Patents by Inventor Gerald Zimmermann

Gerald Zimmermann 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).

  • Publication number: 20180361832
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle door, including a pane assembly, which is integrated in a door body structure, and a shading device, which is associated with the pane assembly on the inside of the door and which has a plurality of functional components, and a door interior trim, which covers the shading device at least in some segments and comprises a door interior waist rail and is fastened to the door body structure. The door interior trim has a support module, on which the functional components of the shading device are arranged and which is fastened to the door body structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Gerald ZIMMERMANN, Markus HINTENNACH
  • Patent number: 9436175
    Abstract: A method for controlling the movement of a component or machine element inhibited by friction, an adaptive pilot control being carried out, in which a variable pilot control value is applied to the manipulated variable to compensate for a friction influence, the change of the pilot control value being determined as a function of an actual value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Silberbauer, Gerald Zimmermann, Klaus Zimmermann, Robert Neuburger
  • Publication number: 20130018502
    Abstract: A method for controlling the movement of a component or machine element inhibited by friction, an adaptive pilot control being carried out, in which a variable pilot control value is applied to the manipulated variable to compensate for a friction influence, the change of the pilot control value being determined as a function of an actual value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Martin Silberbauer, Gerald Zimmermann, Klaus Zimmermann, Robert Neuburger
  • Publication number: 20090008420
    Abstract: A container such as a case or box is provided with at least one fitting that has an adjustable arm provided with a connecting opening for receiving a connecting part of a motor vehicle. An insertion opening that is size-adjustable opens into the connecting opening. The connecting opening is defined by a hook of the adjustable arm and by a counter member that is adjustable relative to the hook. The hook is provided at the free end of a rod of the adjustable arm and the counter member is provided on a free end of a sleeve of the adjustable arm movable on the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicants: ZAT AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH, SCALA DESIGN TECHNISCHE PRODUKTENTWICKLUNG GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Zimmermann, Renate Zimmermann, Gerald Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 6910518
    Abstract: A double window shade arrangement for a divided window of a motor vehicle, the window shade arrangement includes two separate winding shafts that are arranged on the window at arbitrary angles relative to one another. Window shade strips assigned to the respective winding shafts are moved in at least one direction with the aid of a common driving motor. For this purpose, the electric motor can be coupled to the free edges of the window shade strips or directly coupled to the winding shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerald Zimmermann, Herbert Walter, Henning Sparrer
  • Publication number: 20030094249
    Abstract: A double window shade arrangement for a divided window of a motor vehicle, the window shade arrangement includes two separate winding shafts that are arranged on the window at arbitrary angles relative to one another. Window shade strips assigned to the respective winding shafts are moved in at least one direction with the aid of a common driving motor. For this purpose, the electric motor can be coupled to the free edges of the window shade strips or directly coupled to the winding shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerald Zimmermann, Herbert Walter, Henning Sparrer