Patents by Inventor Torsten Strutz

Torsten Strutz 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: 9650013
    Abstract: A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Gaas, Andre Leschke, Ulrich Hackenberg, Ricardo Ploeger, Torsten Strutz
  • Publication number: 20150175120
    Abstract: A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten GAAS, Andre LESCHKE, Ulrich HACKENBERG, Ricardo PLOEGER, Torsten STRUTZ
  • Patent number: 8902057
    Abstract: A belt buckle for a motor vehicle is provided wherein, through the use of the belt buckle, a tongue of a seat belt is mechanically receivable and, through the use of a switch, an insertion status of the tongue is detectable. A device is assigned to the switch through the use of which the switch position of the switch is wirelessly communicable to a receiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellscaft
    Inventors: Torsten Strutz, Jörg Winkler, Peter Baumann, Andre Leschke
  • Publication number: 20070221428
    Abstract: A belt buckle for a motor vehicle is provided wherein, through the use of the belt buckle, a tongue of a seat belt is mechanically receivable and, through the use of a switch, an insertion status of the tongue is detectable. A device is assigned to the switch through the use of which the switch position of the switch is wirelessly communicable to a receiver circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Strutz, Jorg Winkler, Peter Baumann, Andre Leschke
  • Patent number: 6945560
    Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag and a sensor element located on the side of the airbag which moves towards the vehicle occupant. The sensor element is formed of sensor strips which transmit sensed pressure changes in the form of a sensor signal to a control device. The amount of gas supplied by a filling device can be controlled in response to the sensor signal. The sensor element has resistor elements forming a matrix-type grid of spaced apart contact regions of the resistor elements. An electric resistance in a contact region of two resistor elements is dependent on the force or pressure load of the contact region. A voltage can be applied to least one of the resistor elements at least in one of the contact regions via an electrically conductive element which is in electrical contact with a resistor element at the contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Strutz, Axel Schoft
  • Publication number: 20040212180
    Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle includes an airbag and a sensor element located on the side of the airbag which moves towards the vehicle occupant. The sensor element is formed of sensor strips which transmit sensed pressure changes in the form of a sensor signal to a control device. The amount of gas supplied by a filling device can be controlled in response to the sensor signal. The sensor element has resistor elements forming a matrix-type grid of spaced apart contact regions of the resistor elements. An electric resistance in a contact region of two resistor elements is dependent on the force or pressure load of the contact region. A voltage can be applied to least one of the resistor elements at least in one of the contact regions via an electrically conductive element which is in electrical contact with a resistor element at the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Torsten Strutz, Axel Schoft