Patents by Inventor Leif Eckle

Leif Eckle 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).

  • Motor Vehicle Shell, in Particular for a Passenger Vehicle, and Motor Vehicle, in Particular a Passenger Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220371423
    Abstract: A motor vehicle shell of a motor vehicle includes a frame structure that is formed by crossmembers and by longitudinal members. The frame structure is closed peripherally and protrudes downwardly in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle from a base element. A receiving chamber for receiving an electrical energy store is delimited by the frame structure. A cover is formed separately from the frame structure and is disposed opposite the base element. The receiving chamber is closed downwardly in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle by the cover. An annular and dimensionally stable intermediary element is formed separately from the frame structure and separately from the cover. The intermediary element is disposed between the frame structure and the cover and the intermediary element is fixed at least in a liquid-tight manner on the frame structure by a firmly bonded connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Clemens BALKE, Jan DRECHSEL, Leif ECKLE, Patrick HEBER, Hans HOFELE, Frank IMRECKE, Stefan LUTZ, Andreas MAIER, Franz MAIER, Jan-Mark OPELKA, Markus ORNER, Calixte ROLLAND, Thomas WEBER
  • Device for arranging a reflective-vest device on a side door of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9346408
    Abstract: A device to arrange a high-visibility vest device, enclosing a high visibility vest at least in sections, to the side door of a motor vehicle includes fixing elements provided on the door and the vest device that interact with each other so that the vest device is moveable into and out of operative engagement with the door side fixing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Bernd Plocher, Leif Eckle, Almar Teubert, Klaus Holder, Andreas Friedrich, Klaus Kuonath, Patrick Boehmler
  • Device for Arranging a Reflective-Vest Device on a Side Door of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20150203048
    Abstract: A device to arrange a high-visibility vest device, enclosing a high visibility vest at least in sections, to the side door of a motor vehicle includes fixing elements provided on the door and the vest device that interact with each other so that the vest device is moveable into and out of operative engagement with the door side fixing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Bernd Plocher, Leif Eckle, Almar Teubert, Klaus Holder, Andreas Friedrich, Klaus Kuonath, Patrick Boehmler