Patents by Inventor Stefan Feulner

Stefan Feulner 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: 12122321
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle seat includes a belt webbing, a belt tongue, and a belt buckle. The belt buckle has a releasing device and a first triggering element, which, in order to trigger the releasing device, can be moved in an opening direction such that the releasing device releases the belt tongue in the belt buckle. The seat belt system has a second triggering element. The second triggering element can be moved in the opening direction. The first triggering element and the second triggering element each have a gear rack and are connected to each other by way of a rotatable connecting element and two gears. The two gears are fastened to opposite ends of the connecting element for conjoint rotation and engage with a respective one of the gear racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Feulner, Andre Kammler, Michael Leng, Julia Sajko
  • Patent number: 11618360
    Abstract: An armrest arrangement for a vehicle seat includes a mounting fitting to be mounted on a vehicle seat, and an armrest body having a trunk and a support element having an arm support surface for receiving an arm of a user when using the armrest arrangement. The armrest body having the trunk can be detachably attached to the mounting fitting. When mounted on the mounting fitting, the armrest body is pivotable about an axis of rotation with respect to the mounting fitting. The support element can be displaced with the arm support surface relative to the trunk in a longitudinal extension direction of the trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Enrico Artus, Stefan Feulner, Patrick Mahler
  • Publication number: 20220009391
    Abstract: An armrest arrangement for a vehicle seat includes a mounting fitting to be mounted on a vehicle seat, and an armrest body having a trunk and a support element having an arm support surface for receiving an arm of a user when using the armrest arrangement. The armrest body having the trunk can be detachably attached to the mounting fitting. When mounted on the mounting fitting, the armrest body is pivotable about an axis of rotation with respect to the mounting fitting. The support element can be displaced with the arm support surface relative to the trunk in a longitudinal extension direction of the trunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Enrico ARTUS, Stefan FEULNER, Patrick MAHLER
  • Patent number: 7131695
    Abstract: A vehicle seat section adjusting device includes a seat section adjusting element for adjusting the width of a seat section. The adjusting device includes a mounting mechanism for movably supporting the seat section adjusting element on the seat, and a drivable adjusting mechanism for adjusting the seat section adjusting element from or to a rest position relative to the mounting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: IMS Gear GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfram H. Hofschulte, Andreas Margrander, Sven Ritter, Rudolf Rackl, Stefan Feulner
  • Publication number: 20050046253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle seat section adjusting device having a seat section adjusting element (21) for adjusting the width of a seat section (20) of a seat in an adjustment direction, a mounting mechanism (22, 10) for movably supporting the seat section adjusting element (21) on the seat, and a drivable adjusting mechanism (35a, 45) for adjusting the seat section adjusting element (21) from or to a rest position relative to the mounting mechanism (22, 10). Effective seat width adjustment with a small space requirement for installation is made possible in that the seat section adjusting element (21) forms an abutment (23; 46) running obliquely to its longitudinal direction and/or having an arc shape for the adjusting mechanism (35a; 45) and the adjusting mechanism (35a; 45) for adjusting the seat section adjusting element (21) is fashioned and arranged adjustably so that a portion of the adjusting mechanism (35a; 45) moves along the abutment (23; 46) and in contact therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Wolfram Hofschulte, Andreas Margrander, Sven Ritter, Rudolf Rackl, Stefan Feulner