Patents by Inventor Bernd Reifenberg

Bernd Reifenberg 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).

  • Patent number: 8474889
    Abstract: A device for actuating a lock mounted in a door includes a handle with a bearing extension at one end, which can be installed from the exterior of the door in a bracket mounted in the interior of the door. A two-part electrical control unit has one control unit located in the handle and a second control unit in the vehicle. Electrical wiring with two sections, which are connected to each other by an electrical coupling part and a mating coupling part, extends between the two parts of the control unit. A receptacle for the electrical coupling part is provided in the bearing extension of the handle. The mating coupling part at the end of one section of wiring projects out through the opening in the exterior panel of the door and is fitted into the coupling part of the handle before the handle is installed. When the handle is to be installed, a common structural unit is available, composed of the handle, the coupling part, and the mating coupling part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Reifenberg, Raimund Hübner
  • Publication number: 20120153642
    Abstract: A device for actuating a lock mounted in a door includes a handle with a bearing extension at one end, which can be installed from the exterior of the door in a bracket mounted in the interior of the door. A two-part electrical control unit has one control unit located in the handle and a second control unit in the vehicle. Electrical wiring with two sections, which are connected to each other by an electrical coupling part and a mating coupling part, extends between the two parts of the control unit. A receptacle for the electrical coupling part is provided in the bearing extension of the handle. The mating coupling part at the end of one section of wiring projects out through the opening in the exterior panel of the door and is fitted into the coupling part of the handle before the handle is installed. When the handle is to be installed, a common structural unit is available, composed of the handle, the coupling part, and the mating coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd Reifenberg, Raimund Hubner
  • Publication number: 20110289730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle having a handle component that has a handle (1) and at least one fastener section (3, 4) connected to the handle. The fastener section can be coupled to a fastener receptacle arranged in a door of the motor vehicle. A first conducive coil, the winding of which surrounds a hub (16) arranged in the handle component, is arranged in the handle component, wherein the hub extends at least partially in the listener section (3, 4) of the handle component. In the region of the fastener receptacle on the vehicle side, a second conductive coil is designed such that the hub arranged in the handle component (16) extends through the second coil upon coupling of the fastener section to the fastener receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Bernd Gerdes, Bernd Reifenberg, Witold Joschko, Klaus-Dieter Kulik, Stephan Riefers
  • Patent number: 8025321
    Abstract: A device for actuating a lock mounted in a door includes a handle with a bearing extension at one end, which can be installed from the exterior of the door in a bracket mounted in the interior of the door. A two-part electrical control unit has one control unit located in the handle and a second control unit in the vehicle. Electrical wiring with two sections, which are connected to each other by an electrical coupling part and a mating coupling part, extends between the two parts of the control unit. A receptacle for the electrical coupling part is provided in the bearing extension of the handle. The mating coupling part at the end of one section of wiring projects out through the opening in the exterior panel of the door and is fitted into the coupling part of the handle before the handle is installed. When the handle is to be installed, a common structural unit is available, composed of the handle, the coupling part, and the mating coupling part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Reifenberg, Raimund Hübner
  • Publication number: 20070200369
    Abstract: A device for actuating a lock mounted in a door includes a handle with a bearing extension at one end, which can be installed from the exterior of the door in a bracket mounted in the interior of the door. A two-part electrical control unit has one control unit located in the handle and a second control unit in the vehicle. Electrical wiring with two sections, which are connected to each other by an electrical coupling part and a mating coupling part, extends between the two parts of the control unit. A receptacle for the electrical coupling part is provided in the bearing extension of the handle. The mating coupling part at the end of one section of wiring projects out through the opening in the exterior panel of the door and is fitted into the coupling part of the handle before the handle is installed. When the handle is to be installed, a common structural unit is available, composed of the handle, the coupling part, and the mating coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Reifenberg, Raimund Hubner