Patents by Inventor Manfred Spitzer

Manfred Spitzer 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).

  • System for assisting the operator of a technical appliance
    Patent number: 6876307
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system for assisting an operator of a technical appliance, with a image display device (2), of which the image is in the normal field of vision of the operator, for display of operationally relevant information in the form of images or symbols (1). According to the invention, a respective image or symbol is displayed at least once for a brief period of time, of which the duration is below the threshold of conscious recognition and above the threshold of subconscious recognition of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Manfred Spitzer, Stefan Hahn, Markus Hess, Ulrich Kressel, Siegfried Rothe, Walter Ziegler
  • Process for producing a heald shaft for weaving shafts out of a metal hollow section
    Patent number: 6076250
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing a heald shaft for weaving shafts out of a metal hollow section, the height of which diminishes towards the ends on both sides. A light-weight extruded metal section is selected and adjusted to the maximal height of the section of a heald shaft without center support, whereupon the heald shaft is reduced towards both of its ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Firma Schmeing GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Manfred Spitzer