Patents by Inventor Rolf Dembowski

Rolf Dembowski 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: 6076849
    Abstract: A panel is inserted into a cutout in the visible boundary wall of a fascia, in particular in a motor-vehicle dashboard, which panel contains an airbag cover which is delimited with respect to the panel and is pressed open in the event of a crash by means of an inflating airbag sack. The panel is secured releasably at least in some regions along the contour of the airbag cover and, in the process, outside the airbag cover, in a manner which is invisible from the vehicle interior, by latching projections being provided which are molded integrally onto the rear side of said panel and engage into associated sockets which are not supported on the visible boundary wall of the fascia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Holzapfel, Martin Kruse, Michael Sinner, Rolf Dembowski, Rainer Zipfel