Patents by Inventor Matthias Meiler

Matthias Meiler 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).

  • Heating element on the polymer inside surface of a motor vehicle front-end module/bumper in an operative connection to a radar transmitter/receiver unit
    Patent number: 7326894
    Abstract: A heating element for an inside surface of a front-end module/bumper for a motor vehicle. The heating element is operatively connected to a radar transmitting/receiving unit. The heating element includes a heating film formed of a polymer, an array of conductor strips integrated into the heating film, and an electronic control element that controls the conductor strips. The array of conductor strips is divided into an inner region through which a radar beam from the radar transmitting/receiving unit is transmitted, and an outer region through which the radar beam is not transmitted. The conductor strips in the inner region are inclined by angles of about 45° to about 90° relative to a polarization plane of the radar beam. The conductor strips in the outer region are arranged in a meandering pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Rehau AG & Co.
    Inventors: Matthias Meiler, Edgar Quandt, Marcel Auer, Ernst Opel
  • Heating element on the polymer inside surface of a motor vehicle front-end module/bumper in an operative connection to a radar transmitter/receiver unit
    Publication number: 20060086710
    Abstract: A heating element for an inside surface of a front-end module/bumper for a motor vehicle. The heating element is operatively connected to a radar transmitting/receiving unit. The heating element comprises a heating film formed of a polymer, an array of conductor strips integrated into the heating film, and an electronic control element that controls the conductor strips. The array of conductor strips is divided into an inner region through which a radar beam from the radar transmitting/receiving unit is transmitted, and an outer region through which the radar beam is not transmitted. The conductor strips in the inner region are inclined by angles of about 45° to about 90° relative to a polarization plane of the radar beam. The conductor strips in the outer region are arranged in a meandering pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Rehau AG & CO.
    Inventors: Matthias Meiler, Edgar Quandt, Marcel Auer, Ernst Opel