Patents by Inventor Kunt Balzer

Kunt Balzer 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).

  • Passenger Protection Device
    Publication number: 20080030012
    Abstract: A passenger protection device in a motor vehicle includes at least one airbag, at least one gas generator for filling the airbag, an airbag control device for activating the airbag, means for acquiring the deployment speed of the airbag, and means for regulating the filling quantity of the airbag, taking into account its deployment speed. In order for the passenger protection device to implement a controlled filling of the airbag dependent on its deployment speed, at least one flow-off valve is provided that is situated between the gas generator and the airbag. In addition, controllable actuating means are provided for the sealing of the flow-off valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Bernhard Mattes, Hans-Peter Stumpp, Werner Nitschke, Hartmut Schumacher, Walter Wottreng, Hans Guettler, Rainer Moritz, Thomas Herrmann, Frank-Juergen Stuetzler, Alexander Vogt, Kunt Balzer, Thomas Lich, Ulrike Groeger, Alfred Kuttenberger, Lothar Groesch, Michael Schmid, Mario Kroeninger