Patents by Inventor Timm Herold

Timm Herold 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).

  • Airbag package for an occupant restraining system of a motor vehicle, occupant restraining system, and method for producing such an airbag package
    Patent number: 9333933
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag package (1) for an occupant restraint system of an automotive vehicle comprising a folded airbag (2) and clearances formed between the material of the airbag, wherein the airbag package (1) has a real package volume Vreal composed of the airbag volume VSack of the airbag (2) and the clearance volume Vfrei of the clearances. The invention excels by the fact that the ratio Vreal/VSack between the package volume Vreal and the airbag volume VSack is at most 3.2. The invention further relates to an occupant restraint system comprising such airbag package and to a method of manufacturing an airbag package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kunkel, Klaus Freudenberger, Dieter Rumpf, Stefan Sapountzis, Stefan Hepp, Stefan Bachmann, Timm Herold
  • AIRBAG PACKAGE FOR AN OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OCCUPANT RESTRAINING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN AIRBAG PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20150130167
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag package (1) for an occupant restraint system of an automotive vehicle comprising a folded airbag (2) and clearances formed between the material of the airbag, wherein the airbag package (1) has a real package volume Vreal composed of the airbag volume VSack of the airbag (2) and the clearance volume Vfrei of the clearances. The invention excels by the fact that the ratio Vreal/VSack between the package volume Vreal and the airbag volume VSack is at most 3.2. The invention further relates to an occupant restraint system comprising such airbag package and to a method of manufacturing an airbag package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Kunkel, Klaus Freudenberger, Dieter Rumpf, Stefan Sapountzis, Stefan Hepp, Stefan Bachmann, Timm Herold