Patents by Inventor Michael Piesche

Michael Piesche 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).

  • Safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure
    Patent number: 7506715
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure, a front bulkhead, which separates the front-end structure from an interior, and a brake apparatus fixed to the front bulkhead and including a brake cylinder, the brake cylinder includes a device for pivoting the brake apparatus, which device, in the event of a vehicle crash, interacts with structural elements disposed in the front-end structure. The safety of a driver present in the motor vehicle may be increased. The device for pivoting the brake apparatus includes a fastening portion and a slide portion with a slide plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Averdiek, Dietmar Breitling, Ferdinand Gaiser, Joachim Herre, Uwe Krempels, Richard Krueger, Bengt Larsson, Christoph Mueller, Michael Piesche, Klaus Riehle, Axel Schmidt, Alfred Schnabel
  • Safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure
    Publication number: 20070051550
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle including a front-end structure, a front bulkhead, which separates the front-end structure from an interior, and a brake apparatus fixed to the front bulkhead and including a brake cylinder, the brake cylinder includes a device for pivoting the brake apparatus, which device, in the event of a vehicle crash, interacts with structural elements disposed in the front-end structure. The safety of a driver present in the motor vehicle may be increased. The device for pivoting the brake apparatus includes a fastening portion and a slide portion with a slide plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Reinhard Averdiek, Dietmar Breitling, Ferdinand Gaiser, Joachim Herre, Uwe Krempels, Richard Krueger, Bengt Larsson, Christoph Mueller, Michael Piesche, Klaus Riehle, Axel Schmidt, Alfred Schnabel
  • Side collision damping arrangement for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6428038
    Abstract: A side-impact damping device for a vehicle is provided for arrangement in an area of a B-column of the vehicle. A panel faces the vehicle occupants, and an airbag is present between the panel and the vehicle body. A sensor unit activates the airbag in the event of a side impact. The vehicle occupants sitting on the impact side are impacted with an acceptable force through the activated airbag and as a result are accelerated in the direction of the center of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Baumann, Ultrich Bruhnke, Hans-Jürgen Mau, Michael Piesche