Patents by Inventor Juergen GIRISCH

Juergen GIRISCH 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).

  • Gas-fillable support means for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipped therewith
    Patent number: 11827170
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes a gas-fillable support that is connectable to a gas generator. The gas-fillable support is securable to a body of a motor vehicle and has a first operating state which exists before the gas generator is activated and which has a first volume. The gas-fillable support has a second operating state which exists after the gas generator is activated and which has a second volume which is greater than the first volume. The gas-fillable support in the second operating state is contactable against a first portion which is operationally connected to the body and is contactable against a second portion which is operationally connected to the body and which is remote from the first end portion. A first mechanical strength of the gas-fillable support in the first operating state is less than a second mechanical strength of the gas-fillable support in the second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Girisch, Bernhard Schmid
  • Gas-Fillable Support Means for a Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Equipped Therewith
    Publication number: 20220009441
    Abstract: A support apparatus includes a gas-fillable support that is connectable to a gas generator. The gas-fillable support is securable to a body of a motor vehicle and has a first operating state which exists before the gas generator is activated and which has a first volume. The gas-fillable support has a second operating state which exists after the gas generator is activated and which has a second volume which is greater than the first volume. The gas-fillable support in the second operating state is contactable against a first portion which is operationally connected to the body and is contactable against a second portion which is operationally connected to the body and which is remote from the first end portion. A first mechanical strength of the gas-fillable support in the first operating state is less than a second mechanical strength of the gas-fillable support in the second operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen GIRISCH, Bernhard SCHMID