Patents by Inventor Manfred Gottwald

Manfred Gottwald 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).

  • Safety module having a trigger sensor
    Patent number: 6607211
    Abstract: The invention provides a safety module, which includes a trigger sensor for activating a safety system in the event of an accident operated cooperative engagement with a protective device to prevent improper triggering which comprises a damper mass (7) in or on a housing (1) enclosing the trigger sensor (10) and if the safety module is configured as a belt tensioner, the housing (1) may further include a winding device (4) that is pyrotechnically activated by the trigger sensor (10) in the event of an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Bürger, Günter Bernhardt, Hans Fehrmann, Manfred Gottwald
  • SAFETY MODULE HAVING A TRIGGER SENSOR
    Publication number: 20020158452
    Abstract: The invention provides a safety module, which includes a trigger sensor for activating a safety system in the event of an accident operated cooperative engagement with a protective device to prevent improper triggering which comprises a damper mass (7) in or on a housing (1) enclosing the trigger sensor (10) and if the safety module is configured as a belt tensioner, the housing (1) may further include a winding device (4) that is pyrotechnically activated by the trigger sensor (10) in the event of an accident.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: HARTMUT BURGER, GUNTER BERNHARDT, HANS FEHRMANN, MANFRED GOTTWALD