Patents by Inventor Michael Fehring
Michael Fehring 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).
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Patent number: 10081558Abstract: An ultraviolet disinfection device for a wastewater treatment system includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet, a treatment housing within the interior chamber and forming a treatment chamber, an ultraviolet light emitting device within the treatment chamber and emitting radiation having a disinfecting effect on bacteria, and a sample well disposed within the interior chamber and forming a well chamber. The tank forms an interior chamber so that effluent discharged from the wastewater treatment system and enters a tank inlet and flows into the interior chamber. Effluent within the interior chamber enters the treatment chamber through a housing inlet and flows past the ultraviolet light emitting device within the treatment chamber to a housing outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: FLOW2, LLCInventors: Mark Fehring, Sr., Mark Fehring, Jr., Michael Fehring, Jeff Coomer, Jeff Luthman
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Publication number: 20170129787Abstract: An ultraviolet disinfection device for a wastewater treatment system includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet, a treatment housing within the interior chamber and forming a treatment chamber, an ultraviolet light emitting device within the treatment chamber and emitting radiation having a disinfecting effect on bacteria, and a sample well disposed within the interior chamber and forming a well chamber. The tank forms an interior chamber so that effluent discharged from the wastewater treatment system and enters a tank inlet and flows into the interior chamber. Effluent within the interior chamber enters the treatment chamber through a housing inlet and flows past the ultraviolet light emitting device within the treatment chamber to a housing outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: FLOW2, LLCInventors: Mark Fehring, SR., Mark Fehring, JR., Michael Fehring, Jeff Coomer, Jeff Luthman
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Patent number: 8924085Abstract: In a method of protecting the occupant in a vehicle seat, particularly in a passenger car (the vehicle seat comprising at least a seat surface, a backrest and a headrest), upon detection of a present or imminent rear impact, by means of an active movement of the backrest and/or of the headrest, a force is applied to the vehicle occupant in the direction of the effect of the impact force occurring as a result of the rear impact.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring
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Patent number: 8851515Abstract: A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle that includes at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat and that can be triggered in order to protect the vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat is triggered in the event of an impending collision or in the event of a collision. A momentum (motion impulse) is exerted on the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant when the protection element is triggered. Due to the momentum the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant is moved away from a collision section of the vehicle that is colliding or will collide with the object. The intensity of the momentum is varied in relation to a determined accident severity and/or a determined accident type.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Michael Fehring, Marica Paurevic, Thomas Unselt
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Patent number: 8594894Abstract: A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle is provided. At least one protection element mounted on the vehicle seat and capable of being triggered to protect the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat is triggered when a collision is imminent or occurs. A reversible belt tensioner assigned to the vehicle seat is triggered at a time before a triggering of the protection element, and while or as the protection element is triggered, a resulting belt tensioning is released again.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Till Heinrich, Marica Paurevic
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Publication number: 20130300165Abstract: A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle that includes at least one protection element arranged on the vehicle seat and that can be triggered in order to protect the vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat is triggered in the event of an impending collision or in the event of a collision. A momentum (motion impulse) is exerted on the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant when the protection element is triggered. Due to the momentum the vehicle occupant or at least one body section of the vehicle occupant is moved away from a collision section of the vehicle that is colliding or will collide with the obiect. The intensity of the momentum is varied in relation to a determined accident severity and/or a determined accident type.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Michael Fehring, Marica Paurevic, Thomas Unselt
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Patent number: 8463502Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a crash detection device for detecting an imminent collision between the vehicle and an obstacle and a vehicle lifting device that cooperates with the crash detection device to suddenly compensate for a brake diving movement of the vehicle before the vehicle collides with the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Norbert Schaub, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Patent number: 8301336Abstract: A method and a device for warning following vehicles in a group of several sequential vehicles, including at least a leading vehicle, a middle vehicle and a following vehicle, wherein a warning is transmitted from the middle vehicle to the following vehicle. A total distance and a total relative speed between the leading vehicle and the following vehicle are calculated based on measurements made by the middle vehicle. The total distance and total relative speed are used to determine whether a critical approach of the following vehicle to the leading vehicle is occurring, and if so, an automatic warning is transmitted from the middle vehicle to the following vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen
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Publication number: 20120109468Abstract: A method for protecting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat of a vehicle is provided. At least one protection element mounted on the vehicle seat and capable of being triggered to protect the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat is triggered when a collision is imminent or occurs. A reversible belt tensioner assigned to the vehicle seat is triggered at a time before a triggering of the protection element, and while or as the protection element is triggered, a resulting belt tensioning is released again.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Till Heinrich, Marica Paurevic
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Patent number: 8146703Abstract: A method for a safety system in a vehicle continuously evaluates data relating to the surroundings from a surroundings sensor system in terms of an imminent collision with an obstacle, and autonomous emergency braking is initiated in the event of an unavoidable collision. The emergency braking is maintained until a predefined event occurs. The predefined event can be the expiration of a time calculated in advance up to the collision or the impact which is actually detected by a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Patent number: 7983819Abstract: A motor vehicle with an occupant restraint device, including a control device which produces a triggering signal when a predefined hazard signal is generated as a function of signals of a safety sensor system, and, accordingly, the occupant restraint vehicle acts on a vehicle occupant by at least one impact cushion. The control device generates the hazard signal at least as a function of vehicle acceleration signals and a belt state signal representing the activation or deactivation of a seat belt, deactivating the occupant restraint device at least for a certain period of time and/or activating the occupant restraint device at reduced power if the seat belt is identified as having been deactivated and vehicle acceleration signals are assigned to a critical forward displacement of the occupant if the seat belt is deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Publication number: 20110155496Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a crash detection device for detecting an imminent collision between the vehicle and an obstacle and a vehicle lifting device that cooperates with the crash detection device to suddenly compensate for a brake diving movement of the vehicle before the vehicle collides with the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Norbert Schaub, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Publication number: 20110077826Abstract: In a method of protecting the occupant in a vehicle seat, particularly in a passenger car (the vehicle seat comprising at least a seat surface, a backrest and a headrest), upon detection of a present or imminent rear impact, by means of an active movement of the backrest and/or of the headrest, a force is applied to the vehicle occupant in the direction of the effect of the impact force occurring as a result of the rear impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz BAUMANN, Michael Fehring
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Patent number: 7873473Abstract: A motor vehicle preventive protection system comprises a plurality of safety devices which are actuated as a function of information from at least one vehicle surroundings detection device. The time remaining prior to a collision is determined when the information from the vehicle surroundings detection device represents an anticipated collision with a collision object. Associated activation times for at least two of the actuators assigned to the safety devices are stored and the time remaining prior to the collision is compared with the activation times. At least one safety device is activated if the time remaining prior to the collision is shorter than or equal to at least one of the activation times of the actuators.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen
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Publication number: 20100241311Abstract: A method and a device for warning following vehicles in a group of several sequential vehicles, including at least a leading vehicle, a middle vehicle and a following vehicle, wherein a warning is transmitted from the middle vehicle to the following vehicle. A total distance and a total relative speed between the leading vehicle and the following vehicle are calculated based on measurements made by the middle vehicle. The total distance and total relative speed are used to determine whether a critical approach of the following vehicle to the leading vehicle is occurring, and if so, an automatic warning is transmitted from the middle vehicle to the following vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen
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Patent number: 7798275Abstract: An arrangement for automatically supporting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat when lateral dynamic forces are acting includes a restraint system for securing an upper body of the vehicle occupant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as a function of the lateral dynamics.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Michael Fehring, Dominic Reutter, Michael Bischoff, Thomas Schwer
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Publication number: 20090299576Abstract: A motor vehicle preventive protection system comprises a plurality of safety devices which are actuated as a function of information from at least one vehicle surroundings detection device. The time remaining prior to a collision is determined when the information from the vehicle surroundings detection device represents an anticipated collision with a collision object. Associated activation times for at least two of the actuators assigned to the safety devices are stored and the time remaining prior to the collision is compared with the activation times. At least one safety device is activated if the time remaining prior to the collision is shorter than or equal to at least one of the activation times of the actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen
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Patent number: 7584997Abstract: A seatbelt lock includes a preventive tensioning device which moves a seatbelt lock from an operating position into a lowered safety position with respect to the operating position, an energy accumulator, and a drive unit. The seatbelt lock is maintained preloaded in an operating position by means of the energy accumulator, and the drive unit transfers the seatbelt lock from the safety position back into the operating position.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2003Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Roland Bachmann, Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen, Nadja Nilgen, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Publication number: 20090210114Abstract: A method for a safety system in a vehicle continuously evaluates data relating to the surroundings from a surroundings sensor system in terms of an imminent collision with an obstacle, and autonomous emergency braking is initiated in the event of an unavoidable collision. The emergency braking is maintained until a predefined event occurs. The predefined event can be the expiration of a time calculated in advance up to the collision or the impact which is actually detected by a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2005Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AGInventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen, Rodolfo Schoeneburg
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Publication number: 20090008915Abstract: A motor vehicle with an occupant restraint device, including a control device which produces a triggering signal when a predefined hazard signal is generated as a function of signals of a safety sensor system, and, accordingly, the occupant restraint vehicle acts on a vehicle occupant by at least one impact cushion. The control device generates the hazard signal at least as a function of vehicle acceleration signals and a belt state signal representing the activation or deactivation of a seat belt, deactivating the occupant restraint device at least for a certain period of time and/or activating the occupant restraint device at reduced power if the seat belt is identified as having been deactivated and vehicle acceleration signals are assigned to a critical forward displacement of the occupant if the seat belt is deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2004Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Michael Fehring, Rainer Justen, Rodolfo Schoeneburg