Patents by Inventor Philipp J. Wolf
Philipp J. Wolf 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).
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Patent number: 12109970Abstract: A deployable restraint system including a panel, a tether coupled to the panel, and an actuator that moves the tether to deploy the panel. The panel and the tether are placed in tension between one of two sides of a compartment and a top of the compartment when the tether is moved by the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Jesse T. Buehler, Adam J. Golman
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Patent number: 12077110Abstract: A housing for a consolidated electronics unit of a vehicle includes side walls mountable to vehicle rails of the vehicle, a bottom wall coupled to the side walls, and a cover removably coupleable to the side walls and configured to form a portion of an interior surface of a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The cover, the side walls, and the bottom wall form a cavity configured to enclose control units that are in electronic communication with feature units disposed throughout the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Riepling, Ryan J. Garrone, Philipp J. Wolf
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Publication number: 20240278626Abstract: A vehicle door assembly including: a first door; a second door, wherein both the first door and the second door are pivotable between an open configuration and a closed configuration with respect to a chassis of a vehicle; and a structural member, wherein the structural member is deployable from the first door and behind the second door at a junction between the first door and the second door when in the closed configuration. Each of the first door and the second door is pivotable to the open configuration and to the closed configuration regardless of the other of the first door or the second door being in the open configuration or in the closed configuration. Also, the structural member is pivotably deployed. The structural member is constrained by a track structure coupled to the chassis of the vehicle at a top portion and at a bottom portion of the structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Raghav JASWAL, Philipp J. WOLF, Mark Andrew Jones
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Patent number: 12018960Abstract: A sensor mounting assembly includes a sensor that is operable to detect conditions, and a body structure having an inner wall and an outer wall located opposite the inner wall. A sensor mount is coupled to the outer wall with at least one fastener extending through the outer wall, inner wall, and sensor mount. The sensor mount defines an internal space in which the sensor is coupled.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Alyssa J. Garver, Brooks G. Marquette, James J. Dowle, Jens M. Elfwing, Romain A. Teil, Erik Mikael Fermer
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Publication number: 20240174162Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments for providing an apparatus including a platform configured to be supported by a side of a vehicle and one or more actuators configured to support a roof structure, wherein the roof structure is coupled with the platform to support the platform over the side of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventor: Philipp J. Wolf
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Publication number: 20240116337Abstract: A closure includes a door configured for movement with respect to an opening between a closed position and an open position, and a movable roof panel that configured for connection to the body for movement with respect to the opening between a closed position and an open position by pivoting relative to the body. The closure also includes an access structure that is configured to be movable from a stowed position to a deployed position when the door is in the open position, wherein the access structure defines a walking surface in the deployed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Philipp J. Wolf, Steven H. Klotz, Moshe J. Baum, Tina Lin, Donald R. Monroe
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Publication number: 20240101041Abstract: An object support includes an object receiving portion extending from a panel and configured to support an object, with the object receiving portion configured to move relative to an interior surface between a first position when the panel is in a closed position and a second position when the panel is in an open position. The object receiving portion is closer to a lateral surface of the panel in the second position than the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Christopher S. Edgette, Mikael P. Sedlacek, Philipp J. Wolf
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Patent number: 11932172Abstract: A first seat, a surface located behind the first seat, a display screen, and a support assembly. The support assembly is configured to move the display screen to a storage position, in which the display screen is positioned adjacent to the surface. The support assembly includes a pivot connected to the display screen and a track configured to support the pivot. The pivot is configured to move along the track.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Jeffrey M. Riepling, James J. Dowle
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Publication number: 20240025313Abstract: A body defines a compartment. A bottom and a back are positioned in the compartment and reconfigurable between a first configuration and a second configuration. The bottom defines a storage area therebelow. The bottom and the back are coupled to and supported by the body. In the first configuration relative to the second configuration, the bottom is positioned toward a central portion of the compartment and the back is pivoted away from the central portion. The storage area is accessible from the central portion of the compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, James J. Dowle, Per G. Isaksson
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Publication number: 20230347795Abstract: A collapsible mechanism having a base and a back. A guide moves the base and the back between a support configuration and a table configuration. One or more surfaces of the base or the back form a height-extendible work surface in the table configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Donald R. Monroe, Mikael P. Sedlacek
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Patent number: 11772466Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof opening, a front window that is located forward from the roof opening, and a rear window that is located rearward from the roof opening. The vehicle also includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel obstruct the roof opening in a closed position and are movable to an open position in which the first panel is positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of the front window and the second panel is positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of the rear window.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, John Raff, Donald R. Monroe, Samuel G. Fowle, Antonio B. Martinez, Albert J. Golko, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, David J. Donohue, David E. Kingman, Ibuki Kamei, Christopher L. Porritt
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Patent number: 11731555Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof panel, an opening defined by the roof panel and a movable panel assembly that is configured to move between a closed position and an open position with respect to the opening. A first track is located above the roof panel at a first lateral side of the movable panel, and a second track located above the roof panel at a second lateral side of the movable panel, wherein the movable panel is supported by the first track and the second track for movement between the closed position and the open position.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Samuel G. Fowle, Donald R. Monroe, John Raff, Antonio B. Martinez, Albert J. Golko, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, David J. Donohue, David E. Kingman, Ibuki Kamei
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Patent number: 11654858Abstract: A deployable restraint system comprising a reaction panel, a panel actuator that deploys the reaction panel, a cushion, and a cushion actuator that deploys the cushion. When both the reaction panel and the cushion are deployed, the reaction panel is configured to transfer force from the cushion to a roof and only one of two sides of a compartment. A lower end of the reaction panel is configured to couple to the one of the two sides with a tether that is moved by the panel actuator.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Jesse T. Buehler, Adam J. Golman
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Patent number: 11634167Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, a combined suspension and steering module is disclosed that is positionable between an in-hub motor and a body of a vehicle. The module includes a housing, an actuator connected to the housing and including first and second components, and a steering system that is in mechanical cooperation with the actuator to rotate at least one of the first and second components in relation to the housing. The second component is axially movable in relation to the first component and is configured for connection to the in-hub motor to transmit rotational force from the actuator to the in-hub motor to cause angular displacement of the in-hub motor to thereby steer the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: James J. Dowle, Philipp J. Wolf, Dan-Sverker A. Fhyr, Neal M. Lackritz
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Patent number: 11541807Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof, an opening in the roof, and a window that is located forward from the opening, wherein the window has an upper end and the window is free from non-translucent structures near the upper end. A movable panel is connected to the roof for movement forward and rearward relative to the roof between a closed position and an open position. A seal is connected to the movable panel. The seal engages the window when the movable panel is in the closed position and the seal is disengaged from the window when the movable panel is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Samuel G. Fowle, Donald R. Monroe, John Raff, Antonio B. Martinez, Albert J. Golko, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, David J. Donohue, David E. Kingman, Ibuki Kamei
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Publication number: 20220410826Abstract: A housing for a consolidated electronics unit of a vehicle includes side walls mountable to vehicle rails of the vehicle, a bottom wall coupled to the side walls, and a cover removably coupleable to the side walls and configured to form a portion of an interior surface of a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The cover, the side walls, and the bottom wall form a cavity configured to enclose control units that are in electronic communication with feature units disposed throughout the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey M. Riepling, Ryan J. Garrone, Philipp J. Wolf
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Patent number: 11536593Abstract: A sensor mounting assembly for a vehicle includes a sensor that is operable to detect conditions outside of the vehicle, and a vehicle body structure having an inner wall and an outer wall located opposite the inner wall. A sensor mount is coupled to the outer wall with at least one fastener extending through the outer wall, inner wall, and sensor mount. The sensor mount defines an internal space in which the sensor is coupled.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Alyssa J. Garver, Brooks G. Marquette, James J. Dowle, Jens M. Elfwing, Romain A. Teil, Erik Mikael Fermer
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Patent number: 11427057Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof opening, a front window that is located forward from the roof opening, and a rear window that is located rearward from the roof opening. The vehicle also includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel obstruct the roof opening in a closed position and are movable to an open position in which the first panel is positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of the front window and the second panel is positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of the rear window.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, John Raff, Donald R. Monroe, Samuel G. Fowle, Antonio B. Martinez, Albert J. Golko, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, David J. Donohue, David E. Kingman, Ibuki Kamei, Christopher L. Porritt
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Patent number: 11420505Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a first panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a first opening of the vehicle body, a second panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a second opening of the vehicle body, a front seat that faces rearward and is accessible from the first opening and the second opening, and a rear seat that faces forward and is accessible from the first opening and the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, James J. Dowle, Jeffrey M. Riepling
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Patent number: 11235701Abstract: A vehicle includes a roof, an opening in the roof, and a window that is located forward from the opening, wherein the window has an upper end and the window is free from non-translucent structures near the upper end. A movable panel is connected to the roof for movement forward and rearward relative to the roof between a closed position and an open position. A seal is connected to the movable panel. The seal engages the window when the movable panel is in the closed position and the seal is disengaged from the window when the movable panel is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Philipp J. Wolf, Samuel G. Fowle, Donald R. Monroe, John Raff, Antonio B. Martinez, Albert J. Golko, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, David J. Donohue, David E. Kingman, Ibuki Kamei