Patents by Inventor Alfons Fortstroer

Alfons Fortstroer 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).

  • Side impact beam
    Patent number: 7086686
    Abstract: A side impact beam for incorporation into the structure of a motor vehicle comprises a sheet metal profile with flaring end portions and two longitudinal beads extending along the sheet metal profile and wherein the end portions that are provided with cross beads that are stamped in an additional tooling step during manufacturing and after the longitudinal beads have been formed, and are arranged in transverse disposition to the longitudinal beads and wherein the longitudinal beads and the cross beads are oriented in the same direction and the length of one cross bead corresponds approximately to the width of the two longitudinal beads, such that the so configured cross beads provide a stabilizing effect of the end portions and ensure the flattening of the connecting surfaces, thereby leading to a reduction of assembly problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Detlef Bullmann, Lars Ulrich, Ralf König, Alfons Fortstroer, Ludger Gehringhoff
  • Side impact beam
    Publication number: 20030178273
    Abstract: A side impact beam for incorporation into the structure of a motor vehicle comprises a sheet metal profile with flaring end portions and two longitudinal beads extending along the sheet metal profile and wherein the end portions that are provided with cross beads that are stamped in an additional tooling step during manufacturing and after the longitudinal beads have been formed, and are arranged in transverse disposition to the longitudinal beads and wherein the longitudinal beads and the cross beads are oriented in the same direction and the length of one cross bead corresponds approximately to the width of the two longitudinal beads, such that the so configured cross beads provide a stabilizing effect of the end portions and ensure the flattening of the connecting surfaces, thereby leading to a reduction of assembly problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Detlef Bullmann, Lars Ulrich, Ralf Konig, Alfons Fortstroer, Ludger Gehringhoff