Patents by Inventor Sven Friderich

Sven Friderich 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).

  • Publication number: 20200070696
    Abstract: A seat ventilation device for a seat system, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes a plurality of radial fans for conducting air and at least one cushion which has a foam support and a ventilation layer which is arranged over or in front of the foam support and through which air conducted by the radial fans can flow. The radial fans are at least partly received in the foam support and are arranged below or behind the ventilation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventor: Sven FRIDERICH
  • Patent number: 10006470
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus (30) for mounting a fan arrangement (40) on a seat (100), for example a vehicle seat, features a cylindrical sleeve or installation element (10) which secures within the seat, and a fan housing (50) for the fan arrangement or module (40), which slides into, and latches within, the cylindrical sleeve (10). The fan housing (50) has a tubular housing part (54) having a first housing part end (51) and a second housing part end (52) located axially opposite it. The fan module (40) includes a centrally located fan (80,81) supported by a plurality of radial struts (86), at least one of which serves as a channel (89) for power supply connecting wires (92). Wire pass-through openings (26, 64, 64?) are configured to permit a partial rotation of the fan module (40) during installation into the cylindrical sleeve (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Sven Friderich
  • Publication number: 20150285266
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus (30) for mounting a fan arrangement (40) on a seat (100), for example a vehicle seat, features a cylindrical sleeve or installation element (10) which secures within the seat, and a fan housing (50) for the fan arrangement or module (40), which slides into, and latches within, the cylindrical sleeve (10). The fan housing (50) has a tubular housing part (54) having a first housing part end (51) and a second housing part end (52) located axially opposite it. The fan module (40) includes a centrally located fan (80,81) supported by a plurality of radial struts (86), at least one of which serves as a channel (89) for power supply connecting wires (92). Wire pass-through openings (26, 64, 64?) are configured to permit a partial rotation of the fan module (40) during installation into the cylindrical sleeve (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicants: EBM-PAPST ST. GEORGEN GmbH & Co. KG, DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kienzler, Sven Friderich
  • Patent number: 8979191
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pad of a seat cushion and/or of a backrest, a massage device having a plurality of pressurizable elements integrated into the pad in order to influence the contour of the seat and each of which can be controlled separately, and a control device for controlling the massage device, wherein, in addition to the massage device, a seat climate control system can also be controlled by the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sven Friderich, Gerhard Hauser, Werner Schiele, Gudrun Weiser, Ulrich Woerner
  • Publication number: 20130038102
    Abstract: An opportunity for stimulating an occupant of a vehicle seat in order to activate his/her body and mind is provided. For this purpose, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat with a massage device for influencing the seat contour integrated into the seat back and a control unit for controlling the massage device. The system also includes a communication device that can transmit at least one instruction to an occupant of the vehicle seat in response to the control of the massage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sven Friderich, Gudrun Schoenherr
  • Publication number: 20120032478
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pad of a seat cushion and/or of a backrest, a massage device having a plurality of pressurizable elements integrated into the pad in order to influence the contour of the seat and each of which can be controlled separately, and a control device for controlling the massage device, wherein, in addition to the massage device, a seat climate control system can also be controlled by the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Sven Friderich, Gerhard Hauser, Werner Schiele, Gudrun Weiser, Ulrich Woerner