Patents by Inventor Herbert Tonnies

Herbert Tonnies 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).

  • Mount for an exhaust system of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 4660797
    Abstract: The mount has a metal stirrup (2) to be fixed to the vehicle base (1), a metal hanger stirrup (12) connected to the exhaust system and a spring element (4) which connects the two stirrups and is made of an elastomer material. The spring element (4), approximately in its center, has an annular, inner mount part (5) and at a distance concentrically thereto an approximately annular mount part (6) and also spring struts (7) which connect the two mount parts (5,6) and only partially fill the intermediate space. The inner mount part (5) is provided with a aperture (10) for accommodating the hanger stirrup (12). The metal stirrup (2) is provided such that it at least partially encloses the outer mount part (6) of the spring element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: WEGU Gummi- und Kunststoffwerlee Walter Drabing
    Inventor: Herbert Tonnies