Patents by Inventor Marcel AMSTEIN

Marcel AMSTEIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240017646
    Abstract: It is provided a vehicle seat, with a backrest which is rigidly coupled to a seat part so that a pivotal movement of the backrest about a rear pivot axis, via which an inclination of the backrest can be adjusted, always is accompanied by a corresponding pivotal movement of the seat part. There is provided a pan adjusting device via which a seat pan part can be pivoted relative to the seat part about a seat part pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jochen HOFMANN, Erik LUTHER, Marcel AMSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20230158924
    Abstract: Disclosed is a seat rail pair (2) for adjustment of a vehicle seat (8), in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in an adjustment direction (x), comprising a guide rail (10) extending parallel to the adjustment direction (x) for fastening to a vehicle floor, and a fastening rail (21), which is adjustably guided on the guide rail (10) in the adjustment direction (x) for fastening the vehicle seat (8), wherein an energy absorber element (5) is provided in a path, which introduces the force acting on the vehicle seat (8) into the vehicle structure, which energy absorber element permits a movement of the vehicle seat in the adjustment direction (x) under plastic deformation when a predetermined value of the force is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Marcel AMSTEIN, Ramzi OUAFI, Jochen HOFMANN, Sven SINNE, Frank RICHTER, Fabian POHLMANN, Michael LENG, Dieter STRASSER, Andreas HUF
  • Patent number: 11299071
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Joerg Gropp, Marcel Amstein, Jochen Hofmann, Gregor Kroener, Sandra Kieser, Fabian Rehmet
  • Publication number: 20210309129
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
  • Publication number: 20210245634
    Abstract: A backrest for a vehicle seat, comprising a backrest frame on which a backrest head support element provided for supporting a seat user in the shoulder region can be pivoted. In particular, the support element can be pivoted via a drive unit arranged on the support element and a lever mechanism which interacts with the drive unit so as to be actuated by an external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Thomas BITTERMANN, Jochen HOFMANN, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jörg GROPP, Jacqueline ALBRECHT
  • Patent number: 10940773
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises construction elements that are movable relative to one another and at least one force transmission element which transmits activation forces and/or stress forces that result from the use of the vehicle seat from one construction element to the other. The force transmission element by way of at least one joint is connected to both construction elements, and conjointly with the at least one joint is an integral component part of at least one of the two construction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Bastian Erbacher, Jochen Hofmann, Christian Schnapp, Marcel Amstein, Stefan Henning, Enno Meyer
  • Publication number: 20200269730
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
  • Publication number: 20200231068
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for the longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat, comprising at least one rail for defining a longitudinal seat axis along which a seat base of the vehicle seat is adjustable, and for supporting at least one adjusting unit of the adjusting device, and at least two shiftably guided adjusting units arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal seat axis, to which the seat base is to be fixed in order to be adjustable along the longitudinal seat axis. The at least two adjusting units are adjustable relative to each other along the longitudinal seat axis, and each adjusting unit is assigned a separate drive for the power-operated adjustment along the longitudinal seat axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg GROPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Jochen HOFMANN, Gregor KROENER, Sandra KIESER, Fabian REHMET
  • Publication number: 20180001790
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises construction elements that are movable relative to one another and at least one force transmission element which transmits activation forces and/or stress forces that result from the use of the vehicle seat from one construction element to the other. The force transmission element by way of at least one joint is connected to both construction elements, and conjointly with the at least one joint is an integral component part of at least one of the two construction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Bastian ERBACHER, Jochen HOFMANN, Christian SCHNAPP, Marcel AMSTEIN, Stefan HENNING, Enno MEYER