Patents by Inventor Stephan Haenisch

Stephan Haenisch 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: 11807294
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an energy absorption device for arrangement between a fastening device and a holder, wherein the holder is movable relative to the fastening device when a predetermined impact force is exceeded. The energy absorption device includes a deformable strand for absorbing energy, and a guide device for guiding the strand during the deformation. In order to be able to implement the assembly and/or the production more cost-effectively, the strand and the guide device are formed in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Büker, Stephan Haenisch
  • Patent number: 11260896
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, provides that an absorption part extends into a reduction part through a passage, which has a smaller cross-section than an end portion of the absorption part having the form of a rod, tube or wire. By a relative movement between the reduction part and the absorption part the end portion is pulled through the passage and plastically deformed. In such a way, an energy absorption device is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Haenisch, Patrick Ericke
  • Publication number: 20220017138
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an energy absorption device for arrangement between a fastening device and a holder, wherein the holder is movable relative to the fastening device when a predetermined impact force is exceeded. The energy absorption device includes a deformable strand for absorbing energy, and a guide device for guiding the strand during the deformation. In order to be able to implement the assembly and/or the production more cost-effectively, the strand and the guide device are formed in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Büker, Stephan Haenisch
  • Patent number: 11066094
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle, with a vehicle-fixed storage element and on which a storage element is stored, wherein the receiving element is in operative connection with a steering wheel arrangement, an energy absorption device, an effective connection with the storage element and the receiving element and which provides for at least one elongated absorption member as well as at least one reduction member with a passage for the absorption member, through which the absorption member extends and which at least partially has a smaller Q1 cross section compared to a Q2 cross section compared to a cross section of at least one portion of an end-section of the absorption member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Birkheim, Stephan Hänisch
  • Patent number: 10997864
    Abstract: The invention concerns a parking space recognition system (13) for a motor vehicle (1), with a sensor device (3) that is designed to detect at least one surface (6a, 6b) of at least one object (7a, 7b) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle (1) and extending along a direction of travel (F) of the motor vehicle (1) and with a computing device (8) that is designed to identify a space (9) between two detected surfaces (6a, 6b) extending along the direction of travel (F) as a potential parking space with an associated parking space position, which can be at least one longitudinal parking space (10) or at least one transverse parking spaces (11a, 11b), and with a memory device (12) that is designed to identify the recognized potential parking space as a longitudinal parking space (10) or as a transverse parking space (11a, 11b) or as a potential parking space depending on parking space information stored for the parking space position, in order to increase the accuracy of parking space detection by a motor vehic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schwalb, Frank Blinkle, Stephan Haenisch, Tobias Bieler
  • Publication number: 20200079417
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, provides that an absorption part extends into a reduction part through a passage, which has a smaller cross-section than an end portion of the absorption part having the form of a rod, tube or wire. By a relative movement between the reduction part and the absorption part the end portion is pulled through the passage and plastically deformed. In such a way, an energy absorption device is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Haenisch, Patrick Ericke
  • Publication number: 20190375445
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle, with a vehicle-fixed storage element and on which a storage element is stored, wherein the receiving element is in operative connection with a steering wheel arrangement, an energy absorption device, an effective connection with the storage element and the receiving element and which provides for at least one elongated absorption member as well as at least one reduction member with a passage for the absorption member, through which the absorption member extends and which at least partially has a smaller Q1 cross section compared to a Q2 cross section compared to a cross section of at least one portion of an end-section of the absorption member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Birkheim, Stephan Hänisch
  • Publication number: 20190371181
    Abstract: The invention concerns a parking space recognition system (13) for a motor vehicle (1), with a sensor device (3) that is designed to detect at least one surface (6a, 6b) of at least one object (7a, 7b) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle (1) and extending along a direction of travel (F) of the motor vehicle (1) and with a computing device (8) that is designed to identify a space (9) between two detected surfaces (6a, 6b) extending along the direction of travel (F) as a potential parking space with an associated parking space position, which can be at least one longitudinal parking space (10) or at least one transverse parking spaces (11a, 11b), and with a memory device (12) that is designed to identify the recognized potential parking space as a longitudinal parking space (10) or as a transverse parking space (11a, 11b) or as a potential parking space depending on parking space information stored for the parking space position, in order to increase the accuracy of parking space detection by a motor vehic
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Schwalb, Frank Blinkle, Stephan Haenisch, Tobias Bieler