Patents by Inventor Torsten Kerz

Torsten Kerz 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).

  • Patent number: 8579327
    Abstract: A steering column is provided for a motor vehicle, which can be moved within a predetermined adjustment range, and in the event of a crash can be shifted beyond the predetermined adjustment range into a crash position, with a steering column cladding and a latching device for locking the steering column into the respective position. The latching device has a manually activatable actuating element, and the steering column cladding and actuating element can be positioned relative to each other in such a way by moving the steering column into the crash position that the actuating element is or can be supported against the steering column cladding as it is being fixed in place with the steering column locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Martin Klos, Torsten Kerz, Eduard Mendzigall
  • Publication number: 20110278828
    Abstract: A steering column is provided for a motor vehicle, which can be moved within a predetermined adjustment range, and in the event of a crash can be shifted beyond the predetermined adjustment range into a crash position, with a steering column cladding and a latching device for locking the steering column into the respective position. The latching device has a manually activatable actuating element, and the steering column cladding and actuating element can be positioned relative to each other in such a way by moving the steering column into the crash position that the actuating element is or can be supported against the steering column cladding as it is being fixed in place with the steering column locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Martin KLOS, Torsten KERZ, Eduard MENDZIGALL
  • Patent number: 6604037
    Abstract: A circuit system for configuring an interface of a control or regulating device to a signal transmission system by an interface module includes a first memory which is dependent on the control or regulating device and has a first signal table which contains data for describing substantially all possible signals which are provided to the signal transmission system (15) by way of the interface, and a second memory which is independent of the control or regulating device and has a second signal table which contains the current data for describing the current interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Continental Teves, AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Veith Hauptmann, Torsten Kerz, Thomas Pietsch, Christoph Mross, Michael Meyer, Uwe Jocubeit