Patents by Inventor Christoph Koettgen

Christoph Koettgen 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).

  • Arrangement of at least one technical component within a cavity in an interior of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10864796
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least one technical component within a cavity which is formed in an interior of a motor vehicle includes at least one masking structure arranged within a cavity between the technical component and at least one opening. The cavity includes, on a visible side, the at least one opening through which the at least one technical component is visible from outside. The at least one masking structure has a black, high-gloss outer surface at least in certain portions and is designed to at least partially optically mask the technical component by absorption and/or reflection of light entering the cavity through the at least one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christoph Koettgen
  • ARRANGEMENT OF AT LEAST ONE TECHNICAL COMPONENT WITHIN A CAVITY IN AN INTERIOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190152288
    Abstract: An arrangement of at least one technical component within a cavity which is formed in an interior of a motor vehicle includes at least one masking structure arranged within a cavity between the technical component and at least one opening. The cavity includes, on a visible side, the at least one opening through which the at least one technical component is visible from outside. The at least one masking structure has a black, high-gloss outer surface at least in certain portions and is designed to at least partially optically mask the technical component by absorption and/or reflection of light entering the cavity through the at least one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Christoph Koettgen