Patents by Inventor Michael Leng
Michael Leng 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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Publication number: 20240157865Abstract: A vehicle seat has a footrest, a seat lower part having a seat surface, which seat lower part can be or is coupled to a vehicle structure preferably in a longitudinally displaceable manner, and a seat backrest having a backrest surface. The footrest, provided with a support surface, is movable between a stowing position and a use position and is arranged, in the use position, in front of the seat lower part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventor: Michael LENG
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Publication number: 20240116473Abstract: A safety belt lock unit includes a belt lock and a belt lock tongue which is connected to a safety belt. The belt lock has a locking arrangement with a locking mechanism which brings about a positive-locking engagement with the belt lock tongue. The belt lock has an unlocking mechanism where the locking mechanism can be brought out of engagement with the belt lock tongue by applying an unlocking force. A pressure-relief mechanism is disposed between the belt lock tongue and the belt lock. The pressure-relief mechanism moves the belt lock tongue into the belt lock when the belt lock tongue tilts in the belt lock which occurs in a vehicle collision by a tensioning triggered by a belt tensioning device of the safety belt and/or takes up some of a tensile force which is brought about by the belt tensioning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Christian GRUBER, Michael LENG, Philip LENG
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Publication number: 20240086206Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating add-on functions for employment with an industrial device. One system includes an electronic processor configured to receive, via a user interface, a user input defining an add-on function. The electronic processor may be configured to compile an object file for the add-on function. The electronic processor may be configured to control access to the object file for executing the add-on function. The electronic processor may be configured to receive a request for the object file. The electronic processor may be configured to transmit the object file for executing the add-on function.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Michael J. Viste, ZaiQiang Leng, Justin A. Wengatz
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Publication number: 20240083316Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat base element, a seat back and a headrest that has a headrest mount connected or connectable to the seat back. The headrest mount is connected to an inner headrest structure. At least one mechanical or electromechanical active element is located in the headrest. The active element is fastened to the headrest structure or to the headrest mount by way of at least one elastic mounting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT, Tobias TRAUTWEIN
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Publication number: 20240069510Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating add-on functions for employment with an industrial device. One system includes an electronic processor configured to detect an add-on function call from a user program executing within the industrial device. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a function name of an add-on function associated with the add-on function call. The electronic processor is also configured to provide a set of operations for executing the add-on function, based at least in part on the function name of the add-on function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: ZaiQiang Leng, Michael J. Viste
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Publication number: 20230406186Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat bottom, a backrest which is attached to the seat bottom and has a backrest structure, and a headrest attached to the backrest. The headrest has a headrest structure provided with an upholstery cover and inserted by way of at least one support rod in an associated support rod holder of the backrest structure and being locked or lockable there. At least one damping element is provided between the backrest structure and the headrest structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Michael LENG, Mathias SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20230356640Abstract: A vehicle seat has a foot and/or calf support, a lower seat part which has a seat surface and can be coupled to a vehicle structure having an interior floor in a preferably longitudinally displaceable manner, and a backrest having a backrest surface. The foot and/or calf support has a support surface that is arranged in front of the lower seat part and is movable between a stowed position and a use position. The foot and/or calf support is arranged with a first seat-side edge in front of, on or under the lower seat part and includes a free edge which is remote from the seat-side edge and is arranged in front of the lower seat part so as to be spaced apart from the lower seat part and is coupled to the vehicle structure. The foot and/or calf support is formed by or has at least one support element having the support surface, the support element being designed as an at least two-dimensionally flexible sheet material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Sylvia KLEINDL, Michael LENG
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Publication number: 20230339370Abstract: A longitudinally and transversely slidable vehicle seat has a seat mounting with a mounting part fixed on the vehicle and a slidable mounting part. An adjusting device slides the vehicle seat in the longitudinal vehicle direction and in the transverse vehicle direction. The adjusting device has a first guide section extending with a direction component in the longitudinal vehicle direction and a second guide section extending with a direction component in the transverse vehicle direction. The seat mounting is provided with a coupling device, which couples the slidable mounting part and the fixed mounting part to each other. The first guide section and the second guide section lie in a common plane. The guide sections are formed on or in a slotted guide. The slotted guide has a slotted guide track formed as a slot or groove. The adjusting device has a slotted guide element provided so that it can be guided along the course of the slotted guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Michael LENG, Dieter STRASSER, Bernhard WEILER, Hagen WLK
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Publication number: 20230158924Abstract: Disclosed is a seat rail pair (2) for adjustment of a vehicle seat (8), in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in an adjustment direction (x), comprising a guide rail (10) extending parallel to the adjustment direction (x) for fastening to a vehicle floor, and a fastening rail (21), which is adjustably guided on the guide rail (10) in the adjustment direction (x) for fastening the vehicle seat (8), wherein an energy absorber element (5) is provided in a path, which introduces the force acting on the vehicle seat (8) into the vehicle structure, which energy absorber element permits a movement of the vehicle seat in the adjustment direction (x) under plastic deformation when a predetermined value of the force is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Marcel AMSTEIN, Ramzi OUAFI, Jochen HOFMANN, Sven SINNE, Frank RICHTER, Fabian POHLMANN, Michael LENG, Dieter STRASSER, Andreas HUF
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Patent number: 7963604Abstract: The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back (20) and a seat frame with a seat pan. The motor vehicle seat may be moved between a normal position of utilization and a forwardly moved position. An immobilizing device is associated with the seat frame. In particular, the seat back (20) has a seat back hinge (32) and a stopper device (40). The stopper device (40) retains the seat back (20) in the forward tilted position as long as the seat frame is located in a front portion of the travel path. The stopper device (40) enables said seat back to tilt upward into the normal position of utilization when the seat frame is located in a rear portion (74) of the travel path. The stopper device (40) has a first limit stop and a second limit stop, one limit stop being disposed on the seat frame and the other one on the seat back (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burckhard Becker, Kornel Zalavari, Michael Leng
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Publication number: 20090160234Abstract: The forwardly movable motor vehicle seat has a seat back (20) and a seat frame with a seat pan. The motor vehicle seat may be moved between a normal position of utilization and a forwardly moved position. An immobilizing device is associated with the seat frame. In particular, the seat back (20) has a seat back hinge (32) and a stopper device (40). The stopper device (40) retains the seat back (20) in the forward tilted position as long as the seat frame is located in a front portion of the travel path. The stopper device (40) enables said seat back to tilt upward into the normal position of utilization when the seat frame is located in a rear portion (74) of the travel path. The stopper device (40) has a first limit stop and a second limit stop, one limit stop being disposed on the seat frame and the other one on the seat back (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burckhard Becker, Kornel Zalavari, Michael Leng
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Patent number: 6749169Abstract: The seat frame can either come with a height adjustment device of the seat frontal edge or not. Its seat carrier has at least one side part, one front arm means and one longitudinal adjustment device. The side part is provided with a first bore and a second bore. The front arm means is either realized by a parallelogram arm or a pair of arm means. The parallelogram arm has a first bearing member cooperating with the first bore. The pair of arm means is composed of an upper arm and a lower arm and a device for adjusting the angular position of the upper arm relative to the seat carrier. The upper arm is provided with a second bearing member which is spaced from the common joint and cooperates with the second bore. Both arms are pivotally joined together in a common joint.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Burkhard Becker, Michael Leng, Axel Poley, Wilfried Beneker
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Publication number: 20030047975Abstract: The seat frame can either come with a height adjustment device of the seat frontal edge or not. Its seat carrier has at least one side part, one front arm means and one longitudinal adjustment device. The side part is provided with a first bore and a second bore. The front arm means is either realized by a parallelogram arm or a pair of arm means. The parallelogram arm has a first bearing member cooperating with the first bore. The pair of arm means is composed of an upper arm and a lower arm and a device for adjusting the angular position of the upper arm relative to the seat carrier. The upper arm is provided with a second bearing member which is spaced from the common joint and cooperates with the second bore. Both arms are pivotally joined together in a common joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Inventors: Burkhard Becker, Michael Leng, Axel Poley, Wilfried Beneker
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Patent number: 4776189Abstract: A steering lock is disclosed for blocking the rotary movement of a motor-vehicle steering shaft, with at least two locking bolts which are movable close to or at a short distance from one another and next to one another in guides and which, in a position blocking the steering shaft, reach into a recess in the steering shaft by means of a front end face and are movable away from the steering shaft into a non-blocking position in their longitudinal extension. The particular guide (17) is so wide that the locking bolt (13, 14) is tiltable in this. A side wall (19) of the locking-bolt guide (17) has a projection (21) or set-off portion, against which the locking bolt (13, 14) rests by means of a projection or an edge (22) in the blocking and tilted position, in order to secure the blocking position.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1987Date of Patent: October 11, 1988Assignee: NeimanInventors: Gunter Weber, Michael Leng