Patents by Inventor Kai Buerkle

Kai Buerkle 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).

  • Side gas bag
    Patent number: 6585291
    Abstract: An assembly consists of a vehicle structure including a vehicle side wall and of a gas bag side impact protection system including a gas bag. The gas bag is adapted to be inflated by means of compressed gas furnished by a source of compressed gas and comprising an outer side facing the vehicle side wall and an inner side facing the vehicle interior. The section of the gas bag located above the inflation port is folded at least twice and forms a stack at the outer side of the gas bag, the folds running substantially horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai Bürkle, Jochen Gunst
  • Inflatable protective cushion for side impact protection
    Patent number: 6378895
    Abstract: An inflatable protective cushion (10) for the protection of vehicle occupants against side impact, in particular in the head and shoulder region, comprises a gas inlet pipe (18). The gas inlet pipe extends over a substantial portion of the extent of the protective cushion (10). A branch line (24) is directed from the gas inlet pipe (18) inside the protective cushion (10) to a region of the protective cushion (10) a distance away from the gas inlet pipe (18), whereby selected portions of the cushion can be inflated more rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Brucker, Kai Buerkle