Patents by Inventor Robert Getz
Robert Getz 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: 8864167Abstract: A gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle. The gas bag arrangement comprising a gas bag package which includes a folded gas bag and a wrapping which at least partly surrounds the folded gas bag, at least one connecting strap for connecting the gas bag to a holding structure of the motor vehicle, wherein the connecting strap is attached to a fastening portion of the gas bag and a deflection device arranged at the wrapping or formed by the wrapping, at which the connecting strap—relative to the condition of the gas bag arrangement as mounted in the vehicle—is deflected in direction of the holding structure. A section of the connecting strap coming from the fastening portion extends up to the deflection device away from the holding structure and at the deflection device again is deflected towards the holding structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Michael Kraft, Rainer Bausenhart, Manfred Schmid, Robert Getz
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Patent number: 8632094Abstract: An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraining system is provided. The airbag comprises a first inflatable area; a second inflatable area; a shoulder area arranged between the first and seconds area. The shoulder area extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a shoulder and/or in an upper arm region of the vehicle occupant to be protected. The shoulder area has a thickness lower than the thickness of the first and second areas as determined in a direction vertical to the main plane of extension of the inflated airbag or comprises a recess in the airbag. The airbag is to be arranged in a vehicle such that, in case of a side collision of the vehicle, the shoulder and/or the upper arm region of the vehicle occupant strikes the shoulder area of the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Torsten Schmidt, Jens Feller, Tomas Radocak, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz
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Publication number: 20120292891Abstract: A gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system of a motor vehicle. The gas bag arrangement comprising a gas bag package which includes a folded gas bag and a wrapping which at least partly surrounds the folded gas bag, at least one connecting strap for connecting the gas bag to a holding structure of the motor vehicle, wherein the connecting strap is attached to a fastening portion of the gas bag and a deflection device arranged at the wrapping or formed by the wrapping, at which the connecting strap—relative to the condition of the gas bag arrangement as mounted in the vehicle—is deflected in direction of the holding structure. A section of the connecting strap coming from the fastening portion extends up to the deflection device away from the holding structure and at the deflection device again is deflected towards the holding structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Michael KRAFT, Rainer BAUSENHART, Manfred SCHMID, Robert GETZ
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Patent number: 8246076Abstract: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraining system including at least one inflatable airbag and an inflating device. The airbag includes a first inflatable area which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a first body region of the vehicle occupant, and a second inflatable area, which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a second body region of the vehicle occupant. The first inflatable area has a larger thickness vertical to the main extension plane of the airbag than the second inflatable area. The inflating device and the airbag are designed for inflating the first inflatable area of the airbag to such a high internal pressure that during the impact of the occupant on the airbag a force is exerted onto the first body region of the vehicle occupant which sets the occupant into a tilting motion.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Takata AGInventors: Torsten Schmidt, Jens Feller, Tomas Radocak, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Thomas Sievers
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Patent number: 7798520Abstract: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag on a side of a backrest of a vehicle seat that when inflated first extends substantially in a direction of a vertical vehicle axis and then forward from a backrest in a direction of travel of the vehicle. The airbag includes at least one inflatable chamber extending substantially forward from the backrest in the direction of travel and that is assigned to a body region of a vehicle occupant to support the vehicle occupant in a side collision. The at least one chamber is extended by a section that extends forward in the direction of travel when the airbag is inflated so that the airbag supports the vehicle occupant if vehicle occupant moves obliquely forward in the direction of travel because the section intercepts the associated body region of the vehicle occupant.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Jens Feller, Robert Getz, Ralf Gutmann, Rainer Heuschmid
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Publication number: 20100171292Abstract: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraining system including at least one inflatable airbag and an inflating device. The airbag includes a first inflatable area which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a first body region of the vehicle occupant, and a second inflatable area, which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a second body region of the vehicle occupant. The first inflatable area has a larger thickness vertical to the main extension plane of the airbag than the second inflatable area. The inflating device and the airbag are designed for inflating the first inflatable area of the airbag to such a high internal pressure that during the impact of the occupant on the airbag a force is exerted onto the first body region of the vehicle occupant which sets the occupant into a tilting motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Torsten Schmidt, Jens Feller, Tomas Radocak, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Thomas Sievers
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Publication number: 20100171291Abstract: An airbag for a vehicle occupant restraining system is provided. The airbag comprising a first and a second inflatable area a shoulder area arranged between the first and the second area which extends in the inflated status of the airbag in the area of a shoulder and/or in an upper arm region of the vehicle occupant to be protected and has a lower thickness as the first and the second area determined in a direction vertical to the main plane of extension of the inflated airbag or comprises a recess in the airbag. The airbag is to be arranged in the vehicle such that in case of a side collision of the vehicle the shoulder and/or the upper arm region of the vehicle occupant strikes the shoulder area of the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Torsten Schmidt, Jens Feller, Tomas Radocak, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz
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Patent number: 7712766Abstract: A side airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag which is provided for the protection of a vehicle occupant and which has at least two inflatable chambers which are in each case to assume a specific position in a motor vehicle after inflation. A functional band is provided, which is secured by a portion outside the airbag. At least a portion of the functional band exerts on at least one of the chambers of the airbag a holding force, which has the effect that the chamber, after inflation, assumes the position provided for the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Ralf Gutmann, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Thomas Sievers, Holger Rist
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Patent number: 7703800Abstract: An apparatus for an airbag arrangement including a frame part and an airbag package. The frame part may be a part of a base body of a motor vehicle seat. The airbag package is fastened to the frame part. The airbag package includes a folded-up airbag that may be inflated with gas. The airbag package further includes at least one clamping element that is configured to press the airbag package against the frame part. The clamping element includes a first and a second end region via which the clamping element is secured to the frame part. The two end regions are connected to one another via a pretensionable bearing region of the clamping element. The clamping element includes an intermediate layer extending between the airbag package and the frame part, that together with the bearing region encompasses the airbag package in cross section by 360°.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Takata-Petri AGInventors: Ralf Gutmann, Reiner Söll, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Matthias Polte
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Publication number: 20090184500Abstract: An airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag on a side of a backrest of a vehicle seat that when inflated first extends substantially in a direction of a vertical vehicle axis and then forward from a backrest in a direction of travel of the vehicle. The airbag includes at least one inflatable chamber extending substantially forward from the backrest in the direction of travel and that is assigned to a body region of a vehicle occupant to support the vehicle occupant in a side collision. The at least one chamber is extended by a section that extends forward in the direction of travel when the airbag is inflated so that the airbag supports the vehicle occupant if vehicle occupant moves obliquely forward in the direction of travel because the section intercepts the associated body region of the vehicle occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Jens Feller, Robert Getz, Ralf Gutmann, Rainer Heuschmid
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Publication number: 20090146399Abstract: An apparatus for an airbag arrangement including a frame part and an airbag package. The frame part may be a part of a base body of a motor vehicle seat. The airbag package is fastened to the frame part. The airbag package includes a folded-up airbag that may be inflated with gas. The airbag package further includes at least one clamping element that is configured to press the airbag package against the frame part. The clamping element includes a first and a second end region via which the clamping element is secured to the frame part. The two end regions are connected to one another via a pretensionable bearing region of the clamping element. The clamping element includes an intermediate layer extending between the airbag package and the frame part, that together with the bearing region encompasses the airbag package in cross section by 360°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Ralf Gutmann, Reiner Soll, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Matthias Polte
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Publication number: 20080012271Abstract: A side airbag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag which is provided for the protection of a vehicle occupant and which has at least two inflatable chambers which are in each case to assume a specific position in a motor vehicle after inflation. A functional band is provided, which is secured by a portion outside the airbag. At least a portion of the functional band exerts on at least one of the chambers of the airbag a holding force, which has the effect that the chamber, after inflation, assumes the position provided for the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Ralf Gutmann, Rainer Heuschmid, Robert Getz, Thomas Sievers, Holger Rist
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Patent number: 7125039Abstract: An occupant protection device for motor vehicles, having an unfoldable protection element which, when unfolded, forms a curtain for the protection of vehicle occupants, in particular in the head/chest region. A tensioning strap is provided which, when the protection element is unfolded, is tensioned between a first vehicle point and a second vehicle point and in the process forms an obstacle against which the unfolded protection element is supported by means of its outwardly directed rear side.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Ulrich Karlbauer, Robert Getz, Benedikt Heudorfer
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Patent number: 7059634Abstract: A gas bag in which an orifice is opened or closed with the aid of a control band as soon as the gas bag has reached a predetermined state of deployment. One end of the control band is fastened to a gas bag envelope in the region of the orifice. The control band is connected at its other end to the gas bag envelope so that, when the predetermined state of deployment is reached, the control band slips into the gas bag envelope so that the orifice is closed by the slipped-in region of the gas bag envelope by the internal pressure of the gas bag, or the control band slips out of the gas bag envelope so that the previously closed orifice is opened.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Robert Getz, Hans-Peter Sendelbach, Christian Weyrich, Andreas Riedel
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Patent number: 7040651Abstract: A vehicle occupant safety device for protecting the neck and nape area of an occupant of a vehicle. The device includes a main airbag for bending the head of the occupant, and at least one secondary airbag in fluid communication with the main airbag. The secondary airbag and the main airbag being connected to one another so that the second airbag fills with gas first. The secondary airbag being configured to fill with gas and deploy to position the main airbag before inflation of the main airbag occurs.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Robert Getz, Ulrich Karlbauer
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Patent number: 7004496Abstract: An occupant protection device with an airbag for fastening in a vehicle seat. In order, in an occupant protection device of this type, to make it possible for the seat to be produced and installed very simply and cost-effectively and to achieve reliable deployment of the airbag, the invention proposes that the occupant protection device has a receiving container for the airbag, which container is free of closure flaps, and the opening of the receiving container is covered by a seat cover of the vehicle seat. In this case, the seat cover is to be fastened to a side wall of the receiving container in such a manner that, when the airbag is inflated with gas, the seat cover tears open in the region of the opening of the receiving container.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Robert Getz, Ulrich Karlbauer
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Patent number: 6994371Abstract: An occupant protection device for a motor vehicle occupant. The device includes an airbag arranged on a motor vehicle body in the region of a lateral roof edge of a motor vehicle, the airbag being configured to deploy downwards during inflation so that the inflated airbag extends in front of at least one side window of the motor vehicle; and a guide extending longitudinally and being connected to the lower edge of the airbag. The guide is movably guided on the motor vehicle body in the direction of deployment of the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Ulrich Karlbauer, Robert Getz
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Publication number: 20040140653Abstract: An occupant protection device for motor vehicles, having an unfoldable protection element which, when unfolded, forms a curtain for the protection of vehicle occupants, in particular in the head/chest region. A tensioning strap is provided which, when the protection element is unfolded, is tensioned between a first vehicle point and a second vehicle point and in the process forms an obstacle against which the unfolded protection element is supported by means of its outwardly directed rear side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Ulrich Karlbauer, Robert Getz, Benedikt Heudorfer
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Publication number: 20040130130Abstract: An occupant protection device with an airbag for fastening in a vehicle seat. In order, in an occupant protection device of this type, to make it possible for the seat to be produced and installed very simply and cost-effectively and to achieve reliable deployment of the airbag, the invention proposes that the occupant protection device has a receiving container for the airbag, which container is free of closure flaps, and the opening of the receiving container is covered by a seat cover of the vehicle seat. In this case, the seat cover is to be fastened to a side wall of the receiving container in such a manner that, when the airbag is inflated with gas, the seat cover tears open in the region of the opening of the receiving container.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Takata CorporationInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Robert Getz, Ulrich Karlbauer
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Publication number: 20040113402Abstract: A vehicle occupant safety device for protecting the neck and nape area of an occupant of a vehicle. The device includes a main airbag for bending the head of the occupant, and at least one secondary airbag in fluid communication with the main airbag. The secondary airbag and the main airbag being connected to one another so that the second airbag fills with gas first. The secondary airbag being configured to fill with gas and deploy to position the main airbag before inflation of the main airbag occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Maximilian Bossecker, Robert Getz, Ulrich Karlbauer