Patents by Inventor Michael Langfermann

Michael Langfermann 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: 7699363
    Abstract: A sliding door for a motor vehicle which is movable in a sliding motion into an opened and a closed position is provided with a main lock arrangement by which the sliding door can be fixed in the closed position, and an auxiliary lock arrangement which supplements the holding force of the main lock arrangement when the sliding door is in the closed position. In an improvement over conventional sliding door arrangements of this type, the auxiliary lock arrangement is used not only for supplementing the main lock arrangement when fixing the sliding door in the closed position, but also for fixing the door in the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Langfermann, Markus Kothe
  • Patent number: 7589431
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a control means and an electrically connected sensor. The sensor is used especially to detect the actuation of a door handle for opening a motor vehicle lock. In order to ensure high failure safety, the sensor for transmission of sensor signals has at least two electrically independent outputs which are connected to the control means via electrical signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Ingmar Hentsch, Michael Langfermann, Christian Groewe, Frank Hegerfeld, Klaus Duenne, Andreas Platzkoester
  • Publication number: 20060254145
    Abstract: A sliding door for a motor vehicle which is movable in a sliding motion into an opened and a closed position is provided with a main lock arrangement by which the sliding door can be fixed in the closed position, and an auxiliary lock arrangement which supplements the holding force of the main lock arrangement when the sliding door is in the closed position. In an improvement over conventional sliding door arrangements of this type, the auxiliary lock arrangement is used not only for supplementing the main lock arrangement when fixing the sliding door in the closed position, but also for fixing the door in the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Michael Langfermann, Markus Kothe
  • Publication number: 20060059783
    Abstract: A sliding door for a motor vehicle, the sliding door being movable by a sliding motion into an opened and into a closed position, and having a fixing arrangement (2). The fixing arrangement (2) has an engagement module (3) and an engagement element (4), the engagement module (3) engaging the engagement element (4) when the sliding door is moved into the opened position and in this way fixing the sliding door in the opened position. It is proposed that the engagement module (3), when the sliding door has been fixed in the opened position, can be actuated by a drive in a motorized manner so that, in this way, the engagement element (4) is released and the sliding door can then be moved in the closing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Braun, Daniela Bender, Michael Langfermann, Ralf Hacklaender, Michael-Michael Gampe, Markus Kothe
  • Publication number: 20050156468
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a control means and an electrically connected sensor. The sensor is used especially to detect the actuation of a door handle for opening a motor vehicle lock. In order to ensure high failure safety, the sensor for transmission of sensor signals has at least two electrically independent outputs which are connected to the control means via electrical signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Brose Schliessysteme GmbH and Co. KG
    Inventors: Ingmar Hentsch, Michael Langfermann, Christian Groewe, Frank Hegerfeld, Klaus Duenne, Andreas Platzkoester