Patents by Inventor Johannes PFEIFFER

Johannes PFEIFFER 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).

  • Housing for an airbag module and method for manufacturing such housing
    Patent number: 10737655
    Abstract: A housing for an airbag module for accommodating a folded gas bag. The housing including a base portion and at least one lateral portion projecting from the base portion. At least one of the portions comprises at least two layers of a flexible material, which are arranged one above the other and are cohesively connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Johannes Pfeiffer
  • HOUSING FOR AN AIRBAG MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH HOUSING
    Publication number: 20180186327
    Abstract: A housing for an airbag module for accommodating a folded gas bag. The housing including a base portion and at least one lateral portion projecting from the base portion. At least one of the portions comprises at least two layers of a flexible material, which are arranged one above the other and are cohesively connected with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: TAKATA AG
    Inventor: Johannes PFEIFFER
  • Gas bag arrangement with a device for controlling an outlet cross-section of a vent opening
    Patent number: 9403503
    Abstract: A gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas bag arrangement comprises a gas bag inflatable by a gas generator to protect a vehicle occupant, whose envelope defines an interior space of the gas bag that can be filled with gas, a vent opening through which gas can flow out of the gas bag, and a device for controlling the outlet cross-section of the vent opening, which comprises at least one covering part with which the vent opening can be covered, in order to at least partly close the same, and which furthermore comprises an actuating mechanism which interacts with the covering part, in order to vary the outlet cross-section of the vent opening. The actuating mechanism includes an additional gas source and an element different from the gas bag and inflatable by means of the gas source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: TAKATA AG
    Inventors: Andre Buchholz, Mario Wendt, Johannes Pfeiffer
  • GAS BAG ARRANGEMENT WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN OUTLET CROSS-SECTION OF A VENT OPENING
    Publication number: 20150329073
    Abstract: A gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas bag arrangement comprises a gas bag inflatable by a gas generator to protect a vehicle occupant, whose envelope defines an interior space of the gas bag that can be filled with gas, a vent opening through which gas can flow out of the gas bag, and a device for controlling the outlet cross-section of the vent opening, which comprises at least one covering part with which the vent opening can be covered, in order to at least partly close the same, and which furthermore comprises an actuating mechanism which interacts with the covering part, in order to vary the outlet cross-section of the vent opening. The actuating mechanism includes an additional gas source and an element different from the gas bag and inflatable by means of the gas source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: TAKATA AG
    Inventors: Andre BUCHHOLZ, Mario WENDT, Johannes PFEIFFER