Patents by Inventor Jurgen Weyand

Jurgen Weyand 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).

  • Airbag and a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7850200
    Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle capable of adjusting its internal pressure to the size of a vehicle occupant and to the accident situation. This adaptation is achieved by purely passive means. The airbag includes an airbag cover enclosing a gas chamber and also has at least one venting arrangement which connects the gas chamber with an external environment. Gas flow through the venting arrangement is throttled or blocked when a certain area of the airbag cover meets an obstacle. The venting arrangement includes at least one opening in the airbag cover and a tube which is connected with the airbag cover. The at least one opening ends in the tube, and the tube includes an exit opening to the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Ralf Zauritz, Stefan Hauser, Jurgen Weyand, Christian Miksits
  • Airbag And A Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20070273133
    Abstract: An airbag for a motor vehicle capable of adjusting its internal pressure to the size of a vehicle occupant and to the accident situation. This adaptation is achieved by purely passive means. The airbag includes an airbag cover enclosing a gas chamber and also has at least one venting arrangement which connects the gas chamber with an external environment. Gas flow through the venting arrangement is throttled or blocked when a certain area of the airbag cover meets an obstacle. The venting arrangement includes at least one opening in the airbag cover and a tube which is connected with the airbag cover. The at least one opening ends in the tube, and the tube includes an exit opening to the external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ralf Zauritz, Stefan Hauser, Jurgen Weyand, Christian Miksits