Patents by Inventor Christian Heidinger

Christian Heidinger 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).

  • Device for control of air flow rates to the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit
    Patent number: 7470177
    Abstract: A device for control of the air flow rates into the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit is described that is provided with a casing, with damper doors for both instrument panel side air outlets in the casing parts and at least one damper door for the instrument panel central air outlet in the casing part, whereby the damper doors are pivotably supported on one common shaft. Exactly one closing position is assigned to the damper doors in the first casing part, whereas several closing positions are assigned to the damper door in the second casing part continuously over a pivoting range of the shaft, whereby the closing position of the damper doors is arranged in the pivoting range of the damper door. This device enables separation and independent control of the air flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Capellmann, Olaf Degenhardt, Michael Friedl, Christian Heidinger, Christoph Malig, Markus Matthes, Dietmar Zehren
  • Device for control of air flow rates to the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit
    Publication number: 20070077878
    Abstract: A device for control of the air flow rates into the instrument panel air outlets of a vehicle heating or air conditioning unit is described that is provided with a casing, with damper doors for both instrument panel side air outlets in the casing parts and at least one damper door for the instrument panel central air outlet in the casing part, whereby the damper doors and are pivotably supported on one common shaft. Exactly one closing position is assigned to the damper doors in the casing part, whereas several closing positions are assigned to the damper door in the casing part continuously over a pivoting range of the shaft, whereby the closing position of the damper doors is arranged in the pivoting range of the damper door. This device enables to achieve separation and independent control of the air flow rates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Christoph Capellmann, Olaf Degenhardt, Michael Friedl, Christian Heidinger, Christoph Malig, Markus Matthes, Dietmar Zehren