Patents by Inventor Witali Effenberger

Witali Effenberger 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).

  • Publication number: 20230024985
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a vehicle, in which, on a production line of a vehicle-manufacturing plant, attachments are mounted on a vehicle body, to each of which an attachment transponder is fastened, which, after the particular attachment is installed in the vehicle, is detected with the aid of an RFID reading device for the purpose of a construction state documentation, a belt retractor of a safety belt assembly being installed as an attachment in a cavity of a vehicle body column formed as a hollow girder on the production line. A belt retractor transponder is assigned to the belt retractor. The belt retractor transponder is not fastened directly to the belt retractor but rather to a belt strap of the belt retractor outside the body column cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Witali EFFENBERGER
  • Patent number: 11110888
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle assembly for a motor vehicle, and also to a method for installing the seat belt buckle assembly, wherein the seat belt buckle assembly has at least one seat belt buckle, a linear belt force limiter in operative connection with the at least one seat belt buckle, and a fitting, via which fitting at least the seat belt force limiter is arranged to be body-mounted. Furthermore, the seat belt force limiter is arranged such that it can rotate on the fitting and is pivotable at least between an installation position and an operating position. To install the seat belt buckle assembly, the seat belt buckle assembly is body-mounted to the motor vehicle by the fitting in the installation position of the seat belt force limiter, and the seat belt force limiter is pivoted into the operating position after the mounting of the seat belt buckle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger
  • Publication number: 20200317157
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle assembly for a motor vehicle, and also to a method for installing the seat belt buckle assembly, wherein the seat belt buckle assembly has at least one seat belt buckle, a linear belt force limiter in operative connection with the at least one seat belt buckle, and a fitting, via which fitting at least the seat belt force limiter is arranged to be body-mounted. Furthermore, the seat belt force limiter is arranged such that it can rotate on the fitting and is pivotable at least between an installation position and an operating position. To install the seat belt buckle assembly, the seat belt buckle assembly is body-mounted to the motor vehicle by the fitting in the installation position of the seat belt force limiter, and the seat belt force limiter is pivoted into the operating position after the mounting of the seat belt buckle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Witali EFFENBERGER
  • Patent number: 10080401
    Abstract: An illuminated seat belt buckle for a seat belt. The seat belt buckle has a buckle housing, a locking mechanism, an insertion slot for a belt latch of the seat belt, an actuating button for release purposes, and an illuminating device which has at least one light source and is arranged in the seat belt buckle. The buckle housing has a light-permeable and annularly closed light outlet opening from which the coupled-in light provided by the illuminating device emerges. The light outlet opening surrounds the actuating button and/or the insertion slot in an encircling manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger
  • Publication number: 20170280830
    Abstract: An illuminated seat belt buckle for a seat belt. The seat belt buckle has a buckle housing, a locking mechanism, an insertion slot for a belt latch of the seat belt, an actuating button for release purposes, and an illuminating device which has at least one light source and is arranged in the seat belt buckle. The buckle housing has a light-permeable and annularly closed light outlet opening from which the coupled-in light provided by the illuminating device emerges. The light outlet opening surrounds the actuating button and/or the insertion slot in an encircling manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Witali EFFENBERGER
  • Patent number: 9481341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety belt arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a safety belt having a safety belt section and a pelvic belt section (6), which safety belt has a belt diverter (13) on the outer attachment point (A) in the motor vehicle transverse direction (y), above which belt diverter the pelvic belt section (6) is guided to a belt tensioner unit (19) in the region of a rocker panel (7). According to the invention the rocker panel (7) has a retaining profile part (27) which supports a door sill panel (4) delimiting the door entry area, wherein between the retaining profile part (27) and a bottom group (41) of the motor vehicle lying underneath an installation space (33) is formed, in which the belt tensioner unit (19) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger
  • Publication number: 20150291124
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety belt arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising a safety belt having a safety belt section and a pelvic belt section (6), which safety belt has a belt diverter (13) on the outer attachment point (A) in the motor vehicle transverse direction (y), above which belt diverter the pelvic belt section (6) is guided to a belt tensioner unit (19) in the region of a rocker panel (7). According to the invention the rocker panel (7) has a retaining profile part (27) which supports a door sill panel (4) delimiting the door entry area, wherein between the retaining profile part (27) and a bottom group (41) of the motor vehicle lying underneath an installation space (33) is formed, in which the belt tensioner unit (19) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger
  • Patent number: 8931820
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device for a child seat in a motor vehicle, comprising a one-piece bracket part (4) in the form of a top-tether bracket to be affixed to a support (13) on the backrest (3) of a rear seat. According to the invention, the one-piece bracket part (4) consists of a U-shaped bracket element (6) and of a fitting element (9) connected to the U-legs (7, 8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger
  • Publication number: 20140217766
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device for a child seat in a motor vehicle, comprising a one-piece bracket part (4) in the form of a top-tether bracket to be affixed to a support (13) on the backrest (3) of a rear seat. According to the invention, the one-piece bracket part (4) consists of a U-shaped bracket element (6) and of a fitting element (9) connected to the U-legs (7, 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Witali Effenberger