Patents by Inventor Tino Zink

Tino Zink 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).

  • Steering device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6491128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for generating a steering signal for controlling an actuating drive for an adjustment of steerable wheels on motor vehicles, in particular passenger vehicles. The device comprises a non-rotatable frame having an axis of symmetry and curved guiding portions, as well as a pair of handles intended for transmitting actuating forces and being coupled with each other. The handles are mounted on the guiding portions so as to be displaceable in same direction and are able to be displaced along the guiding portions and relative to the axis of symmetry to a limited extent. The device further comprises a measurement transducer for generating one of an electrical and electronic signal for determining a position of the handles relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Lehmann, Albert Steinmüller, Klaus Limberg, Tino Zink, Frank Schneider
  • Electronic control apparatus
    Patent number: D436346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Gr{umlaut over (a)}sslin KG
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Tino Zink, Klaus Limberg
  • Electronic control apparatus
    Patent number: D445405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Grässlin KG
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Tino Zink, Klaus Limberg
  • Electronic control apparatus
    Patent number: D468703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Graesslin KG
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Tino Zink, Klaus Limberg
  • Control panel for an automobile radio
    Patent number: D334573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Becker Autoradiowerk GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Limberg, Hanspeter Huttisch, Tino Zink
  • Electronic control apparatus
    Patent number: D435521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Grasslin KG
    Inventors: Frank Schneider, Tino Zink, Klaus Limberg