Patents by Inventor Sabine Aust

Sabine Aust 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).

  • Method for triggering a two-stage belt tensioner
    Patent number: 7416042
    Abstract: A method for triggering a two-stage belt tensioner is provided, in which the second stage of the belt tensioner is triggered as a function of a crash severity and a sitting position. The crash severity is determined by a signal derived from an acceleration and determined during a collision, and the sitting position brings an influence to bear on the evaluation of this signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Anja Czaykowska, Sabine Aust
  • Method for activating restraining means
    Patent number: 7292921
    Abstract: A method for triggering restraint devices in which at least one collision-indicating signal is generated. From the moment that a collision is detected, temporally defined crash phases are specified, and, for every crash phase, a crash type and a crash severity are determined from the signal. The appropriate restraint devices are triggered as a function of the crash severity and/or the crash type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Schuller, Gunther Lang, Josef Kolatschek, Sabine Aust, Thomas Lich, Armin Koehler, Klaus Mindner, Michael Roelleke
  • Method for tripping at least one restraining means
    Patent number: 7126239
    Abstract: A method for triggering at least one restraint means, triggering signals from peripheral acceleration sensors being released by signals from centrally situated acceleration sensors. In this context, a release threshold is raised in the case of a detected misuse behavior, or the release for the triggering signals is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Bentele-Calvör, Torsten Grotendiek, Klaus Mindner, Frank Thiel, Sabine Aust, Andrea Link
  • Method for controlling the preload device of a two-level belt
    Publication number: 20060108787
    Abstract: A method for triggering a two-stage belt tensioner is provided, in which the second stage of the belt tensioner is triggered as a function of a crash severity and a sitting position. The crash severity is determined by a signal derived from an acceleration and determined during a collision, and the sitting position brings an influence to bear on the evaluation of this signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Anja Czaykowska, Sabine Aust
  • Method for activating restraining means
    Publication number: 20060095183
    Abstract: A method for triggering restraint devices in which at least one collision-indicating signal is generated. From the moment that a collision is detected, temporally defined crash phases are specified, and, for every crash phase, a crash type and a crash severity are determined from the signal. The appropriate restraint devices are triggered as a function of the crash severity and/or the crash type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Hermann Schuller, Gunther Lang, Josef Kolatschek, Sabine Aust, Thomas Lich, Armin Koehler, Klaus Mindner, Michael Roelleke
  • Method for driving a retaining system
    Publication number: 20060085114
    Abstract: A method for triggering a restraint system is provided, in which the threshold value calculation, performed by using the acceleration signal, is adapted by an add-on amount which is determined from signal properties of the acceleration signal and the speed signal. Signals from an up-front sensor can be taken into account in addition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Roelleke, Sabine Aust, Anja Czaykowska
  • Method for tripping at least one restraining means
    Publication number: 20030173827
    Abstract: Proposed is a method for triggering at least one restraint means, triggering signals from peripheral acceleration sensors being released by signals from centrally situated acceleration sensors. In this context, a release threshold is raised in the case of a detected misuse behavior, or the release for the triggering signals is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Stephan Bentele-Calvor, Torsten Grotendiek, Klaus Mindner, Frank Thiel, Sabine Aust, Andrea Link