Patents by Inventor Andreas STÖCKLEIN

Andreas STÖCKLEIN 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).

  • Water drainage arrangement for a vehicle
    Patent number: 12196355
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water drain arrangement for a body of a vehicle. The water drain arrangement includes a drain channel, a tubular feed-through device extending through a first opening of a first wall panel of the body and a second opening of a second wall panel of the body. The water drain arrangement includes a body shell-fixed sleeve extending through the first shell opening of the first wall panel and is coupled to the first wall panel in a fluid-tight manner. A first end of the feed-through device is inserted through a first end of the body shell-fixed sleeve and includes a drain extending through a second end of the feed-through device. A free end of the drain channel is held in a fluid-tight manner in a seat of the feed-through device, which is disposed at a second end of the feed-through device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tanja Hövekamp, Robert Seitz, Andreas Stöcklein
  • WATER DRAINAGE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230054946
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a water drain arrangement for a body of a vehicle. The water drain arrangement includes a drain channel, a tubular feed-through device extending through a first opening of a first wall panel of the body and a second opening of a second wall panel of the body. The water drain arrangement includes a body shell-fixed sleeve extending through the first shell opening of the first wall panel and is coupled to the first wall panel in a fluid-tight manner. A first end of the feed-through device is inserted through a first end of the body shell-fixed sleeve and includes a drain extending through a second end of the feed-through device. A free end of the drain channel is held in a fluid-tight manner in a seat of the feed-through device, which is disposed at a second end of the feed-through device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Tanja RESTLE, Robert SEITZ, Andreas STÖCKLEIN