Patents by Inventor Nils Zothke

Nils Zothke 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).

  • Patent number: 8251396
    Abstract: In an airbag module arrangement, an airbag module is arranged on a vehicle component, in particular a seatback, the airbag module including an airbag carrier, an airbag and a gas generator, which are jointly attached to a support structure in an installation space of the vehicle component, from which the airbag exits in the event of a triggering and subsequently opens at least one material layer situated over the airbag module and inflates in a passenger compartment, etc. There is a provision for the installation space of the airbag module to be surrounded by a foam part that is closed at least in the direction of inflation, and a fleece-like layer to be situated on the inner side of foam part at least in the desired exit region of the airbag module from the foam part, which has a specifiable perforation in the desired exit region of the airbag module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Nils Zothke, Karl-Heinz Pauly
  • Publication number: 20100276913
    Abstract: In an airbag module arrangement, an airbag module is arranged on a vehicle component, in particular a seatback, the airbag module including an airbag carrier, an airbag and a gas generator, which are jointly attached to a support structure in an installation space of the vehicle component, from which the airbag exits in the event of a triggering and subsequently opens at least one material layer situated over the airbag module and inflates in a passenger compartment, etc. There is a provision for the installation space of the airbag module to be surrounded by a foam part that is closed at least in the direction of inflation, and a fleece-like layer to be situated on the inner side of foam part at least in the desired exit region of the airbag module from the foam part, which has a specifiable perforation in the desired exit region of the airbag module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Nils Zothke, Karl-Heinz Pauly