Patents by Inventor Robert MASA

Robert MASA 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).

  • Actuator, in particular, for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10678291
    Abstract: A control element, in particular, a switching device for the manual actuation of functions in a motor vehicle, having a handle. The handle is mounted on a carrier such that the handle is adjustable in two different directions from a neutral position into adjustment positions. The control element furthermore can detect the adjustment positions, with the control element having a code carrier for the detection of the adjustment positions, which encodes the adjustment positions, and a sensor which senses the coding, in such a way that all adjustment positions can be detected by way of the one code carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Marquardt GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Buschle, Rainer Berchtold, Robert Masa
  • ACTUATOR, IN PARTICULAR, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160306380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control element, in particular, a switching device for the manual actuation of functions in a motor vehicle, having a handle. The handle is mounted on a carrier such that the handle is adjustable in two different directions from a neutral position into adjustment positions. The control element furthermore has a means for the detection of the adjustment positions, wherein the means for the detection of the adjustment positions has a code carrier, which encodes the adjustment positions, and comprises a sensor which senses the coding, in such a way that all adjustment positions can be detected by way of the one code carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: MARQUARDT GMBH
    Inventors: Roland BUSCHLE, Rainer BERCHTOLD, Robert MASA