Patents by Inventor Lutz Uhlenbruch

Lutz Uhlenbruch 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).

  • Patent number: 8801080
    Abstract: A crash structure for attachment to a front subframe for a motor vehicle is provided. The crash structure includes an attachment area and a stiffening structure that reinforces the crash structure in the attachment area for the front subframe. The stiffening structure connects the crash structure to the front subframe in a friction-locked and/or formfitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Lutz Uhlenbruch, Oliver Eichelhard
  • Patent number: 8696003
    Abstract: A front axle support is provided with arrangement of a steering gear and a front axle stabilizer. The front axle support has receptacles for fastening the steering gear and for fastening the front axle stabilizer with screw connections. The steering gear and the front axle stabilizer are fixed on a common fitting. The common fitting is disposed with a common screw connection on the front axle support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Eichelhard, Lutz Uhlenbruch
  • Patent number: 8523206
    Abstract: A steering gear of a motor vehicle is fastened to a chassis via several bearing points, each of which includes, but is not limited to bolt penetrating eyes of the chassis and the steering gear and an elastic sleeve. The elastic sleeve of at least a first of the bearing points is accommodated in the eye of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Gm Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Degenstein, Lutz Uhlenbruch
  • Patent number: 8398138
    Abstract: A body part of a front frame of a motor vehicle has a structural component of plastic arranged in a frame part. The structural component is connected with a cage nut through material connection. Via the cage nut a front axle is screwed to the body part. A carrying part for holding the cage nut is welded to the frame part for this purpose and connected to the structural component via over molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Udo Mildner, Jürgen Hulbert, Lothar Teske, Lutz Uhlenbruch
  • Publication number: 20120319375
    Abstract: A front axle system for a vehicle for receiving a total loading is provided. The front axle system includes a front axle frame element and a steering gear device connected to the front axle frame element. The front axle frame element is configured for receiving a first part of the total loading and the steering gear device is configured for receiving a second, remaining part of the total loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Lutz UHLENBRUCH, Thomas DEGENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20120292478
    Abstract: An exhaust mounting device for attaching an exhaust device to a vehicle body element of a motor vehicle is provided. The exhaust mounting device includes a holder. The holder has an outer side and a fastening element on the outer side. The holder is configured for fastening the exhaust mounting device on the vehicle body element. A damper device is arranged in the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20120292946
    Abstract: A crash structure for attachment to a front subframe for a motor vehicle is provided. The crash structure includes an attachment area and a stiffening structure that reinforces the crash structure in the attachment area for the front subframe. The stiffening structure connects the crash structure to the front subframe in a friction-locked and/or formfitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Lutz UHLENBRUCH, Oliver EICHELHARD
  • Publication number: 20120091680
    Abstract: A front axle support is provided with arrangement of a steering gear and a front axle stabilizer. The front axle support has receptacles for fastening the steering gear and for fastening the front axle stabilizer with screw connections. The steering gear and the front axle stabilizer are fixed on a common fitting. The common fitting is disposed with a common screw connection on the front axle support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Oliver EICHELHARD, Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20110169239
    Abstract: A steering gear of a motor vehicle is fastened to a chassis via several bearing points, each of which includes, but is not limited to bolt penetrating eyes of the chassis and the steering gear and an elastic sleeve. The elastic sleeve of at least a first of the bearing points is accommodated in the eye of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas DEGENSTEIN, Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20110006561
    Abstract: A body part of a front frame of a motor vehicle has a structural component of plastic arranged in a frame part. The structural component is connected with a cage nut through material connection. Via the cage nut a front axle is screwed to the body part. A carrying part for holding the cage nut is welded to the frame part for this purpose and connected to the structural component via over molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Jürgen HULBERT, Lothar TESKE, Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20090151837
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided for reducing a tire noise having an annular cavity and at least one acoustic damper, situated in the cavity, made of an open-celled material. The acoustic damper is removably connected to an inner face of the pneumatic tire facing toward the cavity using at least one removably connectable connection device. Furthermore, a wheel rim is provided having a pneumatic tire drawn thereon, an annular cavity being shaped between wheel rim and pneumatic tire, as well as at least one acoustic damper made of open-celled material, which is situated in the cavity, which is distinguished in that the acoustic damper is removably connected on an inner face facing toward the cavity using at least one removably connectable connection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Lutz UHLENBRUCH