Patents by Inventor Claudia CALMANTI

Claudia CALMANTI 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).

  • Door handle device for a door of a motor vehicle, door, and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11248400
    Abstract: A door handle device for a door of a motor vehicle, with a bearing bracket attachable/attached to the door, with a door handle pivotally mounted on the bearing bracket, with an unlocking device that connects the door handle to the door lock so as to unlock the door lock upon actuation of the door handle, and with a blocking element, which is disposed on the bearing bracket in a release position releasing the unlocking device. The blocking element is at least partly displaceable into a blocking position preventing the unlocking device from unlocking so as to prevent opening of the door in an accident-related deformation of the door. It is provided that the blocking element is designed to be plastically and/or elastically deformable at least in sections such that the blocking element is movable into the blocking position at least in sections in the direction of the bearing bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andy Roll, Arne Meyer, Larissa Ludmann, Stefan Weber, Peter Epping, Claudia Calmanti, Claudio Scalvenzi
  • DOOR HANDLE DEVICE FOR A DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, DOOR, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190093398
    Abstract: A door handle device for a door of a motor vehicle, with a bearing bracket attachable/attached to the door, with a door handle pivotally mounted on the bearing bracket, with an unlocking device that connects the door handle to the door lock so as to unlock the door lock upon actuation of the door handle, and with a blocking element, which is disposed on the bearing bracket in a release position releasing the unlocking device. The blocking element is at least partly displaceable into a blocking position preventing the unlocking device from unlocking so as to prevent opening of the door in an accident-related deformation of the door. It is provided that the blocking element is designed to be plastically and/or elastically deformable at least in sections such that the blocking element is movable into the blocking position at least in sections in the direction of the bearing bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andy ROLL, Arne MEYER, Larissa LUDMANN, Stefan WEBER, Peter EPPING, Claudia CALMANTI, Claudio SCALVENZI