Patents by Inventor Stefan Knoess

Stefan Knoess 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 CONTROLLING ELEMENTS OF A COCKPIT OF A VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210206386
    Abstract: A method for controlling elements of a cockpit of a vehicle comprising a pedal, a seat, a steering system, and a controller, the steering system having a steering wheel and the vehicle being adapted to operate in manual driving and automatic driving modes. The method includes the steps of: obtaining parameters including the position of the driver in the seat, determining the positioning of the steering system based on the obtained parameters by maximizing the space allocated to the driver in the automatic driving mode while respecting a driving condition implying that the driver be able to reach the steering wheel and the pedal in a predetermined time period, and commanding the steering system to reach the determined positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Didier PONTHIEU, Pierre GUERREIRO, Eric VANEL, Stéphane DA CRUZ, Frédéric BIGUET, Olivier CENS, Stefan KNOESS, Guido HIRZMANN, Lorenz GRAEFF, Nicolas DAVIES
  • Belt retractor
    Publication number: 20080257998
    Abstract: A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt with a frame has a belt reel (10) rotatably mounted in the frame, a coupling disk (14) rotatably mounted relative to the belt reel (10), and a clip spring (16) which is attached to the belt reel (10) and to the coupling disk (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Herbert Blum, Stefan Knoess