Patents by Inventor Michael Scherb

Michael Scherb 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).

  • Publication number: 20230382283
    Abstract: A pulsation module for an cushion assembly for a seat, such as a vehicle seat, including at least an air cushion and an air supply system for variably pressurizing the air cushions of the air cushion assembly with air. A respective supply line including a valve for pneumatically separating the air supply system from the air cushion leads from the air supply system to each air cushion, where a pulsation module is provided and configured to act upon each air cushion with a pulsation. The pulsation module includes a pneumatic element which is connected in a pressure-equalized manner to at least one supply line, and an actuating element for transmitting a mechanical motion to the pneumatic element for changing the volume of the pneumatic element in order to generate a pulsation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Erich DÖRFLER, Helmut AUERNHAMMER, Jürgen BAUMGARTL, Michael SCHERB
  • Patent number: 11759382
    Abstract: Air cushion assembly for a seat, such as a vehicle seat, comprising at least an air cushion and an air supply system for variably pressurizing the air cushions of the air cushion assembly with air. A respective supply line comprising a shut-off valve leads from the air supply system to each air cushion, where a pulsation module is provided and configured to act upon each air cushion with a pulsation. The pulsation module comprises a pneumatic element which is connected in a pressure-equalized manner to at least one supply line, and an actuating element for transmitting a mechanical motion to the pneumatic element for changing the volume of the pneumatic element in order to generate a pulsation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ALFMEIER PRÄZISION SE
    Inventors: Erich Dörfler, Helmut Auernhammer, Jürgen Baumgartl, Michael Scherb
  • Publication number: 20220274517
    Abstract: Air cushion assembly for a seat, such as a vehicle seat, comprising at least an air cushion and an air supply system for variably pressurizing the air cushions of the air cushion assembly with air. A respective supply line comprising a shut-off valve leads from the air supply system to each air cushion, where a pulsation module is provided and configured to act upon each air cushion with a pulsation. The pulsation module comprises a pneumatic element which is connected in a pressure-equalized manner to at least one supply line, and an actuating element for transmitting a mechanical motion to the pneumatic element for changing the volume of the pneumatic element in order to generate a pulsation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Erich DÖRFLER, Helmut AUERNHAMMER, Jürgen BAUMGARTL, Michael SCHERB
  • Publication number: 20200361343
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one of a seat function and a comfort function with an operating unit, and with an onboard control device and a vehicle seat in a vehicle includes the following steps: Establishing a connection between an operating unit or a server and the onboard control device; Identifying the user; Selecting at least one of a seat function and a comfort function; and Selecting at least one given seat function option and/or comfort function option. A related system for controlling the seat function is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Katharina Röcker, Erich Dörfler, Michael Scherb, Sascha Rohn