Patents by Inventor Wolfgang KUEHLWETTER

Wolfgang KUEHLWETTER 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).

  • Steering wheel for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10065670
    Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle has an outer steering wheel rim. The outer steering wheel rim is fixedly connected, via at least one spoke, to a steering wheel pot arranged in a steering wheel center. The steering wheel pot, on the base side, has a steering wheel hub for fixing to a steering column. The steering wheel hub is configured as a load cell for detecting a load acting on the steering wheel hub. Such a steering wheel may be used to facilitate various tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Wolfgang Kuehlwetter
  • STEERING WHEEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170174248
    Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle has an outer steering wheel rim. The outer steering wheel rim is fixedly connected, via at least one spoke, to a steering wheel pot arranged in a steering wheel center. The steering wheel pot, on the base side, has a steering wheel hub for fixing to a steering column. The steering wheel hub is configured as a load cell for detecting a load acting on the steering wheel hub. Such a steering wheel may be used to facilitate various tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Wolfgang KUEHLWETTER