Patents by Inventor Werner Prohaska

Werner Prohaska 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: 7543792
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting a vehicle seat, the frame structure (4, 5, 6) of which can be adjusted using drive motors (40) having presupported gear units (39), and the vehicle seat is accommodated on two seat rails (1, 2) arranged parallel to each other. The frame structure (4, 5, 6) of the vehicle seat can be adjusted spherically using lifting elements (8, 9, 10) in two planes separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckhard Ursel, Gerhard Genter, Manfred Winter, Walter Haussecker, Herbert Schiller, Erik Maennle, Guenter Hartz, Joerg Wolf, Werner Prohaska, Martin Steuer, Hansjuergen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau, Dieter Scheer
  • Patent number: 6629732
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adjusting a seat back (6) of a vehicle seat (4), in which a drive (9) that carries out adjusting processes is integrated. This acts on stagger gears (10, 22), with which the seat back (6) is moved within a range of inclination (13). A torsion element (24) is provided between the stagger gears (10, 22) that compensates the clearance in the stagger gears (10, 22) within a first range of adjustment (18) of the seat back (6) and functions as support for the driver motor within a further range of adjustment (19) of the seat back (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eckard Ursel, Gerhard Genter, Manfred Winter, Walter Haussecker, Herbert Schiller, Erik Maennle, Guenter Hartz, Joerg Wolf, Werner Prohaska, Martin Steuer, Hansjuergen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehklau
  • Publication number: 20020135214
    Abstract: The invention is based on an apparatus for adjusting a vehicle seat, the position of which can be adjusted via one or more geared motors (8, 38, 41, 42), wherein the geared motors (8, 38, 41, 42) can be actuated via a control (24). A vehicle seat underbody (3, 32, 45) is supported at at least three points by means of driven lifting spindles (16), driven guide bars (28, 39, 40) or sliding fixtures (34, 35, 43), wherein at least one support point (16, 29, 34) can be varied relative to the other remaining support points of the vehicle seat in such a fashion that a spherical seat adjustment results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Eckhard Ursel, Gerhard Genter, Manfred Winter, Walter Haussecker, Herbert Schiller, Erik Maenle, Guenter Hartz, Joerg Wolf, Werner Prohaska, Martin Steuer, Hansjuergen Linde, Uwe Neumann, Andreas Rehlau, Dieter Scheer
  • Patent number: 4450714
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, in particular for measuring the aspirated air mass of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a hot wire disposed in the flow of the medium, the temperature of which is regulated in accordance with the mass of the medium; and its resistance is regulated by an adjustment variable which is a standard for the mass of the medium. The hot wire is guided on a sensor ring, which is of plastic, via support points. The support points are each fastened with a fastening section in a fastening slit of the sensor ring extending in the axial direction, and they each have a guide section protruding into the interior of the sensor ring through a radial slit. A guide wire extending in the flow direction is fastened to each guide section. The terminal support points in like manner, have attachment sections by way of which an electrical connection is made with the hot wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Prohaska, Peter Romann