Patents by Inventor Walter Krauss

Walter Krauss 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: 6202269
    Abstract: A buckle for a seat belt has an interlock that provides impact resistance between an ejector and a support for a securing element for securing the locked state, the interlock being maintained during the retensioning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Walter Krauss, Stephan Schwald, Thomas Schrott
  • Patent number: 6178846
    Abstract: A vehicle for separating a pedal lever (14) pivotable about a spindle (5) from the structure of a motor vehicle, in which the support (21) acting especially as a pressure pipe between the pedal lever (14) and a braking force amplifier (3) has a deformable rod section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Rainer Schröter, Walter Krauss
  • Patent number: 5749536
    Abstract: A coupling for torque transfer from a drive operated by a propellant to a belt shaft 3 of a seat belt retractor for tensioning a seat belt includes a coupling element 2 maintained in the resting position in the uncoupled condition. The coupling element is supported by two different components 4, 5 with the aid of a carrier 1, a force having engaging effect being exerted by the carrier on the coupling element 2 due to the movement of the one component relative to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Specht, Walter Krauss
  • Patent number: 5076958
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of isocyanurate polyisocyanates by the partial trimerization of the isocyanate groups of aliphatic diisocyanates in the presence of catalysts which accelerate the trimerization of isocyanate groups, termination of the trimerization reaction at the particular degree of trimerization required and removal of unreacted starting diisocyanate and, optionally, other volatile constituents, characterized in that at least one diol containing ester groups and having an average molecular weight of 350 to 950 is added to the reaction mixture at any time before removal of the excess starting diisocyanate in a quantity of 1 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the diisocyanate used as starting material, the type of reactants and the quantitative ratios between them being selected so that, on completion of the reaction, at least 10% by weight free starting diisocyanate is still present in the reaction mixture, not including any inert solvent used, and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Josef Pedain, Manfred Schonfelder, Hans-Joachim Hofer, Walter Krauss
  • Patent number: 4945137
    Abstract: A binder for a coating composition is a combination of(a) polymers containing intramolecular carboxylic anhydride groups and having an average molecular weight of from 500 to 25,000 and(b) organic compounds containing 4,5-dihydrooxazole groups in a quantity corresponding to an equivalent ratio of carboxylic anhydride groups to 4,5-dihydrooxazole groups of from 0.5:1 to 2:1, and contains from 0.005 to 5% by weight, based on the weight of components (a) and (b), of ammonia, a primary amine or secondary amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Schafer, Hans Rudolph, Rolf Dhein, Hanns-Peter Muller, Michael Sonntag, Christian Wamprecht, Harald Blum, Walter Krauss
  • Patent number: 4917223
    Abstract: A brake arrangement is disclosed which includes a wheel support, a wheel borne by the wheel support, a brake drum, at least one brake guide saddle arranged in the brake drum so as to bear against the wheel support, a fluid drive piston arranged in a bore in the guide saddle, the guide saddle having guide lugs extending in a direction parallel to the direction of the bore, the guide lugs delimiting a channel in the peripheral direction, and a brake element placed in the channel so that it may be driven by the piston. In order to improve serviceability and to ensure a long useful life, the at least one brake guide saddle is separate from the wheel support. Retainer elements are provided, which are accessible from the inner side of the wheel, and are detachably connecting the guide saddle with the wheel support; and at their longitudinal sides, the guide lugs, each delimiting such guide channel are bridged over at their longitudinal sides by ribs delimiting the guide channel at the end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Inventor: Walter Krauss