Patents by Inventor Volker Krolzig

Volker Krolzig 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: 11878601
    Abstract: A cable-holding device may be provided for electric and hybrid vehicles that are provided with a rechargeable storage device for storing electrical energy. The storage device may include a charging cable that can be connected to an external power supply device for the purpose of charging the storage device and is at least temporarily connected to the vehicle. The charging cable is stowed in the cable-holding device of the vehicle when not in use. The cable-holding device includes a closed holding space for receiving the charging cable. The holding space is delimited by a lower plate and an upper plate and is closed on all sides. A clear height of the holding space is only slightly greater than the diameter of the charging cable. A holding surface for the charging cable on the lower plate is dimensioned to be large enough that the whole charging cable can be held in the form of loops, and the holding space has a side through opening for the charging cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Koehler, Mustafa Yuecel, Volker Krolzig, Werner Jakobs, Stephan A. Grymel
  • Publication number: 20220111745
    Abstract: A cable-holding device may be provided for electric and hybrid vehicles that are provided with a rechargeable storage device for storing electrical energy. The storage device may include a charging cable that can be connected to an external power supply device for the purpose of charging the storage device and is at least temporarily connected to the vehicle. The charging cable is stowed in the cable-holding device of the vehicle when not in use. The cable-holding device includes a closed holding space for receiving the charging cable. The holding space is delimited by a lower plate and an upper plate and is closed on all sides. A clear height of the holding space is only slightly greater than the diameter of the charging cable. A holding surface for the charging cable on the lower plate is dimensioned to be large enough that the whole charging cable can be held in the form of loops, and the holding space has a side through opening for the charging cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Koehler, Mustafa Yuecel, Volker Krolzig, Werner Jakobs, Stephan A. Grymel
  • Patent number: 10316880
    Abstract: A fastening clip for fastening coverings to body parts of a motor vehicle is provided. The fastening clip comprises a one-piece plastic part with a fastening foot for pressing into an opening provided in the respective body part, a supporting shaft adjoining the fastening foot and intended for receiving the covering by laterally pushing on a holding part provided on the covering, and a holding plate seated on the outer end of the supporting shaft. In order to improve and facilitate mounting, elastic ribs are provided on the periphery of the supporting shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Florian Klein, Volker Krolzig, Manoj Gangal, Mehmet Sahin
  • Publication number: 20160114738
    Abstract: A fastening clip for fastening coverings to body parts of a motor vehicle is provided. The fastening clip comprises a one-piece plastic part with a fastening foot for pressing into an opening provided in the respective body part, a supporting shaft adjoining the fastening foot and intended for receiving the covering by laterally pushing on a holding part provided on the covering, and a holding plate seated on the outer end of the supporting shaft. In order to improve and facilitate mounting, elastic ribs are provided on the periphery of the supporting shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Florian Klein, Volker Krolzig, Manoj Gangal, Mehmet Sahin
  • Patent number: 9216703
    Abstract: An arrangement for securing an inner panel to a vehicle substrate uses a securing clip mounted to a clip housing in an elongate hole with a closed end and an open end. The inner diameter of a securing region in the elongate hole is greater than the diameter of the shaft of the securing clip, allowing lateral shifting of the clip so that its shaft can realign during insertion into a corresponding mating hole in the substrate. The securing region of the elongate hole includes centering members constructed in such a manner that an inserted securing clip is retained in a centered position. Consequently, the tolerance compensation function of the clips is optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Horst Lauxen, Volker Krolzig, René Berns
  • Publication number: 20140191526
    Abstract: An arrangement for securing an inner panel to a vehicle substrate uses a securing clip mounted to a clip housing in an elongate hole with a closed end and an open end. The inner diameter of a securing region in the elongate hole is greater than the diameter of the shaft of the securing clip, allowing lateral shifting of the clip so that its shaft can realign during insertion into a corresponding mating hole in the substrate. The securing region of the elongate hole includes centering members constructed in such a manner that an inserted securing clip is retained in a centered position. Consequently, the tolerance compensation function of the clips is optimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Horst Lauxen, Volker Krolzig, René Berns