Patents by Inventor Gerald Herzl

Gerald Herzl 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: 5123687
    Abstract: A grip control for a handle for unlocking vehicle doors, which handle in a rest position can be retracted flush with an outer contour in a recess of the vehicle door. The handle can be moved in a controlled manner out of the recess into a ready position for opening the vehicle door. Subsequently, the handle can be pivoted out further counter to a spring force with actuation of a lock unlocking device. The grip control includes two pivot levers which are articulated at one side fixed to the door, and on the other side are connected in an articulated manner to the handle. When the pivot levers are pivoted in a controlled manner, they displace the handle into a ready position parallel with the outer contour of the door, and they then permit an additional pivoting-out movement of a side of the grip counter to the force of a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Gerhard Honer, Gerald Herzl