Patents by Inventor Peter Bathis

Peter Bathis 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).

  • Steering spindle provided for mounting on a body part of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6142523
    Abstract: A profile steering spindle of a motor vehicle has a telescopic profile piece, which can be displaced in the axial direction by an adjusting tube, and into which project a first profile piece close to the steering wheel and a second profile piece remote from the steering wheel, intended for retaining a steering wheel. During axial displacements, the second profile piece remote from the steering wheel can be displaced relative to the telescopic profile piece by an adjusting tube without expenditure of force. The first profile piece close to the steering wheel is connected to the telescopic profile piece by means of bending lugs. If the driver of the motor vehicle strikes the steering wheel, the bending lugs are held by the telescopic profile piece, and the first profile piece close to the steering wheel is torn. The kinetic energy is thereby absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Peter Bathis, Raimund Grabis