Patents by Inventor Roland Kluehspies

Roland Kluehspies 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).

  • Neck rest for the back rest of automobile seats, in particular rear seats
    Patent number: 6942293
    Abstract: Neck rest for the back rest of the seats of automobiles, in particular for the back seat, the neck rest including two supporting rods which are accommodated by sockets in the back rest, by which a guiding portion and a supporting portion located above the guiding portion are provided, with the supporting portion being height adjustable relative to the guiding portion, the supporting portion includes at least a horizontal holding section provided with at least one guiding rod and having a deformable portion extending downwardly and adapted to support an upholstering portion, the guiding rod is accommodated by a hollow neck rest rod (20), in that the deformable portion with the upholstering portion and an accommodating channel of the supporting portion being designed such that the deformable portion is accommodated by an accommodating channel more or less depending upon the height of the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Roland Kluehspies
  • Neck rest for the back rest of automobile seats, in particular rear seats
    Publication number: 20050023878
    Abstract: Neck rest for the back rest of the seats of automobiles, in particular for the back seat, the neck rest including two supporting rods which are accommodated by sockets in the back rest, by which a guiding portion and a supporting portion located above the guiding portion are provided, with the supporting portion being height adjustable relative to the guiding portion, the supporting portion includes at least a horizontal holding section provided with at least one guiding rod and having a deformable portion extending downwardly and adapted to support an upholstering portion, the guiding rod is accommodated by a hollow neck rest rod (20), in that the deformable portion with the upholstering portion and an accommodating channel of the supporting portion being designed such that the deformable portion is accommodated by an accommodating channel more or less depending upon the height of the supporting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Roland Kluehspies
  • Headrest arrangement for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6471295
    Abstract: A headrest arrangement (22) for a vehicle seat is provided with at least one backrest (10) and a headrest device (14). A mechanical transmission device is included for transformation of a deformation of the backrest (10) into a movement of the headrest device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignees: F.S. Fehrer GmbH & Co. KG, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Manfred Messner, Roland Kluehspies, Wolfgang Popp, Friedrich Scheller, Thomas Leneis, Franz Tobisch