Patents by Inventor Patrick Suellau

Patrick Suellau 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).

  • Belt tightening drive
    Patent number: 9415747
    Abstract: The invention is a belt tightening drive for tightening a seat belt that can be wound about a winding shaft, comprising a spindle shaft driven by a drive unit and a worm drive with a worm supported in a torque-proof fashion on the spindle shaft and a driven wheel, engaged therewith and supported in a torque-proof fashion on the winding shaft. According to the invention it is provided that the worm comprises a first toothed section with a first toothed geometry, wherein the first position of the worm the first toothed section engages the driven wheel, the worm comprises at least a first toothed section and following a second toothed section with a second toothed geometry, with the first and second toothed geometries being embodied differently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: IMS Gear GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Lucht, Matthias Koop, Patrick Suellau
  • Belt tightening drive
    Publication number: 20140312155
    Abstract: The invention is a belt tightening drive for tightening a seat belt that can be wound about a winding shaft, comprising a spindle shaft driven by a drive unit and a worm drive with a worm supported in a torque-proof fashion on the spindle shaft and a driven wheel, engaged therewith and supported in a torque-proof fashion on the winding shaft. According to the invention it is provided that the worm comprises a first toothed section with a first toothed geometry, wherein the first position of the worm the first toothed section engages the driven wheel, the worm comprises at least a first toothed section and following a second toothed section with a second toothed geometry, with the first and second toothed geometries being embodied differently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: IMS GEAR GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Lucht, Matthias Koop, Patrick Suellau