Patents by Inventor Norbert Brauner

Norbert Brauner 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).

  • Device for the control of an active element of an occupant retention system in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7121376
    Abstract: In order to produce a safing concept, an extra-safing-sensor in the control unit (ECU) is foregone and the safing function from one of the available acceleration or turn-rate sensors (S1 to S5) is replaced. Furthermore a pre-stage is connected to the firing element (Z1, Z2), before the existing firing path, which, depending upon the sensor signals as analysed by the controller unit (1), controls a safety switch (T11), in series with the firing switches and the firing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Baumgartner, Norbert Brauner, Albrecht Foell
  • Device for the control of an active element of an occupant retention system in a vehicle
    Publication number: 20040045760
    Abstract: In order to produce a safing concept, an extra-safing-sensor in the control unit (ECU) is foregone and the sating function from one of the available acceleration or turn-rate sensors (S1 to S5) is replaced. Furthermore a pre-stage is connected to the firing element (Z1, Z2), before the existing firing path, which, depending upon the sensor signals as analysed by the controller unit (1), controls a safety switch (T11), in series with the firing switches and the firing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Walter Baumgartner, Norbert Brauner, Albrecht Foell