Patents by Inventor Thomas Miodek

Thomas Miodek 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).

  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 8123246
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat element that forms a seat surface and has a seat back (10) or backrest. The seat back (10) has a frame (14) and an airbag (19). The airbag (19) has a gas-receiving element (20) and an inflating device (21) for the gas-receiving element (20). The gas-receiving element (20) is defined at one side by a portion (15) of the frame (14) and at the other side by a delimiting element (22) that is fastened to the frame (14) and that can be displaced as the airbag (19) inflates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tassilo Gilbert, Dieter Jungert, Thomas Miodek, Markus Heinisch
  • VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20100244414
    Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat element that forms a seat surface and has a seat back (10) or backrest. The seat back (10) has a frame (14) and an airbag (19). The airbag (19) has a gas-receiving element (20) and an inflating device (21) for the gas-receiving element (20). The gas-receiving element (20) is defined at one side by a portion (15) of the frame (14) and at the other side by a delimiting element (22) that is fastened to the frame (14) and that can be displaced as the airbag (19) inflates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tassilo Gilbert, Dieter Jungert, Thomas Miodek, Markus Heinisch
  • Actuating device for a safety means
    Patent number: 7083023
    Abstract: An actuating device for a safety arrangement in a vehicle has a pneumatic muscle as a drive and a pyrotechnical gas generator for feeding the pneumatic muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Birk, Uwe Class, Reiner Dannenhauer, Michael Lüders, Thomas Miodek, Thomas Hasbach
  • Actuating device for a safety means
    Patent number: 6942251
    Abstract: An actuating device for a safety arrangement in a vehicle has a pneumatic muscle as drive and a pyrotechnical gas generator for feeding the pneumatic muscle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Karl Birk, Uwe Class, Reiner Dannenhauer, Michael Lüders, Thomas Miodek, Thomas Hasbach
  • Actuating device for a safety means
    Publication number: 20050057022
    Abstract: An actuating device for a safety arrangement in a vehicle has a pneumatic muscle as drive and a pyrotechnical gas generator for feeding the pneumatic muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Birk, Uwe Class, Reiner Dannenhauer, Michael Luders, Thomas Miodek, Thomas Hasbach
  • Gas bag module with gas guiding means
    Patent number: 6568708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system. The gas bag module comprises an inflatable gas bag has an interior, a compressed gas source and a fabric layer arranged in the interior of the gas bag. The fabric layer guides a stream of compressed gas emerging from the compressed gas source upon inflation of the gas bag. A guiding plate is provided in the interior of the gas bag as an additional gas guiding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Miodek, Norbert Ellerbrok
  • Actuating device for a safety means
    Publication number: 20020190515
    Abstract: An actuating device for a safety arrangement in a vehicle has a pneumatic muscle as drive and a pyrotechnical gas generator for feeding the pneumatic muscle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Karl Birk, Uwe Class, Reiner Dannenhauer, Michael Luders, Thomas Miodek, Thomas Hasbach
  • Gas bag module with gas guiding means
    Publication number: 20010040366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system. The gas bag module comprises an inflatable gas bag has an interior, a compressed gas source and a fabric layer arranged in the interior of the gas bag. The fabric layer guides a stream of compressed gas emerging from the compressed gas source upon inflation of the gas bag. A guiding plate is provided in the interior of the gas bag as an additional gas guiding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Miodek, Norbert Ellerbrok