Patents by Inventor Frank Gertig

Frank Gertig 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).

  • Method for the production of an exterior door handle
    Patent number: 8776348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of an exterior door handle (100) for a motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) injection molding (10) of at least one first mold part (150) and one second mold part (151) using a plastic mass; (b) building (20) the exterior door handle (100) from the at least two mold parts (150, 151); c) painting (30) a surface of the exterior door handle (100); (d) disassembling (40) the exterior door handle (100) into the at least two mold parts (150, 151); (e) installing (50) an electronic unit in at least one of the two mold parts (150, 151); (f) assembling (60) the at least two mold parts (150, 151) and the electronic unit to form the exterior door handle (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank Gertig
  • METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE
    Publication number: 20100132162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of an exterior door handle (100) for a motor vehicle, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (a) injection molding (10) of at least one first mold part (150) and one second mold part (151) using a plastic mass; (b) building (20) the exterior door handle (100) from the at least two mold parts (150, 151); c) painting (30) a surface of the exterior door handle (100); (d) disassembling (40) the exterior door handle (100) into the at least two mold parts (150, 151); (e) installing (50) an electronic unit in at least one of the two mold parts (150, 151); (f) assembling (60) the at least two mold parts (150, 151) and the electronic unit to form the exterior door handle (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: HUF HÜLSBECK & FÜRST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Frank Gertig