Patents by Inventor NORMAN EITEL

NORMAN EITEL 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: 11858430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a planar decorative material (11) comprising perforations (12), for interior fittings, in particular for the automobile industry, which decorative material serves to be illuminated on the rearward face (13) thereof, by an illumination means (18), and allows a portion of the light from the illumination means (18) to pass from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11), through the perforations (12), to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), wherein a film (20) is adhesively bonded to the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) and the perforations (12) extend from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) as far as the visible side (14) thereof, but not through the film (20). The present invention also relates to a production method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Eissmann Automotive Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Jennifer Topp, Norman Eitel
  • Publication number: 20230158994
    Abstract: A vehicle airbag cover assembly, comprises a cover element and an electronic module comprising a light emitting element. The module is embedded in an at least partially transparent plastic material thus forming an integrated electronic module. The integrated module is arranged at the cover element such that an illumination from the at least one light emitting element is visible for a passenger when the airbag cover assembly is installed in a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Frank WIMBERT, Norman EITEL, Hannes BÖHM
  • Publication number: 20210291754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a planar decorative material (11) comprising perforations (12), for interior fittings, in particular for the automobile industry, which decorative material serves to be illuminated on the rearward face (13) thereof, by an illumination means (18), and allows a portion of the light from the illumination means (18) to pass from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11), through the perforations (12), to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), wherein a film (20) is adhesively bonded to the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) and the perforations (12) extend from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) as far as the visible side (14) thereof, but not through the film (20). (FIG. 2) The present invention also relates to a production method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Eissmann Automotive Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Jennifer TOPP, Norman EITEL
  • Publication number: 20210252828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative material composite (10), in particular for the interior fittings of motor vehicles, comprising a flat decorative material (11), which is permeable to light, and a visible side (14) and a rear side (13) opposite the visible side (14), wherein a printable diffuser (20) is arranged on the rear side (13) of the decorative material (11), wherein, in a sub-region, a layer (30) at least substantially impermeable to light is applied, and in particular printed, onto the side of the diffuser (20) facing away from the decorative material (11), wherein the regions (31) left blank by the layer (30) impermeable to light depict information, patterns or symbols, wherein the decorative material composite (10) serves to be backlit with an illumination device (40) and to allow a part of the light of the illumination device (40) to pass through the regions (31) left blank to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: NORMAN EITEL, JENNIFER TOPP
  • Patent number: 10864851
    Abstract: A planar decorative material (11), for interior furnishing, with perforations (12), in particular for the automotive industry, which serves to be illuminated, on its rear side (13), with a illumination device (18) and permits a part of the light of the illumination device (18) to pass from the rear side (13) of the decorative material (11) through the perforations (12) to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), wherein a film (20) adheres onto the rear side (13) of the decorative material (11), and the perforations (12) extend through the film (20) as far as to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), and the film (20) is an adhesive film activatable by increase in temperature and/or pressure, which can be permanently adhesively-bonded onto the illumination device (18) under increase in temperature to a temperature T2 and/or increase in pressure to a pressure p2. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Norman Eitel, Joachim Totzl
  • Publication number: 20190283667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a planar decorative material (11), for interior furnishing, with perforations (12), in particular for the automotive industry, which serves to be illuminated, on its rear side (13), with a illumination device (18) and permits a part of the light of the illumination device (18) to pass from the rear side (13) of the decorative material (11) through the perforations (12) to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), wherein a film (20) adheres onto the rear side (13) of the decorative material (11), and the perforations (12) extend through the film (20) as far as to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), and the film (20) is an adhesive film activatable by increase in temperature and/or pressure, which can be permanently adhesively-bonded onto the illumination device (18) under increase in temperature to a temperature T2 and/or increase in pressure to a pressure p2. (cf. FIG. 2) The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: NORMAN EITEL, JOACHIM TOTZL