Patents by Inventor Valter Skibinski

Valter Skibinski 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: 20170104443
    Abstract: A solar collector is provided for detachable arrangement on a parcel shelf of a passenger car. In this way, the solar collector can be used in the vehicle attached to the parcel shelf or outside the vehicle detached from the parcel shelf. When the solar collector is attached to the parcel shelf, electrical devices of the vehicle and external electrical devices can be operated by the solar collector. When the solar collector is disconnected from the parcel shelf, external electrical devices may still be operated by the solar collector. Accordingly, the solar collector presents itself as a mobile component which can be utilized independently of the passenger car.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Valter SKIBINSKI
  • Publication number: 20160152117
    Abstract: A fragrance dispenser is provided to be disposed in the cabin of a motor vehicle, while maintaining a structurally simple configuration and uncomplicated mountability for the dispenser. The dispenser is to ensure an efficient improvement of the fragrance equipment in the cabin of the motor vehicle. The fragrance dispenser may be disposed in the cabin of a motor vehicle integral or arranged with interior trim that detachably accommodates the dispenser. The dispenser may have a housing for accommodating the fragrances, and the housing may further have at least one opening for dispensing the fragrances from the housing. The fragrance dispenser may also have an electric heater for heating the fragrances located in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Valter SKIBINSKI, Jun Hyuck EOH
  • Publication number: 20150283950
    Abstract: A device for holding a smartphone inside a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes a housing for receiving the smartphone and a rail for receiving the housing. The rail is connected to a dashboard or a console of the vehicle and the housing has a slot on the side facing away from the reception area for the smartphone for pushing the housing onto the rail. Such a device has a very simple design and ensures that the smartphone can he safely mounted and dismounted and that the smartphone can be securely held in the inserted condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fredrik BACKMAN, Steffen Kuebler, Valter SKIBINSKI, Jun HYUCK EOH
  • Publication number: 20100314896
    Abstract: A console is provided for a vehicle, in particular a central console, with a container and at least one storage space that is arranged inside the container, as well as with at least one cover incorporated in the container to close the at least one storage space. In such a console, the container incorporates a first cover and a second cover. The first cover is mounted in the container so that it can pivot around an axis on its side facing away from the second cover and the first cover exhibits a storage space on its side facing the storage space of the container in relation to its closed position. The console ensures that the vehicle passengers in rows of seats arranged one right behind the other in the vehicle are provided with good access to the storage space of the console, without in the process excessively restricting the space conditions in the rear row of seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Valter Skibinski, Alikhan Kuljanov, Karim Giordimaina, Min Lee Kyung
  • Patent number: D554562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Adams, Michael Pickstone, Frederick Backman, Kurt Beyer, Valter Skibinski