Patents by Inventor Uwe THIESMEYER

Uwe THIESMEYER 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).

  • Heated steering wheel
    Patent number: 10292207
    Abstract: A heated steering wheel having a first electrical circuit including, in series, a first heating element disposed adjacent to a 3 o'clock of the wheel, a second heating element disposed adjacent to a 9 o'clock position of the wheel, and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements; and a second electrical circuit including, in series, a third heating element disposed at a 6 o'clock position of the wheel, a fourth heating element disposed at a 12 o'clock position of the wheel, and a negative temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements. The flow of electricity through the second electrical circuit is delayed until after electricity has flowed through the first electrical circuit warm those portions of the wheel to a desired temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Fassbender, Timothy Scott, Uwe Thiesmeyer
  • METHOD FOR RELEASING OR BLOCKING THE FUNCTION OF STEERING WHEEL OR STEERING COLUMN SWITCHES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20150143941
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for case-based enabling or disabling of the function of steering wheel or steering column switches in a motor vehicle. According to the invention, at least one function of one of the steering wheel or steering column switches is enabled or disabled depending on the operation of another steering wheel or steering column switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Oeltjebruns, Uwe Thiesmeyer
  • HEATED STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20140110388
    Abstract: A heated steering wheel having a first electrical circuit including, in series, a first heating element disposed adjacent to a 3 o'clock of the wheel, a second heating element disposed adjacent to a 9 o'clock position of the wheel, and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements; and a second electrical circuit including, in series, a third heating element disposed at a 6 o'clock position of the wheel, a fourth heating element disposed at a 12 o'clock position of the wheel, and a negative temperature coefficient thermistor heated by one of the first and second heating elements. The flow of electricity through the second electrical circuit is delayed until after electricity has flowed through the first electrical circuit warm those portions of the wheel to a desired temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Martin FASSBENDER, Timothy SCOTT, Uwe THIESMEYER