Patents by Inventor Stefan Sirrenberg

Stefan Sirrenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20240116450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof rack for a motor vehicle, having at least one roof rail and at least one fastener for end fastening of the roof rail to a roof of the motor vehicle, the fastener having a fastening device, which is fastened to the roof rail and can be fastened to the roof, and an adapter component, which at least partially accommodates the fastening device. According to the invention, the adapter component is in the form of an injection moulded component, and the fastening device is present in overmoulded form in the adapter component. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle with a roof and a roof rack attached to the roof, as well as a method for producing a roof rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Stefan SIRRENBERG
  • Publication number: 20240025348
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof rail for a motor vehicle, having at least one gallery bar and at least one fastening device for fastening the gallery bar at the end to a roof of the motor vehicle, the fastening device comprising a fastening element, which is in the form of an extruded part, and a cover which receives the fastening element at least in regions. It is provided that the fastening element rests against the cover on its side facing away from the gallery bar. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle with a roof and a roof rail mounted to the roof, as well as a method for mounting a roof rail on a roof of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan SIRRENBERG, Rolf VETTER
  • Patent number: 11021048
    Abstract: A window weather strip arrangement for covering at least sections of a window well of a motor vehicle includes a window weather strip carrier which can be secured on a vehicle skin and has a reinforcing core and a carrier sleeve accommodating the reinforcing core. The window weather strip arrangement further includes a window weather strip secured to the window weather strip carrier. The window weather strip carrier has a vehicle skin receiving portion for receiving sections of the vehicle skin and the window weather strip is secured to the window weather strip carrier on a side of the window weather strip carrier facing away from the vehicle skin receiving portion. A lamp is arranged in a lamp-receiving opening of the window weather strip and the reinforcing core protrudes out of the carrier sleeve overlapping with at least sections of the lamp-receiving opening, such that at least sections of the reinforcing core function as a reflector for the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: FYSAM AUTO DECORATIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf Vetter, Stefan Sirrenberg
  • Publication number: 20200016967
    Abstract: A window weather strip arrangement for covering at least sections of a window well of a motor vehicle includes a window weather strip carrier which can be secured on a vehicle skin and has a reinforcing core and a carrier sleeve accommodating the reinforcing core. The window weather strip arrangement further includes a window weather strip secured to the window weather strip carrier. The window weather strip carrier has a vehicle skin receiving portion for receiving sections of the vehicle skin and the window weather strip is secured to the window weather strip carrier on a side of the window weather strip carrier facing away from the vehicle skin receiving portion. A lamp is arranged in a lamp-receiving opening of the window weather strip and the reinforcing core protrudes out of the carrier sleeve overlapping with at least sections of the lamp-receiving opening, such that at least sections of the reinforcing core function as a reflector for the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: FYSAM AUTO DECORATIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Rolf VETTER, Stefan SIRRENBERG
  • Publication number: 20180222396
    Abstract: A roof rack for a motor vehicle has at least one roof rack bar extending along the roof of the motor vehicle. The roof rack bar is a longitudinally divided roof rack bar and is made of a plurality of individual bars which are fixed to each other. Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle having a roof rack, and to a method for the production of the roof rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Suddeutsche Aluminium Manufaktur GmbH
    Inventors: Hans BINDER, Ottmar BINDER, Stefan SIRRENBERG, Rolf VETTER
  • Patent number: 10017123
    Abstract: A roof rail retainer with an adapter component, has a fastening apparatus for mounting on a roof of a vehicle and a fastening device for mounting a roof rail of the vehicle. The fastening apparatus has a bolt element which is preferably provided with a thread and is surrounded by a compressible sealing ring. At least one supporting element is associated with the bolt element and on the one hand lies in contact with the adapter component or is connected to the adapter component, and on the other hand has at least one supporting surface which can be placed onto the roof of the vehicle. A thickness of the uncompressed sealing ring as viewed in an axial direction of the bolt element is greater than the supporting length of the supporting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUDDEUTSCHE ALUMINUM MANUFAKTUR GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Binder, Ottmar Binder, Stefan Sirrenberg, Marcus Hippe
  • Patent number: 9327653
    Abstract: A roof rail (1) for a motor vehicle, having at least one rack bar (3) and having at least one support element (24) which is fixed to the rack bar (3) for bridging a spacing which is formed between the rack bar (3) and the roof of the motor vehicle and for fixing the roof rail (1) to the roof of the motor vehicle, and having at least one cover (11) for the support element (24), wherein the rack bar (3), support element (24) and cover (11) are formed as separate components. There is provision for at least one end region (6) of the rack bar (3) to be in the form of a bent portion (7) whose front end (8) forms a roof application end (9), for the support element (24) to be in the form of an extrusion component (56) and for the support element (24) and cover (11) to be located at least partially in the region of the bent portion (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HANS UND OTTMAR BINDER GMBH OBERFLĂ„CHENVEREDELUNG
    Inventors: Stefan Sirrenberg, Hans Binder, Ottmar Binder
  • Publication number: 20160009227
    Abstract: A roof rail retainer with an adapter component, has a fastening apparatus for mounting on a roof of a vehicle and a fastening device for mounting a roof rail of the vehicle. The fastening apparatus has a bolt element which is preferably provided with a thread and is surrounded by a compressible sealing ring. At least one supporting element is associated with the bolt element and on the one hand lies in contact with the adapter component or is connected to the adapter component, and on the other hand has at least one supporting surface which can be placed onto the roof of the vehicle. A thickness of the uncompressed sealing ring as viewed in an axial direction of the bolt element is greater than the supporting length of the supporting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: HANS UND OTTMAR BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hans BINDER, Ottmar BINDER, Stefan SIRRENBERG, Marcus HIPPE
  • Publication number: 20140353350
    Abstract: A roof rail (1) for a motor vehicle, having at least one rack bar (3) and having at least one support element (24) which is fixed to the rack bar (3) for bridging a spacing which is formed between the rack bar (3) and the roof of the motor vehicle and for fixing the roof rail (1) to the roof of the motor vehicle, and having at least one cover (11) for the support element (24), wherein the rack bar (3), support element (24) and cover (11) are formed as separate components. There is provision for at least one end region (6) of the rack bar (3) to be in the form of a bent portion (7) whose front end (8) forms a roof application end (9), for the support element (24) to be in the form of an extrusion component (56) and for the support element (24) and cover (11) to be located at least partially in the region of the bent portion (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Stefan Sirrenberg, Hans Binder, Ottmar Binder