Patents by Inventor Mario Leitner

Mario Leitner 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: 20050242625
    Abstract: A sidewall module of a motor vehicle in which a mounting beam which can be attached to the vehicle is preassembled with a self-supporting sidewall, and additional components may be installed in the sidewall module prior to assembly of the module on the vehicle. This approach to vehicle assembly creates a sidewall module that makes it possible to effectively utilize the construction space between the sidewall and the wheel house. Preferably, the mounting beam and the side wall are made of plastics, and the sidewall module is mounted on vehicle support structure arranged to permit the sidewall module to absorb energy in a collision with a pedestrian.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Udo Hafner, Mario Leitner, Stefan Adler, Niklas Eberle, Dirk Hachmann
  • Patent number: 6390499
    Abstract: A gas bag arrangement for a motor vehicle safety system is provided. A gas generator is disposed in a housing to which is connected an airbag that is unfolded and inflated by gas produced by the gas generator and guided to a gas discharge area of the housing. A first partial discharge area of the gas discharge area is formed by a discharge part that projects from the housing into the airbag. A second partial discharge area is formed by openings disposed about a location where the discharge part is attached to the housing. Two partial flows of gas from the gas generator are separately directed, in the same direction, onto the material of the airbag. The first and second partial discharge areas are staggered relative to the airbag when viewed in a direction of discharge of gas from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Mario Leitner, Werner Balser, Ulrike Hütte, Franz-Xaver Weiss