Patents by Inventor Sabine Bernhard

Sabine Bernhard 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: 8979187
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including at least one seat and/or at least one bench having a seat surface and a backrest. The backrest can be moved into a position above the seat surface in which the backrest and the seat surface lie opposite one another. In addition, the front edge of the seat surface and an edge of the backrest that lies closest to it can be connected with an additional element, for example, a roller blind or a plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sabine Bernhard, Manuel Erlacher, Achim Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8684455
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat including a seat portion having a wind deflector provided in a storage compartment thereof, the wind deflector being mounted for movement between a rest position in the storage compartment and an active position out of the storage compartment. The seat portion also has a rotational joint configured to permit rotation of the seat portion between a first orientation in which the seat portion permits a user to assume a seated position, and a second orientation in which the seat portion permits the wind deflector to assume the active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Sabine Bernhard, Manuel Erlacher, Achim Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120193949
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat including a seat portion having a wind deflector provided in a storage compartment thereof, the wind deflector being mounted for movement between a rest position in the storage compartment and an active position out of the storage compartment. The seat portion also has a rotational joint configured to permit rotation of the seat portion between a first orientation in which the seat portion permits a user to assume a seated position, and a second orientation in which the seat portion permits the wind deflector to assume the active position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Sabine BERNHARD, Manuel ERLACHER, Achim SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20120193952
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including at least one seat and/or at least one bench having a seat surface and a backrest. The backrest can be moved into a position above the seat surface in which the backrest and the seat surface lie opposite one another. In addition, the front edge of the seat surface and an edge of the backrest that lies closest to it can be connected with an additional element, for example, a roller blind or a plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Sabine Bernhard, Manuel Erlacher, Achim Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120139292
    Abstract: A motor vehicle and a method of producing a motor-vehicle which can be used in a flexible way. The method can include at least one of: painting a base frame using a cathodic dip painting process; producing a chassis by attaching a drive train, a running gear assembly and an electrical system to the painted base frame; attaching equipment components for an interior of the motor vehicle to the chassis in order to form an equipped chassis; painting a top coating of upper body shell modules; producing an upper body module assembly from each upper body shell module by attaching a module electrical system for at least one of each respective upper body shell module and at least one module equipment component; and then attaching via at least one of adhesive bonding and screwing, the upper body module assemblies to the equipped chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO KG
    Inventors: Bernhard HOFER, Sabine Bernhard