Patents by Inventor Joachim-Günther Loitz

Joachim-Günther Loitz 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).

  • Switch device
    Patent number: 8916788
    Abstract: A switch device is provided for a wall element, such as a door, flap, or window, in particular for a vehicle, having a first housing part, which is positionable or positioned in or on the wall element, having a second housing part, which is particularly disc-shaped or plate-shaped, having a sealing apparatus, which is positionable or positioned at least between the first housing part and the second housing part and fixes the first housing part and the second housing part on one another so they are movable relative to one another, and having a switch element, which is positionable or positioned between the first housing part and the second housing part and can be actuated by a movement of the second housing part relative to the first housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Joachim-Günther Loitz, Friedrich Hein, Michael Fuchs, Christophe Gehannin
  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120193198
    Abstract: A switch device is provided for a wall element, such as a door, flap, or window, in particular for a vehicle, having a first housing part, which is positionable or positioned in or on the wall element, having a second housing part, which is particularly disc-shaped or plate-shaped, having a sealing apparatus, which is positionable or positioned at least between the first housing part and the second housing part and fixes the first housing part and the second housing part on one another so they are movable relative to one another, and having a switch element, which is positionable or positioned between the first housing part and the second housing part and can be actuated by a movement of the second housing part relative to the first housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joachim-Günther LOITZ, Friedrich HEIN, Michael FUCHS, Christophe GEHANNIN
  • Roof for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8123287
    Abstract: A roof for a motor vehicle incorporating a roof channel has a cage with a slider guided therein in the vicinity of a retaining means for a roof rack. The slider can be displaced in the cage from a position closing the roof rack opening into a position exposing the roof rack opening. In addition, the cage holds a cover strip for the roof channel. The slider and the cage are made from a synthetic material and can be produced and installed in a particularly economical manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael Fuchs, Joachim-Günther Loitz, Andreas Rogge
  • ROOF FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090152903
    Abstract: A roof for a motor vehicle incorporating a roof channel has a cage with a slider guided therein in the vicinity of a retaining means for a roof rack. The slider can be displaced in the cage from a position closing the roof rack opening into a position exposing the roof rack opening. In addition, the cage holds a cover strip for the roof channel. The slider and the cage are made from a synthetic material and can be produced and installed in a particularly economical manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fuchs, Joachim-Günther Loitz, Andreas Rogge