Patents by Inventor Philippe Ritter

Philippe Ritter 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: 20020093181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a vehicle interior lining, especially a dashboard having a carrier part and, attached to the carrier part, a gas bag module containing a gas bag carrier and a gas bag that has a folded package section. The gas bag, together with its package section, is placed into a gas bag receptacle that is formed on the gas bag carrier and that has an outlet opening for the gas bag. The outlet opening is at least partially closed in the area of the package section by a rigid part. An outside surface of the carrier part is foam-encapsulated with a plastic layer in a state in which the gas bag module is connected to the carrier part. Moreover, the invention relates to a vehicle interior lining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reiner Dannenhauer, Jens Debler, Bernd Hagele, Norbert Lang, Philipp Ritter
  • Patent number: 6385492
    Abstract: A probe for the stimulation of the left heart which is implantable in the coronary venus system. The probe is particularly useful for an active implantable medical device, in particular, pacemakers of the “multisite” type. The probe has a body, including a hollow sheath which elastically deformable and primarily deprived of any rigid element. The probe body has a distal extremity (34) which supports at least one stimulation electrode (54), and a stylet which is removable, and is able to be introduced inside the probe body and moveable in translation and rotation inside the probe body. The stylet is relatively rigid compared to the sheath and plastically deformable locally. The distal extremity (34) of the probe has, in the absence of stress, two curves, comprised in two distinct surfaces. The first surface (62) corresponds to an orientation curve laid down by a preform of the probe body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: ELA Medical, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean François Ollivier, Frédéric Bessoule, Philippe D'Hiver, Philippe Ritter
  • Publication number: 20020052285
    Abstract: A machine for folding a side gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises a guide channel in which a gas bag to be folded can be disposed, and first and second folding tongues. The folding tongues have teeth and the guide channel has a first side part and a second side part in each of which several recesses are provided. The teeth of the folding tongues are able to engage into the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. Kg
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hieber, Jurgen Berger, Wilfried Strnad, Jurgen Heigl, Karl Kienzle, Philipp Ritter
  • Publication number: 20020041941
    Abstract: A textile air bag material for a protective cushion in an occupant restraint system is disclosed. The textile air bag material is composed of a fabric layer having two superimposed wall portions interwoven with each other at their peripheries. The wall portions have a first side with a surface area. On this side a continuous foil of an air-tight material is applied over the entire surface area. Further, a protective cushion made of the textile material and a method for producing the textile material are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Ritter
  • Publication number: 20020011720
    Abstract: An inflatable occupant protective cushion for use along an upper side area in vehicles between an A-column and an C-column, comprising at least two inflatable chambers connected to each other and spaced from each other in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle. The chambers include a front chamber that extends, when inflated, next to typical sitting positions of front occupants and a rear chamber that extends, when inflated, next to typical sitting positions of rear occupants, wherein the front and rear chambers have front and rear delineation lines that are curved in a manner to correspond to a perpendicular projection of the typical sitting positions onto the inflated cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Ritter
  • Patent number: 6296276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag having at least one chamber. The gas bag comprises at least two fabric layers arranged opposite one another and delimiting the at least one chamber which can be filled with gas. The fabric layers each form a surface area and consist of threads which comprise warp and weft threads. The gas bag further comprises at least one spacer which is joined to the fabric layers and, in an inflated state of the gas bag, limits a distance between the fabric layers. The spacer is made up of some of the threads which, related to the inflated state of the gas bag, depart from the surface area formed by their associated fabric layer and extend towards the opposite fabric layer to be joined to threads of the opposite fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Philipp Ritter
  • Patent number: 5995870
    Abstract: A multi-site pulse generator for the treatment of cardiac insufficiencies by stimulation. In such a multi-site cardiac pulse generator, electrodes are placed in a plurality of distinct respective sites, including at least two ventricular sites. The electrodes are connected to independent outputs of the pulse generator in a manner that allows the detection of a potential of depolarization as well as the application of a stimulation pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: ELA Medical S.A.
    Inventors: Serge Cazeau, Marcel Limousin, Philippe Ritter