Patents by Inventor Andreas Zygan

Andreas Zygan 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: 9764716
    Abstract: A wiper arm arrangement with a wiper arm of a windscreen wiper system of a vehicle and an attachment element having at least one line. The attachment element can be coupled to a connecting element designed for holding a wiper blade and for connecting the wiper blade to the wiper arm. Due to the coupling, at least one corresponding line of the connecting element can be joined onto the at least one line of the attachment element. The connecting element can be fitted onto the attachment element in an installation direction which coincides at least substantially with a direction of longitudinal extent of the wiper arm. The attachment element is arranged on the wiper arm so as to be movable in the direction of longitudinal extent of the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: Daimler AG, Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
    Inventors: Richard Duesterhoeft, Holger Fitterer, Uwe Renz, Heiko Schmid, Andreas Zygan, Xavier Bousset, Giuseppe Grasso, Vincent Izabel, Gèrald Caillot
  • Patent number: 9604600
    Abstract: Assembly for the production of a wiping system, comprising a terminal part (2) of a wiper arm designed to move a wiper blade (3) over the surface to be wiped and a hydraulic connector (30) comprising at least one piping element (31, 32) for conveying a liquid to the wiper blade (3), the said terminal part comprising at least one means (8) for supporting the said hydraulic connector ensuring that it is held longitudinally with reference to the wiper arm. It is characterized in that the said supporting means allows a movement of the said hydraulic connector (30) in a direction convergent with the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: Daimler AG, Valeo Systems D'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Xavier Bousset, Guiseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot, Holger Fitterer, Uwe Renz, Andreas Zygan, Heiko Schmid, Richard Düsterhöft, Steffen Pommerening
  • Publication number: 20150026908
    Abstract: Assembly for the production of a wiping system, comprising a terminal part (2) of a wiper arm designed to move a wiper blade (3) over the surface to be wiped and a hydraulic connector (30) comprising at least one piping element (31, 32) for conveying a liquid to the wiper blade (3), the said terminal part comprising at least one means (8) for supporting the said hydraulic connector ensuring that it is held longitudinally with reference to the wiper arm. It is characterized in that the said supporting means allows a movement of the said hydraulic connector (30) in a direction convergent with the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes D'Essuyage
    Inventors: Vincent Izabel, Xavier Bousset, Guiseppe Grasso, Gérald Caillot, Holger Fitterer, Uwe Renz, Andreas Zygan, Heiko Schmid, Richard Düsterhöft, Steffen Pommerening
  • Patent number: 8882185
    Abstract: A modular construction system for producing a plurality of design variants of a roof module for a motor car includes a plurality of design-variant-specific adapter elements and a plurality of design-variant-specific planar elements. Using at least one adapter element, at least one respective planar element can be connected to a frame, forming a roof opening, in particular of a motor car shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim Demmer, Christina Nestler, Juergen Schrader, Andreas Zygan
  • Patent number: 8783032
    Abstract: In a method for recovering energy from the heat dissipated by an internal combustion engine and to an internal combustion engine wherein the pressure and temperature of a liquid working medium are increased from a lower process pressure and a first temperature to an upper process pressure at which the working fluid is heated to a second temperature whereby it is converted to a gaseous phase; the working medium is then expanded back to the lower process pressure whereby mechanical power is generated and the working medium is converted back to a liquid phase, the upper process pressure being adjusted in such a way that the working medium is expanded into the wet steam area close to the saturated steam limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jan Gärtner, Thomas Koch, Andreas Zygan, Jozsef Mercz, Piroska Merczne
  • Publication number: 20130263400
    Abstract: A wiper arm arrangement with a wiper arm of a windscreen wiper system of a vehicle and an attachment element having at least one line. The attachment element can be coupled to a connecting element designed for holding a wiper blade and for connecting the wiper blade to the wiper arm. Due to the coupling, at least one corresponding line of the connecting element can be joined onto the at least one line of the attachment element. The connecting element can be fitted onto the attachment element in an installation direction which coincides at least substantially with a direction of longitudinal extent of the wiper arm. The attachment element is arranged on the wiper arm so as to be movable in the direction of longitudinal extent of the wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Richard Duesterhoeft, Holger Fitterer, Uwe Renz, Heiko Schmid, Andreas Zygan
  • Publication number: 20130257107
    Abstract: A wiper blade for a windscreen wiper of a motor vehicle includes a clamp for fixing a wiping element that wipes the screen during the wiping operation of the windscreen wiper. The clamp has a base plate with at least one contact element. The contact element is to be brought against a water deflector that restricts the wiping movement of the wiper blade during the wiping operation. The contact element is a cushioning element, which has a higher level of flexibility than the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Andreas Zygan, Uwe Renz, Christina Nestler, Alexander Mittler
  • Publication number: 20120153684
    Abstract: A modular construction system for producing a plurality of design variants of a roof module for a motor car includes a plurality of design-variant-specific adapter elements and a plurality of design-variant-specific planar elements. Using at least one adapter element, at least one respective planar element can be connected to a frame, forming a roof opening, in particular of a motor car shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Achim Demmer, Christina Nestler, Juergen Schrader, Andreas Zygan
  • Patent number: 8096581
    Abstract: A convertible motor vehicle with at least two vehicle seating rows and with at least two side doors is provided. A respectively associated door column is arranged in between the doors, and an active rollover protection system is provided in the region thereof. The door columns end upwards in the region of an associated waistline of the motor vehicle, and the rollover protection system is at least substantially arranged below the waistline of the motor vehicle in a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Jan Gaertner, Thomas Meier, Juergen Schrader, Andreas Zygan
  • Publication number: 20110056202
    Abstract: In a method for recovering energy from the heat dissipated by an internal combustion engine wherein the pressure and temperature of a liquid working medium are increased from a lower process pressure and a first temperature to an upper process pressure and a second temperature by a pump unit; the working medium is heated from the second temperature to a third temperature by transferring heat from a hot medium containing heat dissipated by the internal combustion engine to the working medium, which is thereby converted from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase; the working medium is then expanded to the lower process pressure whereby mechanical power is generated and the working medium is converted from a gaseous phase to a liquid phase and transferred back to the pump unit, the upper process pressure is adjusted in such a way that the working medium is expanded at least approximately to a predetermined saturated steam limit and to an internal combustion engine for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jan Gärtner, Thomas Koch, Jozsef Martin Mercz, Jozsef Mercz, Piroska Merczne, Andreas Zygan
  • Publication number: 20110043922
    Abstract: A vehicle pane, particularly for a motor vehicle, has an outer layer and an inner layer between which, at least in sections, there is arranged a function layer which influences a light transmission characteristic of the vehicle pane. An additional function layer is provided, by which the light transmission characteristic of the vehicle pane can also be influenced. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle pane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Hans Multhaupt, Andreas Zygan, Juergen Schrader, Uwe Siehler, Alfred Ott
  • Publication number: 20100133799
    Abstract: A convertible motor vehicle with at least two vehicle seating rows and with at least two side doors is provided. A respectively associated door column is arranged in between the doors, and an active rollover protection system is provided in the region thereof. The door columns end upwards in the region of an associated waistline of the motor vehicle, and the rollover protection system is at least substantially arranged below the waistline of the motor vehicle in a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Jan Gaertner, Thomas Meier, Juergen Schrader, Andreas Zygan
  • Patent number: 7021701
    Abstract: In order to provide a comfortable rest zone with an easy chair and reclining surface for a driver, even in a confined space, provision is made for a driver's cab for an individual driver to have an easy chair which can be converted into a bed. In this arrangement, a mattress runs over the armrest having an armrest cushion of the easy chair. The armrest cushion cushions the reclining surface, so that the mattress is of as space-saving a design as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Frank Hoernle, Bernd Kohlbecker, Rainer Konzmann, Markus Mattedi, Andreas Zygan