation cap (3). The motor vehicle roof (1) is formed preferably as a glass roof with at least two glass surfaces (2a, 2b), on which the ventilation cap (3) is mounted essentially a central longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Joachim Klesing, Michael Kölbl, Martin Pollak, Bernd Schleicher, Wolfgang Seifert, Helmut Teschner, Bernhard Vecchioni
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Patent number: 6822168Abstract: A cable harness arrangement, especially for connection of the individual components of a motor vehicle, is provided which includes a flexible printed circuit board having at least one flat printed circuit and at least one non-flat conductor. The non-flat conductor is fixed at least partially by the flexible printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Joachim Klesing, Ferdinand Hahn, Peter Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20040227625Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a control for comfortable operation of at least one motor vehicle component by a passenger of the vehicle, the control having a sensor surface arrangement (12g) for detecting the presence and/or movement of the hand or part of the hand of the passenger in a detection area of the sensor surface arrangement (12g). The sensor surface arrangement (12g) provides an electrical trigger signal based on detection of the presence and/or movement of at least part of the hand for triggering the vehicle component(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: Webasto AGInventors: Anton Joehl, Joachim Klesing, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Eder
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Patent number: 6633148Abstract: The invention relates to a process for adjusting a motor vehicle part between at least two positions, the motor vehicle part being driven by an electric motor, pulse signals being generated according to the rotary motion of the electric motor and being supplied to a control unit for controlling the electric motor, in the first computation (50) with a first parameter set the first value for the instantaneous force acting on the motor vehicle part is determined from the acquired pulse signals at certain first instants. Parallel to the first computation, in at least the second computation (52) with a second parameter set which differs from the first parameter set the second value for the instantaneous force acting on the motor vehicle part is determined from the acquired pulse signals at certain second instants, the two values being considered for the instantaneous action of the force in order to decide whether the electric motor is turned off or reversed or not.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Webasto Dachsysteme GmbHInventor: Joachim Klesing
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Publication number: 20030162490Abstract: A ventilation cap (3) for a motor vehicle roof (1) for ventilation of the motor vehicle interior (4) and a roof with such a ventilation cap, in which the ventilation cap (3) is formed to be oblong having an air duct with a front air opening (6) and with a rear air opening (7) which discharge above the motor vehicle roof (1), the air duct being flow-connected to the motor vehicle interior (4) via a flow path which is formed in the ventilation cap (3). The motor vehicle roof (1) is formed preferably as a glass roof with at least two glass surfaces (2a, 2b), on which the ventilation cap (3) is mounted essentially a central longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2003Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbHInventors: Joachim Klesing, Michael Kolbl, Martin Pollak, Bernd Schleicher, Wolfgang Seifert, Helmut Teschner, Bernhard Vecchioni
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Patent number: 6605911Abstract: A process for adjusting a motor vehicle part between at least two positions and a drive device for executing this process. The motor vehicle part is driven by an electric motor. A pulse signal is generated according to the rotary motion of the electric motor (10) and is supplied to a control unit (24) for controlling the electric motor (10). The instant of input of each signal on the control unit (24) is acquired and between two such input instants at certain extrapolation instants from at least some of these measured instants the current force acting on the motor vehicle part is estimated, this estimate being used as the criterion in the decision whether the electric motor (10) is turned off or reversed or not.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Webasto Dachsysteme GmbHInventor: Joachim Klesing
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Patent number: 6597139Abstract: The invention relates to a process for adjusting a motor vehicle part between at least two positions and a drive device for executing this process. The motor vehicle part is driven by an electric motor, and a pulse signal is generated according to the rotary motion of the electric motor which is supplied to a control unit for controlling the electric motor, in which at certain instants the value for the current force acting on the motor vehicle part is determined from the pulse signal. This value of the force is used as the criteria in the decision whether the electric motor is to be turned off or reversed [or not]. Before connection of the electric motor to the motor vehicle part measurements are taken on the electric motor for determining the individual motor characteristics, the measured values determined in this way are used in the determination of the value of the action of force.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Webasto Dachsysteme GmbHInventor: Joachim Klesing
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Patent number: 6573676Abstract: A process for displacing a motor vehicle part between at least two positions and a drive device for executing this process in which the motor vehicle part is driven by an electric motor (10), a pulse signal is generated according to the rotary motion of the electric motor (10) and is supplied to a control unit (24) for controlling the electric motor (10), and the instant of input of each signal on the control unit (24) is acquired. Furthermore, at certain instants, a respective for the change of motor rpm is determined from at least some of these previously measured instants, from each value of the rpm change a force change value (&Dgr;F*[k]) is computed and at least some of the previously determined values of the force change are added up with weighting in order to determine the value for the instantaneous force acting on the moveable motor vehicle part. This value is used as the criterion in deciding whether or not the electric motor (10) is turned off or reversed.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2001Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Webasto Dachsysteme GmbHInventor: Joachim Klesing
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Publication number: 20020121151Abstract: The invention relates to a drive for an adjustable motor vehicle part which has an electric motor (10), a worm drive which has a worm wheel (28) surrounded by a gearbox (36, 38; 136, 148), and electronic components (32, 34) for operation of the electric motor. At least the important part of the electronic components (32, 34) is located between the worm wheel (28) and the gearbox (38; 138).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Thomas Kraus, Rudolf Engl, Joachim Klesing, Bernhard Meier
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Publication number: 20020079129Abstract: A cable harness arrangement, especially for connection of the individual components of a motor vehicle, is provided which includes a flexible printed circuit board having at least one flat printed circuit and at least one non-flat conductor. The non-flat conductor is fixed at least partially by the flexible printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Joachim Klesing, Ferdinand Hahn, Peter Hoffmann
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Patent number: 5764050Abstract: In a method for measuring a distance between a conducting reaction track and a functional surface moving relative to the reaction track a sensor with two signal transmitters is provided on the functional surface. An alternating field is generated in the sensor. The alternating field changes as a function of the distance between the conducting reaction track and the functional surface. Each of the two signal transmitters detects the changes of the alternating field as distance information. Each signal transmitter produces decoupled distance information values. These decoupled distance information values are processed in separate distance measuring channels to provide processed signals. The processed signals are constantly fed to and compared in a comparator. A distance information signal is emitted only when the processed signals of the separate distance measuring channels are identical within a predetermined tolerance range.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1996Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignee: Thyssen Industrie AGInventors: Siegfried Ellmann, Joachim Klesing, Michael Ruppert, Josef Eder