Patents by Inventor Marcus Biewendt

Marcus Biewendt 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).

  • Motor vehicle passenger safety arrangement
    Patent number: 6241280
    Abstract: A passenger safety arrangement for a vehicle has a side air bag and a safety belt which acts as a restraining element for a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. The passenger safety arrangement also includes at least one sensor for detecting a lateral collision and at least one control unit for activating the lateral air bag and/or a belt tensioning device in response to signals supplied by the sensor. In order to improve passenger protection in the event of a lateral collision, the side air bag is activated by the control unit before actuation of the belt tensioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Marcus Biewendt, Rolf Bergmann, Ernst-Wilhelm Ritters, Joachim Schütz