Patents by Inventor Barbara DICK

Barbara DICK 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).

  • Motor vehicle having an air intake system for improved travel through water
    Patent number: 10288018
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an air intake system with an air duct. The air duct has an air inlet for taking in ambient air and an air outlet. The air duct has a curved bent section which, upstream, is closer to a vehicle running surface than downstream. In the event of a water level of water entering the air duct that is rising parallel to the vehicle running surface, the internal cross section of the bent section is closed by the water before the water can pass the bent section. A plurality of air openings downstream of the bent section is introduced through a wall of the duct in an outer surface of the duct that points away from the vehicle running surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Aigner, Stefan Koerber, Barbara Dick, Johannes Maier
  • Motor Vehicle Having an Air Intake System for Improved Travel Through Water
    Publication number: 20180066615
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has an air intake system with an air duct. The air duct has an air inlet for taking in ambient air and an air outlet. The air duct has a curved bent section which, upstream, is closer to a vehicle running surface than downstream. In the event of a water level of water entering the air duct that is rising parallel to the vehicle running surface, the internal cross section of the bent section is closed by the water before the water can pass the bent section. A plurality of air openings downstream of the bent section is introduced through a wall of the duct in an outer surface of the duct that points away from the vehicle running surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias AIGNER, Stefan KOERBER, Barbara DICK, Johannes MAIER