Patents by Inventor Michael Koppl

Michael Koppl 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).

  • Configuration for controlling a restraining device, in particular for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5977653
    Abstract: A configuration for controlling a restraining device has a first control unit which controls two electrically controllable power switches of a firing circuit connected to the restraining device as a function of acceleration. A third electrically controllable power switch is provided in the firing circuit and is controlled by a second control unit as a function of the acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Schmid, Walter Baumgartner, Michael Koppl, Stefan Hermann