Patents by Inventor Werner Seppelt

Werner Seppelt 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: 6540298
    Abstract: A system for the displacement of a neck rest in response to the displacement of a vehicle seat in an automobile, wherein the neck rest is mounted to a first structural part which is height-displaceably mounted to a second structural part, the latter being fixedly secured to the rest of the seat, the system having the following features: a rope defining a loop to transfer a force along the loop, one section of the rope being connected to the first structural part, the rope being guided about two spaced idle rollers, one of the rollers being rotatably supported by the seat and the other by the second structural part a first coupling part fixedly connected to the rope a second coupling part fixedly connected to the vehicle a coupling element movably supported on the seat and selectively engageable with the first coupling part actuating means for the coupling element on the seat adapted to coact with the second coupling part in response to the position of the seat such that in a forward position and upon dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Och, Werner Seppelt, Gerd Fischer
  • Publication number: 20010043005
    Abstract: A system for the displacement of a neck rest in response to the displacement of a vehicle seat in an automobile, wherein the neck rest is mounted to a first structural part which is height-displaceably mounted to a second structural part, the latter being fixedly secured to the rest of the seat, the system having the following features:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Och, Werner Seppelt, Gerd Fischer