Patents by Inventor Kurt M. Straub

Kurt M. Straub 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).

  • Patent number: 6040637
    Abstract: An airbag control system is provided to disable an airbag in a motor vehicle. The airbag control system includes an airbag control module, a switching circuit with a first circuit path and a second circuit path, and a switch selectively movable between an enabled position, which interconnects the first circuit path to the airbag control module to activate the airbag, and a disabled position, which interconnects the second circuit path to the airbag control module to prevent activation of the airbag. In addition, the system includes a third circuit path with a first resistor in series with a second resistor which is placed in parallel with a second contact of said switch. Alternatively, a controller is electrically connected through the third circuit path to the switch. The controller detects the position of the switch based on the resistance value it senses in the third circuit path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa M. Paganini, Frank Casilio, Roy Peters, Kurt M. Straub, Rene C. DeHondt, Tova Fry
  • Patent number: 5612516
    Abstract: A speaker enclosure for holding two 3.5" speakers and a 6.5" speaker is positionable on a rear shelf of the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The rear shelf extends transversely across the vehicle, and the speaker enclosure extends substantially the length of the rear shelf. The speaker enclosure includes three receptacles for receiving the speakers. An L-shaped tube directs sound emanating from the 6.5" speaker out of a front sound port of the enclosure, between the 3.5" speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Diane M. Valitutti, James Finck, Kurt M. Straub
  • Patent number: D308382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Moore, Kurt M. Straub, Ronald Mills