Patents by Inventor Thomas Hogger

Thomas Hogger 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: 11919575
    Abstract: A fiber composite body, in particular a structure stiffening element, has a number of struts which are formed by reinforcing fibers which are embedded in a polymer matrix and which in a region of the respective strut run substantially parallel to one another. The struts are arranged in a truss-like profiled structure which is produced by winding or intertwining the reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Gralka, Thomas Hogger, Falco Hollmann, Joachim Starke, Bernhard Staudt, Michael Voelke
  • Patent number: 11840026
    Abstract: A fiber component has at least three fiber rods which each have fibers extending continuously in the axial direction of the fiber rods, wherein at least two of the three fiber rods each form a support rod and at least one of the three fiber rods forms a connecting rod. The support rods are arranged substantially parallel in the axial direction thereof and spaced from each other. The connecting rod connects the support rods to each other. The connecting rod forms a node point with the support rod in question at each of the connecting points between the connecting rod and the support rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Hogger
  • Patent number: 11753080
    Abstract: A vehicle structural component includes a main body having a receptacle and a first insert for reinforcing the vehicle structural component. The insert is accommodated in the receptacle and only partially fills the latter. At least one further insert fits in the receptacle. A modular system for producing vehicle structural components and a method for producing vehicle structural components are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hogger, Christoph Jagoda, Octavian Knoll, Oleg Konrad, Sebastian Krull, Matthias Nagel, Bernhard Staudt, Tobias Wehrkamp-Richter
  • Patent number: 11453446
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastics component includes a component plastics body, which defines at least parts of a plastics component, and at least one fiber-reinforced rod. The component plastics body is formed at least partially from plastics foam and at least partially surrounds the at least one fiber-reinforced rod in positively locking fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hogger, Johannes Staeves, Joachim Starke
  • Patent number: 11453180
    Abstract: A fiber composite member includes an elongate main member and a fastening portion disposed at an end of the elongate main member, the fastening portion has a fastening opening for fastening the fiber composite member to a neighboring part. A reinforcement fiber bundle, which forms a fiber reinforcement of both the elongate main member and the fastening portion, has a first reinforcement fiber and a second reinforcement fiber which run substantially mutually parallel in a region of the elongate main member. A respective part of the first reinforcement fiber and the second reinforcement fiber in a transition region between the elongate main member and the fastening portion depart from a bundle profile in the region of the elongate main member and the respective parts of the first and second reinforcement fibers intersect with one another in the transition region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Richard Gralka, Thomas Hogger, Falco Hollmann, Michael Kleinknecht, Bernhard Staudt, Ingo Steinke
  • Patent number: 11273872
    Abstract: A vehicle structural component includes at least one first and at least one second fiber-reinforced plastics insert, an injection-molded rib structure, where the injection-molded rib structure connects the plastic inserts and is injection-molded onto the plastic inserts, and at least one metal element which forms an attachment region of the vehicle structural component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Beil, Michael Brauch, Thomas Hogger, Octavian Knoll, Oleg Konrad, Sebastian Krull, Tobias Preuss, Simon Spitzer
  • Publication number: 20210394834
    Abstract: A vehicle structural component includes a main body having a receptacle and a first insert for reinforcing the vehicle structural component. The insert is accommodated in the receptacle and only partially fills the latter. At least one further insert fits in the receptacle. A modular system for producing vehicle structural components and a method for producing vehicle structural components are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas HOGGER, Christoph JAGODA, Octavian KNOLL, Oleg KONRAD, Sebastian KRULL, Matthias NAGEL, Bernhard STAUDT, Tobias WEHRKAMP-RICHTER
  • Patent number: 11117622
    Abstract: A bow of a motor vehicle has a fiber-reinforced plastic upper band, a fiber-reinforced plastic lower band and an injection-molded rib structure connecting the plastic upper band and the plastic lower band. The injection-molded rib structure is injection-molded onto the plastic lower band and the plastic upper band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hogger, Constantin Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210229757
    Abstract: A fiber composite body, in particular a structure stiffening element, has a number of struts which are formed by reinforcing fibers which are embedded in a polymer matrix and which in a region of the respective strut run substantially parallel to one another. The struts are arranged in a truss-like profiled structure which is produced by winding or intertwining the reinforcing fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Richard GRALKA, Thomas HOGGER, Falco HOLLMANN, Joachim STARKE, Bernhard STAUDT, Michael VOELKE
  • Patent number: 11045984
    Abstract: A method for producing a shaped bar from fiber composite material uses a bonding tool which has a heating-up portion. The method includes the steps that a number of fiber tapes provided with a thermoplastic matrix are fed in parallel to the bonding tool, are brought together and heated and bonded in the heating-up portion to form a fiber cord. The fiber cord is subsequently placed by the bonding tool directly into a processing tool or a depositing device designed to place the fiber cord into the processing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hogger, Oleg Konrad
  • Patent number: 10870452
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastic component includes a three-dimensional component plastic member and at least one reinforcement fiber rod. The three-dimensional component plastic member determines at least parts of a shape of the plastic component. The three-dimensional component plastic member has at least one void which is open to at least one side and in which the at least one reinforcement fiber rod is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Hogger
  • Publication number: 20200307708
    Abstract: A vehicle structural component includes at least one first and at least one second fiber-reinforced plastics insert, an injection-molded rib structure, where the injection-molded rib structure connects the plastic inserts and is injection-molded onto the plastic inserts, and at least one metal element which forms an attachment region of the vehicle structural component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas BEIL, Michael BRAUCH, Thomas HOGGER, Octavian KNOLL, Oleg KONRAD, Sebastian KRULL, Tobias PREUSS, Simon SPITZER
  • Publication number: 20200282665
    Abstract: A fiber composite member includes an elongate main member and a fastening portion disposed at an end of the elongate main member, the fastening portion has a fastening opening for fastening the fiber composite member to a neighboring part. A reinforcement fiber bundle, which forms a fiber reinforcement of both the elongate main member and the fastening portion, has a first reinforcement fiber and a second reinforcement fiber which run substantially mutually parallel in a region of the elongate main member. A respective part of the first reinforcement fiber and the second reinforcement fiber in a transition region between the elongate main member and the fastening portion depart from a bundle profile in the region of the elongate main member and the respective parts of the first and second reinforcement fibers intersect with one another in the transition region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Richard GRALKA, Thomas HOGGER, Falco HOLLMANN, Michael KLEINKNECHT, Bernhard STAUDT, Ingo STEINKE
  • Publication number: 20200216119
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastics component includes a component plastics body, which defines at least parts of a plastics component, and at least one fiber-reinforced rod. The component plastics body is formed at least partially from plastics foam and at least partially surrounds the at least one fiber-reinforced rod in positively locking fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas HOGGER, Johannes STAEVES, Joachim STARKE
  • Patent number: 10589476
    Abstract: A method for producing a three-dimensional fiber composite component with fiber bundles which are shaped from a rod- or strand-like initial shape into a predetermined three-dimensional shape of the component by way of a shape defining apparatus. The shape defining apparatus has at least one shaping channel having a first curvature along its longitudinal direction, which is predetermined for the fiber composite component, and forms at least one leading edge. The fiber bundles are pressed against the at least one leading edge of the shaping channel, thereby adopting the predetermined first curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Michl, Oleg Konrad, Thomas Hogger, Michael Kolbinger
  • Patent number: 10569499
    Abstract: A preform structure is provided for the body of a motor vehicle. The structure includes a preform element which is produced from stacked fiber mats and has a peripheral area which along an edge is inclined relative to a preform surface, so as in this way to offer a load-appropriate transition from one preform element to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hogger, Lukasz Goldyn, David Becherer
  • Publication number: 20190291360
    Abstract: A fiber component has at least three fiber rods which each have fibers extending continuously in the axial direction of the fiber rods, wherein at least two of the three fiber rods each form a support rod and at least one of the three fiber rods forms a connecting rod. The support rods are arranged substantially parallel in the axial direction thereof and spaced from each other. The connecting rod connects the support rods to each other. The connecting rod forms a node point with the support rod in question at each of the connecting points between the connecting rod and the support rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas HOGGER
  • Publication number: 20190263452
    Abstract: A bow of a motor vehicle has a fiber-reinforced plastic upper band, a fiber-reinforced plastic lower band and an injection-molded rib structure connecting the plastic upper band and the plastic lower band. The injection-molded rib structure is injection-molded onto the plastic lower band and the plastic upper band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas HOGGER, Constantin SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20190106159
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced plastic component includes a three-dimensional component plastic member and at least one reinforcement fiber rod. The three-dimensional component plastic member determines at least parts of a shape of the plastic component. The three-dimensional component plastic member has at least one void which is open to at least one side and in which the at least one reinforcement fiber rod is placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas HOGGER
  • Patent number: 10220578
    Abstract: A fiber composite material component has fiber bundles and a matrix of thermoplastic and/or thermosetting material. The fiber bundles are arranged such that they form a profile. Bracing structures are arranged between the fiber bundles. At least two fiber bundles are arranged in a skewed manner with respect to one another and at least one cavity is formed in the region of the intersection of the skewed fiber bundles. Furthermore, a method for producing a fiber composite material component having fiber bundles and a matrix of thermoplastic and/or thermosetting material, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oleg Konrad, Thomas Hogger