Patents by Inventor Sandra Kleinke

Sandra Kleinke 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).

  • Shell element for the buckle cover of a seat belt buckle, seat belt buckle and method for producing a shell element
    Patent number: 9955756
    Abstract: A shell element for the buckle cover of a seat belt buckle is disclosed. The shell element comprises a base body made of a hard elastomer and an outer and an inner surface. So that when the buckle cover bears against a further vehicle element with a hard surface, no wear and no undesirable noise is generated and so that the seat belt buckle permanently has attractive visual and haptic properties, a further element made of a soft elastomer is directly connected to the base body and is connected thereto by a material and/or positive connection, said further element forming at least one part of the outer surface of the shell element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Ulrich Klafke, Mario Eckmann, Ole Scharnberg, Jens Albrecht, Sandra Kleinke, Wolf Ulrich Wachter
  • SHELL ELEMENT FOR THE BUCKLE COVER OF A SEAT BELT BUCKLE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHELL ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20130022767
    Abstract: A shell element for the buckle cover of a seat belt buckle is disclosed. The shell element comprises a base body made of a hard elastomer and an outer and an inner surface. So that when the buckle cover bears against a further vehicle element with a hard surface, no wear and no undesirable noise is generated and so that the seat belt buckle permanently has attractive visual and haptic properties, a further element made of a soft elastomer is directly connected to the base body and is connected thereto by a material and/or positive connection, said further element forming at least one part of the outer surface of the shell element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Ulrich Klafke, Mario Eckmann, Ole Scharnberg, Jens Albrecht, Sandra Kleinke, Wolf Ulrich Wachter