Patents by Inventor Thomas Bertram

Thomas Bertram 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).

  • Belt deflector
    Patent number: 11142161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a belt deflector with a main element (100) that can be attached to the structure of a vehicle, and with a belt support element (200) that is movable relative to the main element (100) and forms a support surface (231) or support edge for a safety belt (20) to be deflected. According to the invention, the belt deflector comprises an intermediate element (300, 400) that is deformed when the movable belt support element (200) is moved relative to the main element (100), in the direction of the intermediate element (300, 400), and because of this deformation is pressed against the safety belt (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Yves Clauss, Heinrich Einsiedel, Gerhard Frey, Peter Linde, Rainer Mangold, Thomas Bertram
  • BELT DEFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20200298791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a belt deflector with a main element (100) that can be attached to the structure of a vehicle, and with a belt support element (200) that is movable relative to the main element (100) and forms a support surface (231) or support edge for a safety belt (20) to be deflected. According to the invention, the belt deflector comprises an intermediate element (300, 400) that is deformed when the movable belt support element (200) is moved relative to the main element (100), in the direction of the intermediate element (300, 400), and because of this deformation is pressed against the safety belt (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Joyson Safety Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Yves CLAUSS, Heinrich EINSIEDEL, Gerhard FREY, Peter LINDE, Rainer MANGOLD, Thomas BERTRAM
  • Sensor
    Patent number: 9409547
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a sensor (10), in particular for triggering a vehicle security device (1). According to the invention the sensor (10) comprises a support element (40) and a housing part (70), which holds the support element (40), and the housing part (70) consists of a softer material than the support element (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TAKATA AG
    Inventors: Peter Baumgartner, Hermann Hasse, Oswald Lustig, Thomas Bertram
  • SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140305203
    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a sensor (10), in particular for triggering a vehicle security device (1). According to the invention the senor (10)comprises a support element(40)and a housing part (70), which holds the support element(40), and the housing part (70)consists of a softer material than the support element (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Takata AG
    Inventors: Peter Baumgartner, Hermann Hasse, Oswald Lustig, Thomas Bertram