Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Hensler

Wolfgang Hensler 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).

  • Impact protection device for an occupant of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5125682
    Abstract: An impact protection device for an occupant of a motor vehicle having an air bag. The air bag is arranged folded up in a receptacle fixed to the vehicle and can be inflated by a filler gas. An air bag surface facing a vehicle occupant being limited in its movement towards the vehicle occupant in the center region by a restraining device. The restraining device is formed by a cover plate over the receptacle which is connected to the vehicle by short limiting straps, so that on unfolding the air bag extends around the periphery and in the direction of the vehicle occupant in front of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Hensler, Manfred Muller, Egon Katz, Guido Wetzel, Luigi Brambilla