Patents by Inventor Martin EIGENMANN

Martin EIGENMANN 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 with an airbag module
    Patent number: 9428133
    Abstract: An airbag housing can be detachably fixed to at least one abutting wall area via at least one fixing device. The airbag housing has a plurality of tongues protruding laterally outwards on at least two opposing sides. The tongues arranged next to one another on one side are each spaced from the next by the width of at least one tongue. For the tongues of the airbag housing, a fixing frame on the dashboard has corresponding undercuts, and therefore the fixed airbag module is connected to the tongues in a form-locking manner in the undercuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Eigenmann, Christian Maurer, Robert Janssen, Dienhung Huynh, Reinhold Schreff
  • Motor Vehicle with an Airbag Module
    Publication number: 20150175117
    Abstract: An airbag housing can be detachably fixed to at least one abutting wall area via at least one fixing device. The airbag housing has a plurality of tongues protruding laterally outwards on at least two opposing sides. The tongues arranged next to one another on one side are each spaced from the next by the width of at least one tongue. For the tongues of the airbag housing, a fixing frame on the dashboard has corresponding undercuts, and therefore the fixed airbag module is connected to the tongues in a form-locking manner in the undercuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Martin EIGENMANN, Christian MAURER, Robert JANSSEN, Dienhung HUYNH, Reinhold SCHREFF