Inventor · Bloomfield Hills, MI, US

Günter Clute

32Patents
8h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1998 → Sep 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6616081B1 Belt retractor with switchable force limiter Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Expired
US6241172A Belt retractor with adjustable force-limiting device Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6105894A Belt roller with damped force limiter Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US7607687B2 Belt integrated pelvis airbag with pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US6592064B2 Self-locking belt roller having two retraction force limiting elements Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6267314A Belt roller with damped force limiter Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7401815B2 Dual spool retractor seat belt system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7469928B2 Adaptive seat belt system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US6749225B1 Safety belt system with pre-tensioning device for secondary collision Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7318560B2 Switchable load limiting seatbelt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7273191B2 Low profile spline Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7318607B2 Adaptive restraint system with retractor pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7628349B2 Inertia actuator for seat belt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7237799B2 Seat belt system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7806439B2 Active anti-bunching D-ring seat belt system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8584980B2 Belt retractor having a force limitation device and a tightening device Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7581757B2 Retractor with pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7963473B2 Retractor with pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10870410B2 Seat integrated belt structure with load taking frame Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US11577687B2 Modular seatbelt retractor Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7690688B2 Safety belt roll-up mechanism having a force limitation device actuatable as a function of the length of belt strap withdrawn Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7806357B2 Retractor pretensioner with clutch Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7806440B2 Dual spool retractor in belt-in-seat Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9346434B2 Seat belt retractor having an inertia sensor with a pivotal sensor housing Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10179564B2 Belt retractor with a self-aligning sensor device sensitive to vehicle accelerations Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.