Patents by Inventor Thorsten Mager

Thorsten Mager 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).

  • Electronic control device for controlling electric units of motor vehicle doors which have different equipment
    Patent number: 6956303
    Abstract: An electronic control device for controlling electric units of motor vehicle doors which have different equipment. The control device is formed by at least one printed circuit board, including electronic components which are arranged in a housing and can be contacted to a cable assembly using plug-in connectors. The device includes at least one zone of the printed circuit board with an identical assembly of components that can be used for at least two variants of the motor-vehicle-door equipment, the printed circuit board having a reduced component assembly for at least one of the equipment variants. The printed circuit board of one equipment variant is spatially integrated into a housing of a unit which is to be controlled, while the printed circuit board of another equipment variant is located in a separate housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joerg Uebelein, Stephan Stetter, Thorsten Mager, Gerhard Hofmann