Patents by Inventor Benjamin Kroll

Benjamin Kroll 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).

  • Publication number: 20140312108
    Abstract: A storage box has a container with circumferential sidewall and upper rim. A cover is removably connected to the container. The cover, when placed in a closure position on the container, is resting on the rim. In the closure position, the cover is positioned on the container in a sealing position or in a closing position. The sidewall has a sidewall section with venting openings. The cover has a cover wall extending downward into the container interior. The cover wall is positioned where the sidewall section is located in the closure position. The cover wall is resting seal-tightly on an inner wall of the sidewall in the sealing position of the cover. The cover has venting passages. In the closing position of the cover, the venting passages extend from the container interior to the sidewall and open into the venting openings without the cover wall covering the venting openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: OKT Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Benjamin Kroll
  • Publication number: 20060249987
    Abstract: A bracket allows controlled positioning of a bumper cover relative to a lamp housing (such as a headlamp housing) when the headlamp housing and bumper cover are mounted on a vehicle. The bracket has an elongated body having a first end and a second end, and attaches to the headlamp housing by temporary attachments, such as snap connections. The bracket further has bumper cover receiving slot configured to receive a portion of the bumper cover. The bracket may further include a pin receiving hole, positioned so as to receive a pin protruding from the headlamp housing for additional positioning accuracy. A temporary sub-assembly of the bracket and headlamp housing can be used in an improved vehicle assembly process, in which the sub-assembly is permanently mounted to the vehicle fender, and a portion of the bumper cover slid into bumper receiving slots on the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Benjamin Kroll
  • Patent number: D293843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Dupol Rubbermaid GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Kroll, Jose Garcia-Delgado
  • Patent number: D746593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: OKT Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Benjamin Kroll