Patents by Inventor Sascha Eckhoff

Sascha Eckhoff 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: 9579997
    Abstract: A device for selectively monitoring and reducing a backward displacement of a vehicle seat in the event of an accident, having at least one stop element (4) which arranged on a pair (1) of seat rails and has a stop face (5) which is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pair (1) of seat rails, and having at least one stop body (6) which is arranged on the vehicle seat, having a contact face (8) which is arranged in a normal position at a distance from the stop face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Metals and Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Thomas Kaestner
  • Patent number: 9533610
    Abstract: The seat frame has a left and a right link, a left and a right side part and a transverse tube which connects the two side parts. The links are connected to the transverse tube for conjoint rotation. The transverse tube has a main tube located between the side parts, a left end piece assigned to the left side part and a right end piece assigned to the right side part. The main tube is connected to the two end pieces in respective overlapping regions. The main tube is manufactured from a material, preferably from steel, which has an at least 20% higher tensile strength than the material of the end pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: C. Rob Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Joerg Woelfel, Juergen Kill
  • Patent number: 8967582
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment device for a motor vehicle seat, with a floor rail which can be connected to a motor vehicle floor, a seat rail which can be connected to the motor vehicle seat and is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the floor rail, and a connecting element having a connecting section for connection of a functional component to the seat rail. The connecting element is connected by a first section to a side wall of the seat rail and by a second section to an upper side of the seat rail. The connecting element has an opening for receiving the functional component and/or a bearing element for the arrangement of the functional component. The opening is arranged in the region of a recess running in the region of a bending line between the side wall and the upper side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: C. Rob Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Axel Speck, Sascha Eckhoff, Jens Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20140339863
    Abstract: A device for selectively monitoring and reducing a backward displacement of a vehicle seat in the event of an accident, having at least one stop element (4) which arranged on a pair (1) of seat rails and has a stop face (5) which is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pair (1) of seat rails, and having at least one stop body (6) which is arranged on the vehicle seat, having a contact face (8) which is arranged in a normal position at a distance from the stop face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Metals Mechanisms GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Thomas Kaestner
  • Publication number: 20140232163
    Abstract: The seat frame has a left and a right link, a left and a right side part and a transverse tube which connects the two side parts. The links are connected to the transverse tube for conjoint rotation. The transverse tube has a main tube located between the side parts, a left end piece assigned to the left side part and a right end piece assigned to the right side part. The main tube is connected to the two end pieces in respective overlapping regions. The main tube is manufactured from a material, preferably from steel, which has an at least 20% higher tensile strength than the material of the end pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: C. ROB. HAMMERSTEIN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Sascha Eckhoff, Joerg Woelfel, Juergen Kill
  • Publication number: 20130292539
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment device for a motor vehicle seat, with a floor rail which can be connected to a motor vehicle floor, a seat rail which can be connected to the motor vehicle seat and is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the floor rail, and a connecting element having a connecting section for connection of a functional component to the seat rail. The connecting element is connected by a first section to a side wall of the scat rail and by a second section to an upper side of the seat rail. The connecting element has an opening for receiving the functional component and/or a bearing element for the arrangement of the functional component wherein the opening is arranged in the region of a recess running in the region of a bending line between the side wall and the upper side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Axel Speck, Sascha Eckhoff, Jens Hoppe
  • Patent number: 8267475
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment device of an automotive vehicle. It comprises a movable adjustment part the position of which is adjustable according to the user's wishes. The adjustment part comprises at least a first piece and a second piece. These pieces are fixedly joined together in a connection region. Each piece comprises a border that is connected to the border of the other piece in the connection region. One piece may be made from a higher quality material and the other piece from a lower quality material. One piece may be made from a thinner material and the other piece from a thicker material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: C. Rob. Hammerstein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Houston, Sascha Eckhoff, Michael Lindemann
  • Publication number: 20080121776
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment device of an automotive vehicle. It comprises a movable adjustment part the position of which is adjustable according to the user's wishes. The adjustment part comprises at least a first piece and a second piece. These pieces are fixedly joined together in a connection region. Each piece comprises a border that is connected to the border of the other piece in the connection region. One piece may be made from a higher quality material and the other piece from a lower quality material. One piece may be made from a thinner material and the other piece from a thicker material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Houston, Sascha Eckhoff, Michael Lindemann