Patents by Inventor Marco Zehndbauer

Marco Zehndbauer 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).

  • Pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 9802518
    Abstract: A pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement has at least one chamber or bladder, which can be filled with a pressure medium, as an adjustment element. Furthermore, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a fluid line for the filling and/or evacuation of the chamber. Additionally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a valve device which is provided in the fluid line for volume flow regulation. Finally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a noise absorber which is likewise arranged in the fluid line in order to absorb noise generated in the fluid line. In this way, it is possible to create a pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, in particular for comfort functions, such that objectionable noises during the execution of the comfort fiction are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Steinberger, Stefan Weickmann, Marco Zehndbauer
  • PNEUMATIC ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20150061337
    Abstract: A pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement has at least one chamber or bladder, which can be filled with a pressure medium, as an adjustment element. Furthermore, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a fluid line for the filling and/or evacuation of the chamber. Additionally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a valve device which is provided in the fluid line for volume flow regulation. Finally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a noise absorber which is likewise arranged in the fluid line in order to absorb noise generated in the fluid line. In this way, it is possible to create a pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, in particular for comfort functions, such that objectionable noises during the execution of the comfort fiction are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Johann Steinberger, Stefan Weickmann, Marco Zehndbauer