Patents by Inventor Roland Och

Roland Och 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).

  • Patent number: 7950425
    Abstract: A filler neck an actuation ring (16) having a slot (18) and an entrance portion which is conically narrowed towards the tank, the most narrow cross-section of the entrance portion being smaller than the diameter of a diesel-nozzle and larger than that of an otto-nozzle the actuation ring (16) has an actuation portion at the end facing the tank at least on one side of the slot a closing mechanism is associated with the end of the actuation ring facing the tank and designed such that in closing position thereof it stops the otto nozzle inserted into the actuation ring and the actuation portion of the actuation ring engages the closing mechanism, whereby the closing mechanism is moved from the closing position into an opened position by the actuation portion if the actuation ring is radially expanded by the diesel-nozzle inserted into the actuation ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Roland Och
  • Publication number: 20090108654
    Abstract: A seating element has an archable element with a first side to face an occupant of a seat when the seating element is installed in a seat and a second side opposite of the first side. A pneumatic arching element is arranged at the second side of the archable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: SCHUKRA GERATEBAU AG
    Inventors: Jan Petzel, Thomas Preiss, Veit Stoessel, David Anthony Swan, Renato Colja, Roland Och, Werner Steger, Klaus Wieder
  • Publication number: 20080237230
    Abstract: A filler neck an actuation ring (16) having a slot (18) and an entrance portion which is conically narrowed towards the tank, the most narrow cross-section of the entrance portion being smaller than the diameter of a diesel-nozzle and larger than that of an otto-nozzle the actuation ring (16) has an actuation portion at the end facing the tank at least on one side of the slot a closing mechanism is associated with the end of the actuation ring facing the tank and designed such that in closing position thereof it stops the otto nozzle inserted into the actuation ring and the actuation portion of the actuation ring engages the closing mechanism, whereby the closing mechanism is moved from the closing position into an opened position by the actuation portion if the actuation ring is radially expanded by the diesel-nozzle inserted into the actuation ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Roland Och
  • Patent number: 7048336
    Abstract: A neck rest includes first and second supports having first and second positions where the supports are at approximately the same level and the second support is elevated relative to the first support, respectively. A first spring is supported by the first support and rotatably connected to the second support to bias the second support into the second position. A movable locking element biased by a second spring on the first support automatically blocks the second support in the second position. A locking element is movably supported by the first support and cooperates with a projection of the second support to lock the second support in the first position. A releasing element is movably supported by the first support and releases the locking element when actuated. A supporting member is located between the supports in the second position for transferring shock forces from the second support to the first support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerald Mawbey, Gerd Fischer, Roland Och
  • Publication number: 20050046262
    Abstract: A neck rest includes first and second supports having first and second positions where the supports are at approximately the same level and the second support is elevated relative to the first support, respectively. A first spring is supported by the first support and rotatably connected to the second support to bias the second support into the second position. A movable locking element biased by a second spring on the first support automatically blocks the second support in the second position. A locking element is movably supported by the first support and cooperates with a projection of the second support to lock the second support in the first position. A releasing element is movably supported by the first support and releases the locking element when actuated. A supporting member is located between the supports in the second position for transferring shock forces from the second support to the first support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerald Mawbey, Gerd Fischer, Roland Och
  • Patent number: 6837543
    Abstract: A seat for an automobile includes a backrest fitted with a frame, an adjusting device inside the backrest in the region of the lumbar vertebral column, an elongated, resiliently bending element running transversely inside the frame, two bowden cables each with a sheath and a traction wire, a drive device at the backrest one rest for each bowden cable sheath in each end zone off the elongated element and through which the traction wire is made to pass in longitudinally displaceable manner, an affixation of the free end of the traction wire at a part of the backrest frame facing it whereby the elongated element is suspended in such manner in the frame that, when a tension is exerted on the traction wire, the elongated element shall be moved forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Och, Gerd Fischer
  • Patent number: 6540298
    Abstract: A system for the displacement of a neck rest in response to the displacement of a vehicle seat in an automobile, wherein the neck rest is mounted to a first structural part which is height-displaceably mounted to a second structural part, the latter being fixedly secured to the rest of the seat, the system having the following features: a rope defining a loop to transfer a force along the loop, one section of the rope being connected to the first structural part, the rope being guided about two spaced idle rollers, one of the rollers being rotatably supported by the seat and the other by the second structural part a first coupling part fixedly connected to the rope a second coupling part fixedly connected to the vehicle a coupling element movably supported on the seat and selectively engageable with the first coupling part actuating means for the coupling element on the seat adapted to coact with the second coupling part in response to the position of the seat such that in a forward position and upon dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Och, Werner Seppelt, Gerd Fischer
  • Publication number: 20030015901
    Abstract: A seat for an automobile or the like, comprising a backrest fitted with a frame 10 and an adjusting device inside the backrest in the region of the lumbar vertebral column, characterized by the features below:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Roland Och, Gerd Fischer
  • Publication number: 20010043005
    Abstract: A system for the displacement of a neck rest in response to the displacement of a vehicle seat in an automobile, wherein the neck rest is mounted to a first structural part which is height-displaceably mounted to a second structural part, the latter being fixedly secured to the rest of the seat, the system having the following features:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Och, Werner Seppelt, Gerd Fischer
  • Patent number: 6009770
    Abstract: Actuation lever for the actuation of a control lever in an automobile, in particular for the actuation of a seat, comprising an eccentric element having an eccentric circumferential surface and a bore, a bearing pin having a threaded portion at one end thereof, the threaded portion being adapted to be threaded into the bore of the eccentric element, the other end of the pin having engagement surfaces for a tool, said actuation lever having a bore, the pin being rotatable supported within the bore of the with a rotation of the eccentric element changing the spacing between the circumferential surface and the control lever, rotation limiting elements being provided upon the eccentric element and upon the control lever adjacent the bore such that in a first axial position of the bearing pin the limiting elements engage each other in order to prevent the eccentric element from rotating, and in a second axial position spaced from the first position the limiting elements are disengaged so as to permit rotation of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: ITW-ATECO GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Och