Patents by Inventor Manfred Viegl

Manfred Viegl 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).

  • Vehicle with an airbag device connected to interior fittings
    Publication number: 20040119272
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle with an airbag device covered by part of an interior fitting, comprising an airbag disposed behind the interior fitting part and a gas generator which is pyrotechnically connected to the airbag. A cord-type gas generator (20) is used as a gas generator and is disposed inside the airbag (18). The cord-type gas generator (20) is placed lengthways within a U-shaped recess in the interior fitting which opens upon inflation of the airbag device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Rene Rade, Peter Tiefenthaler, Manfred Viegl, Karl-Heinz Sommer, Rudiger Lang