Patents by Inventor Mirko Korth

Mirko Korth 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: 20200180539
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle seat and at least one inflatable gas bag arranged in a backrest of the vehicle seat for protecting at least the head of a vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat. The gas bag is arranged and configured in such a way that in the inflated state it extends under a seat cover of the vehicle seat from a lower region of the backrest to an upper region of the backrest and emerges from the vehicle seat in the upper region of the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Mirko KORTH
  • Patent number: 10259419
    Abstract: A gas bag arrangement with a gas bag and a filling mechanism arranged in an opening of the gas bag for filling the gas bag with gas is provided. It is provided that the filling mechanism is elastically held in the opening by a holding mechanism arranged in the region of the opening, wherein the holding mechanism has elastic properties due to which it exerts holding forces on the filling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Weyrich, Mirko Korth
  • Publication number: 20190100163
    Abstract: It is provided a gas-bag unit for a motor vehicle, having an inflatable gas bag which comprises at least two material layers that are fastened to one another by means of a circumferential seam in such a manner that the at least two material layers surround a gas-bag interior. A first portion of the gas bag is folded down to form a fold in such a manner that a first portion of the circumferential seam, which is located in the first portion of the gas bag, and the first portion of the gas bag are separated from the gas-bag interior by the fold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Mirko KORTH
  • Publication number: 20190039552
    Abstract: It is provided a vehicle seat arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a vehicle seat; an inflatable device which is arranged on the vehicle seat for protecting a vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat; an inflating means for inflating the inflatable device, wherein the inflatable device has at least one inflatable chamber and is designed and arranged in such a manner that the vehicle occupant receives an impulse by the chamber expanding after the inflating means is triggered. The inflatable device is connected to the vehicle seat via at least two connecting regions of a connecting plane of the vehicle seat in such a manner that, after the triggering of the inflating means, the expansion of the chamber substantially takes place only in a single expansion direction obliquely or perpendicularly to the connecting plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan SCHÄFER, Mirko KORTH
  • Patent number: 10173632
    Abstract: An airbag unit comprising an airbag which is fillable with a gas in order to protect a vehicle occupant is provided. The airbag comprises two material layers which are connected to each other at their circumferential edge by means of a connection, wherein the connection is interrupted at least in one portion, in order to form an outflow opening, via which gas can escape from the airbag during the filling and/or after the filling, at least one covering device for covering the outflow opening, wherein the covering device comprises at least one closure element which is arranged moveably in relation to the outflow opening in order to vary the size of the outflow opening, and a control unit which is designed to move the at least one closure element in relation to the outflow opening in such a manner that the outflow opening is opened up, covered or partially covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Mirko Korth
  • Publication number: 20180370397
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat arrangement comprises a vehicle seat, a pre-crash control unit which generates a control signal in the case of an impending collision of the motor vehicle, at least one pivoting element which is arranged in or on a backrest of the vehicle seat in order to move a vehicle occupant who is situated on the vehicle seat, and an actuator which, upon a control signal of the pre-crash control unit, which control signal indicates an impending collision, acts on a lever arm of the pivoting element in such a way that the latter performs a pivoting movement which leads to at least one region of the torso of the vehicle occupant being moved away from a possible collision region of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Holger RIST, Mirko KORTH, Stefan SCHÄFER
  • Publication number: 20180022306
    Abstract: An airbag unit comprising an airbag which is fillable with a gas in order to protect a vehicle occupant is provided. The airbag comprises two material layers which are connected to each other at their circumferential edge by means of a connection, wherein the connection is interrupted at least in one portion, in order to form an outflow opening, via which gas can escape from the airbag during the filling and/or after the filling, at least one covering device for covering the outflow opening, wherein the covering device comprises at least one closure element which is arranged moveably in relation to the outflow opening in order to vary the size of the outflow opening, and a control unit which is designed to move the at least one closure element in relation to the outflow opening in such a manner that the outflow opening is opened up, covered or partially covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: TAKATA AG
    Inventor: Mirko KORTH
  • Publication number: 20160332594
    Abstract: A gas bag arrangement with a gas bag and a filling mechanism arranged in an opening of the gas bag for filling the gas bag with gas is provided. It is provided that the filling mechanism is elastically held in the opening by a holding mechanism arranged in the region of the opening, wherein the holding mechanism has elastic properties due to which it exerts holding forces on the filling mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: TAKATA AG
    Inventors: Christian WEYRICH, Mirko KORTH
  • Patent number: 8459690
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat arrangement comprising a vehicle seat, which comprises at least one inflatable element for protecting a vehicle occupant residing on the vehicle seat. The inflatable element is formed and arranged such that said element expands predominantly in direction towards the vehicle occupant when inflated. The inflatable element is integrated into a backrest of the vehicle seat unfolded or provided with only one fold or a protuberance, wherein the inflatable element is arranged between a cushion of the vehicle seat and a cover of the vehicle seat or inside the cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Takata AG
    Inventors: Martin Breuninger, Christian Weyrich, Hans-Peter Sendelbach, Werner Geiselhart, Mirko Korth, Michael Kraft, Edwin Miller
  • Publication number: 20110169250
    Abstract: A vehicle seat arrangement for a motor vehicle is provided. The vehicle seat arrangement comprising a vehicle seat, which comprises at least one inflatable element for protecting a vehicle occupant residing on the vehicle seat. The inflatable element is formed and arranged such that said element expands predominantly in direction towards the vehicle occupant when inflated. The inflatable element is integrated into a backrest of the vehicle seat unfolded or provided with only one fold or a protuberance, wherein the inflatable element is arranged between a cushion of the vehicle seat and a cover of the vehicle seat or inside the cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Martin BREUNINGER, Christian Weyrich, Hans-Peter Sendelbach, Werner Geiselhart, Mirko Korth, Michael Kraft, Edwin Miller