Patents by Inventor Willibert Welz

Willibert Welz 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 webbing and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 8434527
    Abstract: A seat belt webbing has a plurality of warp threads (1, 3), a weft thread (2) which runs from one edge of the seat belt webbing to the other edge, periodically reversing the direction in reversal points and is interwoven with the warp threads (1, 3).The weft thread (2) in the reversal points in an edge portion (B) is folded back forming a loop, and a catch thread (5) which is fed through the loops of the weft thread (2).The catch thread (5) is placed between the warp threads (1, 3) and is covered by the weft thread (2) and/or by the warp threads (1, 3) towards the surface of the seat belt webbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Willibert Welz, Chris van Helvoort, Anita Pool, Simon Valkenburg
  • Seat Belt Webbing and Method for manufacturing the Same
    Publication number: 20120192988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seat belt webbing having a plurality of warp threads (1, 3), a weft thread (2) which runs from one edge of the seat belt webbing to the other edge, periodically reversing the direction in reversal points and is interwoven with the warp threads (1, 3). The weft thread (2) in the reversal points in an edge portion (B) is folded back forming a loop, and a catch thread (5) which is fed through the loops of the weft thread (2). The catch thread (5) is placed between the warp threads (1, 3) and is covered by the weft thread (2) and/or by the warp threads (1, 3) towards the surface of the seat belt webbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Willibert Welz, Chris van Helvoort, Anita Pool, Simon Valkenburg