Patents by Inventor Stephan Schutt

Stephan Schutt 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: 6612641
    Abstract: A vehicle door with a door casing includes an inside door panel (1) of a shell-like design. The inside door panel (1) is closed by a replaceable outside door shell (2) toward the outside of the vehicle door. To achieve that moisture is prevented in a simple manner from entering the interior space of the vehicle from the door casing, the inside door panel (1) is connected from its side facing the outer shell (2) to a plastic support part. The plastic part is provided with fastening elements (13), which carry the door components to be arranged in the door casing. The structural elements (9, 10, 10′) of the vehicle door, which protrude into the interior space of the vehicle, are fastened to the inside door panel (1). The openings (5, 6) necessary in the inside door panel (1) for the structural elements (9, 10, 10′) protruding into the interior space of the vehicle are sealed, e.g., by the plastic support part (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Acts GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Schütt, Nick Morbach, Sven Ludwig, Steffen Karl
  • Publication number: 20030097796
    Abstract: A vehicle door with a door casing includes an inside door panel (1) of a shell-like design. The inside door panel (1) is closed by a replaceable outside door shell (2) toward the outside of the vehicle door. To achieve that moisture is prevented in a simple manner from entering the interior space of the vehicle from the door casing, the inside door panel (1) is connected from its side facing the outer shell (2) to a plastic support part. The plastic part is provided with fastening elements (13), which carry the door components to be arranged in the door casing. The structural elements (9, 10, 10′) of the vehicle door, which protrude into the interior space of the vehicle, are fastened to the inside door panel (1). The openings (5, 6) necessary in the inside door panel (1) for the structural elements (9, 10, 10′) protruding into the interior space of the vehicle are sealed, e.g., by the plastic support part (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Stephan Schutt, Nick Morbach, Sven Ludwig, Steffen Karl
  • Patent number: 6505882
    Abstract: A hatchback lid for a motor vehicle with a top and a bottom hatchback lid part (5, 6) displaceably mounted in relation to each other. The top hatchback lid part (5) is jointed with the bottom hatchback lid part (6) in such a way that the two hatchback lid parts (5, 6) can be folded together into a completely open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Magna Europa AG
    Inventors: Nick Morbach, Carsten Hofer, Werner Schmidt, Matthias Kraus, Stephan Schutt
  • Patent number: 6257651
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hatchback door (1) motor vehicle with hatchback door parts (5, 5′) displaceably mounted in relation to the hatchback door. The hatchback door parts are lamellas (5, 5′) which are rotatably mounted in relation to the hatch-back opening (3) and which can be pushed together into at least one lamella package in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Magna Europa AG
    Inventors: Nick Morbach, Carsten Hofer, Werner Schmidt, Matthias Kraus, Stephan Schutt
  • Patent number: 6086139
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door with a door frame (1) and with an outside door panel (2) which can be attached to the door frame (1). The door frame (1) has an undercut guide groove (10) on a first edge and on a second edge which is roughly opposite the first edge. The outside door panel (2), on its first and second edge, has undercut guide rails (12) which fit into the guide grooves (10). The door frame (1) on a third edge which runs roughly transversely to the first and second edge has a retaining groove and on the fourth edge roughly opposite the third edge has a catch groove. The outside door panel (2) on the third edge has a retaining rail which fits into the retaining groove and on the fourth edge has a catch rail which fits into the catch groove. The outside door panel (2) with the guide rails (12) can be pushed into the guide grooves (10) on the door frame (1) in the longitudinal direction until the retaining rail has entered the retaining groove and the catch rail has engaged the catch groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Wagon Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Heim, Stephan Schutt, Armin Klein
  • Patent number: 5987821
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door having a door frame (2; 2') and a covering (3; 3'; 3"; 36) attached to the outer side of the door frame. To accomplish that the outer covering (3; 3'; 3"; 36) of the vehicle door can be mounted on the door frame (2, 2') easily, quickly and economically and that it can be replaced in a simple manner, the covering (3; 3'; 3"; 36) is positioned on the door frame via a horizontal sliding movement. For this purpose, the door frame (2, 2') is respectively provided with a respective horizontal guide rail (9, 13) on its side facing the top and bottom edge region (6, 11; 11') of the covering (3; 3'; 3"; 36) into which guide rail the bent-back portions (8, 12) of the corresponding U-shaped edge regions (6, 11) of the covering (3; 3'; 3"; 36) are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Wagon Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Heim, Stephan Schutt, Jurgen Hock, Thomas Scherbaum
  • Patent number: 5772267
    Abstract: A collision damping arrangement for absorbing energy in a possible head-on and/or rear end collision of a motor vehicle, having respectively a bumper-side cross member (1; 18) and longitudinal members (4, 5; 19) which are arranged on the cross member and which are also connected to the corresponding passenger compartment, with at least one collision damper (2, 3; 15, 16; 17) being arranged on a respective longitudinal member (4, 5; 19). In order to permit the collision damper (2, 3; 15, 16; 17) to be produced in a straightforward manner and at reasonable cost, and a precise matching of a predeterminable collision behavior of the vehicle in a simple manner, the collision damper (2, 3; 15, 16; 17) is comprised of an extruded section whose profile extends transversely to the longitudinal axis (6) of the longitudinal member (4, 5; 19) for the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Ymos Aktiengesellschaft Industrieprodukte
    Inventors: Gunther Heim, Stephan Schutt, Jurgen Hock