Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Ritter

Wilhelm Ritter 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).

  • Seat belt configuration having individual belt retractors for the shoulder belt and the lap belt
    Patent number: 6623037
    Abstract: A seat belt configuration includes a shoulder belt, a lap belt, a belt lock, and belt retractors. A release mechanism is assigned to the shoulder belt and/or the lap belt so that the first belt retractor can be separated from the second belt retractor. The release mechanism includes web-shaped or bolt-holding elements for securing respective belt ends of the shoulder belt and the lap belt or respective belt ends of two sections of the shoulder belt or of the lap belt. At least one of the holding elements has a retaining structure and is releasable when the retaining structure is inactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Ernst-Wilhelm Ritters, Carsten Möker
  • Seat belt configuration having individual belt retractors for the shoulder belt and the lap belt
    Publication number: 20020067035
    Abstract: A seat belt configuration includes a shoulder belt, a lap belt, a belt lock, and belt retractors. A release mechanism is assigned to the shoulder belt and/or the lap belt so that the first belt retractor can be separated from the second belt retractor. The release mechanism includes web-shaped or bolt-shaped holding elements for securing respective belt ends of the shoulder belt and the lap belt or respective belt ends of two sections of the shoulder belt or of the lap belt. A least one of the holding elements has a retaining structure and is releasable when the retaining structure is inactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Ernst-Wilhelm Ritters, Carsten Moker
  • Motor vehicle passenger safety arrangement
    Patent number: 6241280
    Abstract: A passenger safety arrangement for a vehicle has a side air bag and a safety belt which acts as a restraining element for a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. The passenger safety arrangement also includes at least one sensor for detecting a lateral collision and at least one control unit for activating the lateral air bag and/or a belt tensioning device in response to signals supplied by the sensor. In order to improve passenger protection in the event of a lateral collision, the side air bag is activated by the control unit before actuation of the belt tensioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Marcus Biewendt, Rolf Bergmann, Ernst-Wilhelm Ritters, Joachim Schütz
  • Actuator structure for ball-point pens and other writing instruments
    Patent number: 4022535
    Abstract: An exterior actuator structure for the cartridge retracting mechanism of ball-point pens and other writing instruments which use either an axially movable actuator button or a longer actuator cap, the exterior actuator structure having cooperating guide portions on the shell and on the actuator member defining axially extending guide teeth and cooperating guide slots or guide grooves, for a continuous shoulder-free exterior outline of the writing instrument. Extended guide grooves accommodate a clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Inventor: Wilhelm Ritter