Patents by Inventor Alfred K. Klein

Alfred K. Klein 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).

  • Pneumatic strut for a motor vechicle
    Patent number: 5865497
    Abstract: Vehicle including a body component and an additional body part, particularly a hatch door, which is movably mounted on the body component. The hatch door can be mounted on a power-assisted pivoting axis by means of a pneumatic spring or strut hinged by connection elements to form a pneumatic spring assembly. The vehicle has a component, particularly a trunk compartment cover, which moves simultaneously with an hatch door by means of a connection. The connection is mounted between the component and the pneumatic spring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred K. Klein, Peter Thurmann
  • Shock absorber and a hinge eye for a shock absorber
    Patent number: 5735373
    Abstract: Hinge eye for a piston-cylinder unit, or shock absorber, in particular for air springs, comprising a bracket with an opening, a bearing surface for a connection shank which is connected to a base body, and at least one retaining tab. The retaining tab is actively connected to the piston-cylinder unit and forms a locking connection with a groove of the connection shank. The retaining tab(s) and the part of the hinge eye which forms the opening with the bearing surface are realized in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred K. Klein, Peter Thurmann, Horst Kaufmann, Jorg Gustke, Horst Maury