Patents by Inventor Oliver Schaal

Oliver Schaal 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: 20170233953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a covering layer for elastic laminate comprising a) impregnating a carrier fabric, b) applying a surface coating comprising a crosslinker and a prepolymer that can be crosslinked via reactive end groups, c) crosslinking the crosslinkable prepolymer, and d) drying the elastic laminate covering layer. The papers obtainable in this manner are suitable for producing a laminate that, with the elastic outer face thereof, has a pleasant and appealing feel underfoot and good haptics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Helmut KIPPHARDT, Oliver SCHAAL
  • Patent number: 8433482
    Abstract: A method for automatically adjusting a headrest of a motor vehicle seat, which can individually be adjusted to a passenger occupying the motor vehicle seat with a sensor array and an electronically controlled adjusting device such that the headrest is in an adjusted position which is defined as optimal as possible for absorbing acceleration forces acting on the head of the passenger in a case of crash is provided. The adjusting device can be controlled via a control unit which evaluates at least one signal of at least one sensor, in order to control the adjustment of the headrest with the adjusting mean. At least one signal from the at least one sensor serves to detect an occupation of the motor vehicle seat by a passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Oliver Schaal, Gregor Kroener
  • Publication number: 20100295349
    Abstract: A method for automatically adjusting a headrest of a motor vehicle seat, which can individually be adjusted to a passenger occupying the motor vehicle seat with a sensor array and an electronically controlled adjusting device such that the headrest is in an adjusted position which is defined as optimal as possible for absorbing acceleration forces acting on the head of the passenger in a case of crash is provided. The adjusting device can be controlled via a control unit which evaluates at least one signal of at least one sensor, in order to control the adjustment of the headrest with the adjusting mean. At least one signal from the at least one sensor serves to detect an occupation of the motor vehicle seat by a passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Oliver Schaal, Gregor Kroener