Patents by Inventor Klaus-Peter Eckhardt

Klaus-Peter Eckhardt 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).

  • Frame structure for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9199591
    Abstract: A frame structure for a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a side member, a bumper cross member, a first crash box arranged in extension of the side member and a second crash box, which obliquely branches off to the side from the arrangement of side member and first crash box. The bumper cross member protrudes over the first crash box towards the side, and an outer end of the second crash box is fastened to the bumper cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Weil, Jens Hartmann, Klaus-Peter Eckhardt
  • FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140367985
    Abstract: A frame structure for a motor vehicle is disclosed which includes a side member, a bumper cross member, a first crash box arranged in extension of the side member and a second crash box, which obliquely branches off to the side from the arrangement of side member and first crash box. The bumper cross member protrudes over the first crash box towards the side, and an outer end of the second crash box is fastened to the bumper cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Weil, Jens Hartmann, Klaus-Peter Eckhardt