Patents by Inventor Petra Bathon

Petra Bathon 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).

  • Housing for an airbag module
    Patent number: 7316414
    Abstract: A housing for an airbag module for arranging on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a hinge mechanism for pivotably fixing the housing to a steering wheel and at least one fixing mechanism for additionally mounting the housing on the steering wheel in a floating manner. The hinge mechanism and the fixing mechanism are arranged at a distance from each other. The inventive housing also comprises a contact mechanism for triggering a vehicle horn. The contact mechanism is arranged at a distance from the hinge mechanism, and the housing mounted in a floating manner can be pivoted about the hinge mechanism in order to trigger the vehicle horn by applied pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Takata-Petri AG
    Inventors: Petra Bathon, Andreas Hans, Hans-Martin Hauck, Takashi Sakaguchi, Norbert Müller
  • Housing for an airbag module
    Publication number: 20060270261
    Abstract: A housing for an airbag module for arranging on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a hinge mechanism for pivotably fixing the housing to a steering wheel and at least one fixing mechanism for additionally mounting the housing on the steering wheel in a floating manner. The hinge mechanism and the fixing mechanism are arranged at a distance from each other. The inventive housing also comprises a contact mechanism for triggering a vehicle horn. The contact mechanism is arranged at a distance from the hinge mechanism, and the housing mounted in a floating manner can be pivoted about the hinge mechanism in order to trigger the vehicle horn by applied pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Petra Bathon, Andreas Hans, Hans-Martin Hauck, Takashi Sakaguchi, Norbert Muller