Patents by Inventor Christof Brauner
Christof Brauner 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).
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Patent number: 9341005Abstract: The invention relates to a handle device for a lock unit (7) of a vehicle, comprising a handle part (10) which is movably mounted relative to a door (5) of the vehicle, a locking unit (40) for preventing unintentional opening of the door (5) caused by accelerations acting upon the handle part (10), especially accelerations such as they act upon the vehicle during a crash, the locking unit (40) being displaceable between a locking position (1) and a release position (2), and a movement of the handle part (10) being enabled in the release position (2) and a movement of the handle part (10) being disabled in the locking position (1). The invention is characterized in that an actuating unit (50) is actively connected to the locking unit (40) such that the locking unit (40) can be brought from the locking position (1) into the release position (2) when the actuating unit (50) is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO.Inventors: Dirk Müller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Mönig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Patent number: 9260892Abstract: A handle for a moving part of a motor vehicle, particularly for a door, hatch, tailgate, or the like, having a retaining element which can at least partially be arranged on the outer paneling of the moving part, and having a support which can be arranged on the inside of the moving part and which is attached to the retaining element by means of an attachment means.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Ralf Lennhoff, Christof Brauner, Dirk Müller, Alexander Fromme
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Patent number: 8985648Abstract: A handle device for a lock unit of a vehicle includes a handle part which is movably mounted relative to a door of the vehicle and which can be displaced between a rest position and an operating position. The handle part is flush with the exterior of the door in the rest position and projects from the exterior of the door in the operating position. The handle part can be manually actuated to open the door when in the operating position. The handle device further includes an actuating unit which can be used to transfer the handle part at least from the rest position to the operating position when the actuating unit is activated. The actuating unit includes a cover which can be detached from the actuating unit and a lock cylinder arranged in the handle device, such that the lock cylinder can be released by detaching the cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co.Inventors: Dirk Müller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Mönig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Patent number: 8833813Abstract: A handle device includes a handle part which is operatively connected to a locking device and movably mounted in relation to a door of a vehicle. The handle part at least partially extends through an opening of the door and can be displaced between a rest position and an operational position. The handle device further includes a cover arrangement fastened to the handle part with respect to an outer side of the door.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co.Inventors: Dirk Muller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Patent number: 8446069Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co., KGInventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers
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Publication number: 20120274088Abstract: A handle for a moving part of a motor vehicle, particularly for a door, hatch, tailgate, or the like, having a retaining element which can at least partially be arranged on the outer paneling of the moving part, and having a support which can be arranged on the inside of the moving part and which is attached to the retaining element by means of an attachment means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ralf LENNHOFF, Christof BRAUNER, Dirk MÜLLER, Alexander FROMME
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Publication number: 20120205923Abstract: The invention relates to a handle device for a closing device of a vehicle, comprising a handle part (10) which is displaceably mounted in relation to the door (5) of the vehicle, an overall opening (8) which is provided inside the door (5) and through which the handle part (10) at least partially extends which can be displaced between a rest position (11) and an operational position (12, 13). According to the invention, a cover arrangement (80) is fixed to the handle part (10) on the outer side (6) of the door (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Dirk Muller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Publication number: 20120205925Abstract: The invention relates to a handle device for a lock unit (7) of a vehicle, comprising a handle part (10) which is movably mounted relative to a door (5) of the vehicle, a locking unit (40) for preventing unintentional opening of the door (5) caused by accelerations acting upon the handle part (10), especially accelerations such as they act upon the vehicle during a crash, the locking unit (40) being displaceable between a locking position (1) and a release position (2), and a movement of the handle part (10) being enabled in the release position (2) and a movement of the handle part (10) being disabled in the locking position (1). The invention is characterized in that an actuating unit (50) is actively connected to the locking unit (40) such that the locking unit (40) can be brought from the locking position (1) into the release position (2) when the actuating unit (50) is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Dirk Müller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Mönig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Publication number: 20120205924Abstract: The invention relates to a handle device (1) for a lock unit of a vehicle and to a method for releasing a lock cylin- der of a lock unit, said device comprising a handle part (10) which is movably mounted relative to a door (11) of the vehicle and which can be displaced between a rest position and an operating position, the handle part (10) being flush with the exterior of the door (11) in the rest position and projecting from the exterior of the door (11) in the operating position. The handle part (10) can be manually actuated to open the door (11) when in the operating position. The handle device further comprises an actuating unit (12) which can be used to transfer the handle part (10) at least from the rest position to the operating position when the actuating unit (12) is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Dirk Müller, Mario Christensen, Stefan Mönig, Christof Brauner, Martin Witte, Norbert Heller
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Publication number: 20100181172Abstract: The invention relates to a switch device (10), for switching a user on and off, in particular, a motor or similar in a vehicle, comprising a housing (20), an operating element (30), a switch element (40) and a display (50), wherein the display (50) is arranged on the operating element (30), the switch element (40) may be activated by the operating element (30) and at least one switch signal (117) for a control unit (15,15?) may be generated by means of the switch element (40). According to the invention, the switch element (40) is a piezo switch and the piezo switch is arranged such as to generate the switch signal (17) on pushing (31) the operating element (30) into the housing (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Stefan Monig, Christof Brauner, Stefan Thronberens, Andreas Falkenberg, Ingo Polan, Harald Dyckers