Patents by Inventor Stefan Thronberens

Stefan Thronberens 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: 8446069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers
  • Publication number: 20100181172
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers
  • Publication number: 20060213238
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic steering wheel lock for motor vehicles, comprising a rotor (5) that is rotatable within a stator (2) from an initial position and back into said initial position so as to move a locking member (3) back and forth between a steering shaft-locking position and a steering shaft-releasing position. In its initial position, said rotor (5) can be coupled in a positive manner to the stator (2) under the effect of a spring load (22) while being movable within the stator (2) in an axial direction against the effect of the spring load (22) by means of an electromagnet (7) disposed coaxially to the rotor (5) in order to cancel the mutual engagement between the rotor (5) and the stator (2) and allow the locking member (3) to be moved into the steering shaft-releasing position when the electromagnet (7) is excited with the aid of an electronic key. The rotor (5) is provided with at least one coupling dog (23) which cooperates with a coupling slot (24) of the stator (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Thronberens, Werner Trischberger