Patents by Inventor Martin Specht

Martin Specht 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).

  • Patent number: 11611268
    Abstract: Provided is a stator device for an electric flat motor, including a first stator side part and a second stator side part which can be arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the first stator side part and the second stator side part to accommodate a rotor, the first stator side part includes an electrically insulating carrier substrate with an electrically conductive conductor layer arranged thereon, and wherein coil-like conductor tracks are formed in the conductor layer. The stator device includes a stiffening device for stiffening the first stator side part, wherein the stiffening device is designed as a magnetic inference for the first stator side part. Furthermore, provided is an electric flat motor for a quick adjustment device for a motor vehicle and a method for producing a stator device for an electric flat motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventor: Martin Specht
  • Patent number: 11465543
    Abstract: Receiving device for receiving objects in a vehicle interior, having a receiving element and a movement element, the receiving element having a receiving space bounded laterally by a casing section and at a lower end by a base section at least in sections and has an access opening at an upper end. The movement element mounted in the receiving space displaceable between closed and release positions by a bearing device. Movement element closing the access opening at least in sections in the closed and release positions. The movement element releasing access through the access opening into the receiving space. The receiving element and/or the movement element includes damping device for at least partially damping movement element movement. Method of damping movement of movement element of such receiving device for receiving objects in a vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Dietmar Christian Huber, Christian Lack
  • Patent number: 11440501
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active restraint system (1), comprising a seat belt retractor (3), having a frame (2) and a belt reel (4) with a belt webbing (10) wound thereon and rotatable supported by the frame (2) for allowing winding and unwinding the belt webbing (10). An electric disc motor (28) comprising a rotor (30) and a stator (32) is attached to the belt reel (4). The rotor (30) is directly attached by an attachment (31) to the belt reel (4). The restraint system further comprises a control unit (40) connected to the disc motor (28) and adapted to control the disc motor (28) to drive the belt reel (4) in accordance with a determined belt motion profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Martin Specht
  • Publication number: 20220126652
    Abstract: Provided is a drive device for driving a roller device of a frameless vehicle window, including a drive rod with an upper roller end for the fixation to a curtain rod of a roller curtain of the roller device and a lower covering end, wherein the drive rod is movably supported between a cover position and a release position, further including a drive drum and an at least partially flexible drive fixed to the roller end or to the covering end of the drive rod and at least partially wraps around the drive drum in a force-transmitting manner for transmitting a drive force to the drive rod for a movement of the drive rod between the cover position and the release position during a rotation of the drive drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin SPECHT, Ullrich JULING, Florian DORSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20220048457
    Abstract: Provided is a security device for a motor vehicle for automatically moving a device of the motor vehicle in a predefined driving situation, including an electric motor for moving the device and a first current supply interface that can be electrically coupled to an on-board current supply system of the motor vehicle. The security device includes a second current supply interface for electrically coupling the electric motor to a drive battery of the motor vehicle. The second current supply interface includes a switching device with switching for electrically coupling the electric motor to the drive battery depending on the predefined driving situation. Furthermore, provided is a security system with several security devices and a method for operating such a security system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventor: Martin SPECHT
  • Publication number: 20210273535
    Abstract: Provided is a stator device for an electric flat motor, comprising including a first stator side part and a second stator side part which can be arranged in such a way that a gap is formed between the first stator side part and the second stator side part to accommodate a rotor, the first stator side part includes an electrically insulating carrier substrate with an electrically conductive conductor layer arranged thereon, and wherein coil-like conductor tracks are formed in the conductor layer. The stator device includes a stiffening device for stiffening the first stator side part, wherein the stiffening device is designed as a magnetic inference for the first stator side part. Furthermore, provided is an electric flat motor for a quick adjustment device for a motor vehicle and a method for producing a stator device for an electric flat motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventor: Martin SPECHT
  • Patent number: 11014504
    Abstract: Provided is a receiving device for a vehicle interior, having a receiving section for receiving objects in a receiving position of the receiving section, a base body in which the receiving section is arranged in a rest position of the receiving section, a drive unit for moving the receiving section from the rest position via an intermediate position into the receiving position, in which the receiving section projects from the base body, the drive unit applying a first drive force to the receiving section for moving from the rest position into the intermediate position and applying a second drive force to the receiving section for moving from the intermediate position into the receiving position, the first drive force being smaller than the second drive force, further comprising a damping device for applying a first damping force against said first driving force and a second damping force against said second driving force to said receiving portion, said second damping force being greater than said first dampin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HS Products Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Dietmar Christian Huber
  • Patent number: 10975956
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a force transmitting device (100) for a transmission (200), particularly of a motorcycle, with a shift assist system, featuring a shift input shaft (30) with a shift lever connection (20) for receiving a shifting motion of a shift lever (300) and a transmission connection (40) for transmitting the shifting motion to a gear shifting gate (110) of the transmission (100), wherein the shift input shaft (30) features an energy accumulator (32) for the intermediate storage of at least part of the shifting force such that the relative motion between the shift lever connection (20) and the transmission connection (40) can be realized by changing the shifting force stored in the energy accumulator (32), and wherein the shift input shaft (30) features a sensor device (60) for detecting the relative motion between the shift lever connection (20) and the transmission connection (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Dorschel, Thomas Heckmayr, Ullrich Juling, Martin Specht
  • Publication number: 20200247353
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active restraint system (1), comprising a seat belt retractor (3), having a frame (2) and a belt reel (4) with a belt webbing (10) wound thereon and rotatable supported by the frame (2) for allowing winding and unwinding the belt webbing (10). An electric disc motor (28) comprising a rotor (30) and a stator (32) is attached to the belt reel (4). The rotor (30) is directly attached by an attachment (31) to the belt reel (4). The restraint system further comprises a control unit (40) connected to the disc motor (28) and adapted to control the disc motor (28) to drive the belt reel (4) in accordance with a determined belt motion profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Martin SPECHT
  • Publication number: 20200180488
    Abstract: Provided is a receiving device for a vehicle interior, having a receiving section for receiving objects in a receiving position of the receiving section, a base body in which the receiving section is arranged in a rest position of the receiving section, a drive unit for moving the receiving section from the rest position via an intermediate position into the receiving position, in which the receiving section projects from the base body, the drive unit applying a first drive force to the receiving section for moving from the rest position into the intermediate position and applying a second drive force to the receiving section for moving from the intermediate position into the receiving position, the first drive force being smaller than the second drive force, further comprising a damping device for applying a first damping force against said first driving force and a second damping force against said second driving force to said receiving portion, said second damping force being greater than said first dampin
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HS Products Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Martin SPECHT, Dietmar Christian HUBER
  • Publication number: 20190193617
    Abstract: Receiving device for receiving objects in a vehicle interior, having a receiving element and a movement element the receiving element having a receiving space bounded laterally by a casing section and at a lower end by a base section at least in sections and has an access opening at an upper end. The movement element mounted in the receiving space displaceable between closed and release positions bar a bearing device. Movement element closing the access opening at least in sections in the closed and release positions. The movement element releasing access through the access opening into the receiving space. The receiving element and/or the movement element includes damping device for at least partially damping movement element movement. Method of damping movement of movement element of such receiving device for receiving objects in a vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: HS Products Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Martin SPECHT, Dietmar Christian HUBER, Christian LACK
  • Patent number: 10079129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switching device (10) for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle, comprising a housing (20) inside which at least one switching section (30) that includes two input contacts (32a, 32b) and at least one output contact (34) is arranged, and a rotary component (40) which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable relative to the housing (20) about a switching axis (42) between at least one OFF position (I), a series-connecting position (II), and an ON position (III); said rotary component (40) includes at least one conductor (44) which has at least two conductor contacts (44a, 44b) and which connects the first input contact (32a) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) in the series-connecting position (II) and connects the second input contact (32b) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) of the at least one switching section (30) in the ON position (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: LION SMART GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias Mayer, Daniel Quinger, Martin Specht, Sebastian Spirig, Marcel Straub
  • Patent number: 9960455
    Abstract: A device for preventing or extinguishing a fire in an electrochemical energy storage system comprising storage cells arranged in a storage housing, in particular lithium-ion cells, wherein a composition of expandable volume, containing a chemical compound for preventing or extinguishing a fire, is disposed with limited volume in one or a plurality of hollow spaces in or on the storage housing, and expansion of the volume of the composition can be activated by sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Klaus Meiler
  • Patent number: 9907366
    Abstract: A belt buckle for a vehicle safety belt, comprising a housing (3) which is formed by at least two housing shells (1,2) joined together and in which a locking mechanism (4) is arranged, and a pushbutton (22), provided on said housing, for operating the locking mechanism (4), wherein at least two housing shells (1,2) are joined together at their shell rims and that elongated cover strips (8,9) made of solid material and covering the mutually abutting rims (17,18) of the housing shells (1,2) are fixed to the joined housing shells (1,2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Krauss, Thomas Schrott, Mark Seer, Michael Bär, Martin Specht
  • Publication number: 20170254410
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a force transmitting device (100) for a transmission (200), particularly of a motorcycle, with a shift assist system, featuring a shift input shaft (30) with a shift lever connection (20) for receiving a shifting motion of a shift lever (300) and a transmission connection (40) for transmitting the shifting motion to a gear shifting gate (110) of the transmission (100), wherein the shift input shaft (30) features an energy accumulator (32) for the intermediate storage of at least part of the shifting force such that the relative motion between the shift lever connection (20) and the transmission connection (40) can be realized by changing the shifting force stored in the energy accumulator (32), and wherein the shift input shaft (30) features a sensor device (60) for detecting the relative motion between the shift lever connection (20) and the transmission connection (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: HS PRODUCTS ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Florian DORSCHEL, Thomas HECKMAYR, Ullrich JULLING, Martin SPECHT
  • Patent number: 9701276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for lifting a vehicle engine hood to protect pedestrians, said drive device comprising a pressure pipe (1) in which a piston (2) which can be driven by a drive gas can be moved along a linear guideway (3), a piston rod (4) connected to said piston (2), said piston rod (4) having a connection point (6) to be connected force-lockingly to a lifting gear for the engine hood at a rod portion (5) projecting beyond a first guideway end (11) of the pressure pipe, a second connection point (7) disposed at the second guideway end (12) located opposite the first guideway end (11), for force-locking support of the pressure pipe on the vehicle body, wherein said two connection points (6) and (7) are arranged at the pressure pipe (1) in line with the linear guideway (3) of the piston (2), and a gas source (8) supplying the drive gas, said gas source (8) being disposed in a pressure pipe portion (9) which is at an angle to the linear guideway (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Thomas Schrott
  • Publication number: 20170148597
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switching device (10) for an energy accumulator in an electric vehicle, comprising a housing (20) inside which at least one switching section (30) that includes two input contacts (32a, 32b) and at least one output contact (34) is arranged, and a rotary component (40) which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable relative to the housing (20) about a switching axis (42) between at least one OFF position (I), a series-connecting position (II), and an ON position (III); said rotary component (40) includes at least one conductor (44) which has at least two conductor contacts (44a, 44b) and which connects the first input contact (32a) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) in the series-connecting position (II) and connects the second input contact (32b) in an electrically conducting manner to the output contact (34) of the at least one switching section (30) in the ON position (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: LION SMART GMBH
    Inventors: Tobias MAYER, Daniel QUINGER, Martin SPECHT, Sebastian SPIRIG, Marcel STRAUB
  • Patent number: 9650015
    Abstract: A belt retractor comprising a safety belt reel (1) rotatably mounted on a frame (7) and a load limiter (2) which acts on a rotational movement of the belt reel (1) and has a switchable energy consumption, said load limiter having a granulate (3), which is enclosed in a closed load limiter chamber (8) and consists of dry, granular solid, and at least one rotating member (4) which can be rotated relative to the granulate (3), the energy consumption resulting from shear forces acts between the grains of granulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Guillem Aranda, Antonio Ferrao
  • Publication number: 20170113080
    Abstract: A device for preventing or extinguishing a fire in an electrochemical energy storage system comprising storage cells arranged in a storage housing, wherein the energy storage system is connected to a discharge unit for discharging energy from the energy storage system, the discharge unit comprising: at least one anchor, and a drive assembly for driving the at least one anchor to the ground, the anchor being electrically connected to the energy storage system, such when the anchor is driven to the ground, the energy storage system is grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Klaus Meiler
  • Patent number: 9610915
    Abstract: An airbag arrangement for closeable or openable roof opening 2 of a motor vehicle has a gas cushion arrangement which is to be anchored to the vehicle roof 1 and which is suitable in the inflated state for covering the surface of the roof opening 2, wherein the gas cushion arrangement has two inflatable gas cushions 3, 4 which are suitable in the non-inflated state for being arranged along lateral inside edges 5, 6 of the roof opening 2, that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Klaus Meiler