Patents by Inventor Robert Negele

Robert Negele 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).

  • Strap anchoring device
    Patent number: 8220112
    Abstract: A device for anchoring a strap to a structural member has a strap and a strap anchoring member fixed to the strap at a first end of the strap. The strap anchoring member has a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width. The strap anchoring member is folded to provide only two layers of the strap anchoring member enclosing an end region of the strap adjacent a first end of the strap. A secured portion of the strap anchoring member is proximal the first end of the strap with both layers of the strap anchoring member fixed to the strap providing a three layer structure. An unsecured portion of the strap anchoring member is distal from the first end of the strap. A second end of the strap may be fixed to an airbag used for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Volker Hofmann, Matthias Volkmann, Robert Negele
  • STRAP ANCHORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100107371
    Abstract: A device for anchoring a strap to a structural member has a strap and a strap anchoring member fixed to the strap at a first end of the strap. The strap anchoring member has a length and a width, wherein the length is greater than the width. The strap anchoring member is folded to provide only two layers of the strap anchoring member enclosing an end region of the strap adjacent a first end of the strap. A secured portion of the strap anchoring member is proximal the first end of the strap with both layers of the strap anchoring member fixed to the strap providing a three layer structure. An unsecured portion of the strap anchoring member is distal from the first end of the strap. A second end of the strap may be fixed to an airbag used for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: KEY SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: VOLKER HOFMANN, MATTHIAS VOLKMANN, ROBERT NEGELE
  • Attachment of a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle
    Patent number: 7303206
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place by being folded by an angle of more than 90° around at least one edge of the hanger and by at least one means for fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Kippschull, Robert Negele
  • Attachment of a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050179238
    Abstract: A curtain airbag assembly has, for fastening purposes, at least one strap attached to the airbag. The strap is held in position by being guided through a passage behind a hanger projecting in the manner of a bracket from the structural member of a vehicle. The strap is secured in place by being folded by an angle of more than 90° around at least one edge of the hanger and by at least one means for fastening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Bernd Kippschull, Robert Negele