Patents by Inventor Fabian KEMPFER

Fabian KEMPFER 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: 10017131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a panel arrangement for a motor vehicle with an air inlet panel for the through-flow with ambient air, and a service panel including a water-collecting region arranged beneath the air passage region. The water-collecting region is constituted for draining water in the vehicle transverse direction, in particular to at least one wheel well of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with such a panel arrangement assembled fixed in the vehicle in the assembly position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian Kempfer, Younes Chlyeh, Peter Zipp
  • Patent number: 10011305
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed with a windshield, a hood and an air and water guiding arrangement that extends from the base of the windshield underneath the hood. A base plate of the air and water guiding arrangement features at least one air passage opening underneath the hood. A transverse wall, in which passages for air are recessed, rises from the base plate along a rear edge of the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian Kempfer, Younes Chlyeh
  • Publication number: 20170136849
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water tank cover for a motor vehicle, which has at least one air entry area for the supply of fresh air for a vehicle interior. The at least one air entry area is formed by a plurality of openings in the water tank cover, which exhibit a continuous edge that is elevated relative to an outer surface of the water tank cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian KEMPFER, Younes CHLYEH
  • Publication number: 20170137068
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is disclosed with a windshield, a hood and an air and water guiding arrangement that extends from the base of the windshield underneath the hood. A base plate of the air and water guiding arrangement features at least one air passage opening underneath the hood. A transverse wall, in which passages for air are recessed, rises from the base plate along a rear edge of the hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian KEMPFER, Younes CHLYEH
  • Publication number: 20160375844
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a panel arrangement for a motor vehicle with an air inlet panel for the through-flow with ambient air, and a service panel including a water-collecting region arranged beneath the air passage region. The water-collecting region is constituted for draining water in the vehicle transverse direction, in particular to at least one wheel well of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with such a panel arrangement assembled fixed in the vehicle in the assembly position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian KEMPFER, Younes CHLYEH, Peter ZIPP
  • Publication number: 20160257349
    Abstract: A service panel for a motor vehicle is disposed between a bulkhead that separates an engine compartment and a passenger cabin from one another and a vehicle bonnet of the motor vehicle to bridge an intermediate space between the bulkhead and the vehicle bonnet. The service panel has a first end having the form of a bulkhead connecting zone and a second end, opposite the first end, having the form of a bonnet connecting zone. The second end is designed as a bonnet seal for sealing the service panel off from vehicle bonnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian KEMPFER, Younes CHLYEH, Peter ZIPP
  • Publication number: 20120198646
    Abstract: A windshield wiper arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with at least one movably mounted wiper arm on which at least one flexible wiper lip is arranged, which has an integrated fluid-conducting duct for acting upon a vehicle pane with a washing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fabian KEMPFER, Christian NEUBERT, Claus WESTENBERGER