Patents by Inventor Daniel Hock

Daniel Hock 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: 6938946
    Abstract: A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the outer skin and a deformed portion of the mounting part. The interlocking fit may be created when the foamed plastic is expanded in a mold, which increases interior pressure within the mold and deforms the outer skin against the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Matthias Ludwig, Marcus Lutz, Frank Niebuhr
  • Publication number: 20040169397
    Abstract: A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the outer skin and a deformed portion of the mounting part. The interlocking fit may be created when the foamed plastic is expanded in a mold, which increases interior pressure within the mold and deforms the outer skin against the mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Matthias Ludwig, Marcus Lutz, Frank Niebuhr
  • Patent number: 6742836
    Abstract: A car body part for a motor vehicle has an outer skin formed of an at least partially deformable material. An inner layer is formed of a foamed plastic. A mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored via an interlocking fit between the outer skin and a deformed portion of the mounting part. The interlocking fit may be created when the foamed plastic is expanded in a mold, which increases interior pressure within the mold and deforms the outer skin against the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Arvin Meritor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Matthias Ludwig, Marcus Lutz, Frank Niebuhr
  • Publication number: 20040068839
    Abstract: A guide mechanism for a vehicle sunshade, such as a roller blind or sliding headliner, includes at least one guide rail and a sliding carriage shiftable in the guide rail. The guide rail has a brake face and the sliding carriage includes a brake member that cooperates with the brake face to lock the sliding carriage in place in the guide rail. The sliding carriage has at least one spring acting upon the sliding carriage so that the brake member presses against the brake face. The sliding carriage also has at least one tilt edge spaced away from the brake member so that the sliding carriage can be swiveled about the tilt edge against the biasing force of the spring, causing the brake member to be released from the brake face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Alexander Buttner
  • Patent number: 6672655
    Abstract: A module for mounting on a vehicle body and closing an outer skin of the vehicle body comprises at least one part made of metal that in an installed state of the module forms at least a portion of the outer skin. The module further comprises a plastic layer which is connected with the metal part and with which the module rests at the vehicle body. An electrically conductive contact element is provided that is connected with the metal part in an electrically conductive manner and is attached to the plastic layer. The contact element has an exposed section with regard to the plastic layer, the exposed section serving for making electrical contact with the vehicle body. There is further proposed a method of producing such a module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbH
    Inventors: Arnulf Zinsmeister, Daniel Hock
  • Patent number: 6644727
    Abstract: An inner shell for a roof module in sandwich construction comprises an inner layer and a holding layer in which a reinforcement layer is embedded. The reinforcement layer is arranged within the holding layer at a side thereof which faces the inner layer. The holding layer is provided with pocket-like recesses on its side facing away from the inner layer which extend as far as to the reinforcement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Audibert, Daniel Hock
  • Publication number: 20030168890
    Abstract: A car body part for a motor vehicle comprises an outer skin which consists of an at least partially deformable material, an inner layer which consists of foamed plastics, and a mounting part which is placed in a recess of the outer skin and is anchored there by means of an interlocking fit. There is further proposed a method of producing such car body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Matthias Ludwig, Marcus Lutz, Frank Niebuhr
  • Patent number: 6612640
    Abstract: A vehicular interior space module comprises an interior space lining part that has a large surface area and is visible from inside in a state when installed in a vehicle, the interior space lining part including an opening. The module further comprises an insert which is located in the opening and fastened to the interior space lining part, the insert having an outer housing in which at least one electrical component is arranged. At least one exposed electrical contact surface area is provided on the interior space lining part arranged directly on an edge of the opening, the insert having a fastener for attaching the insert to the interior space lining part. The fastener includes a cooperating contact configured such that the contact surface area contacts the cooperating contact in an electrically conductive manner through fastening the insert in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Arnulf Zinsmeister
  • Publication number: 20030038511
    Abstract: An inner shell for a roof module in sandwich construction comprises an inner layer and a holding layer in which a reinforcement layer is embedded. The reinforcement layer is arranged within the holding layer at a side thereof which faces the inner layer. The holding layer is provided with pocket-like recesses on its side facing away from the inner layer which extend as far as to the reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Bernard Audibert, Daniel Hock
  • Publication number: 20030030298
    Abstract: A vehicular interior space module comprises an interior space lining part that has a large surface area and is visible from inside in a state when installed in a vehicle, the interior space lining part including an opening. The module further comprises an insert which is located in the opening and fastened to the interior space lining part, the insert having an outer housing in which at least one electrical component is arranged. At least one exposed electrical contact surface area is provided on the interior space lining part arranged directly on an edge of the opening, the insert having a fastener for attaching the insert to the interior space lining part. The fastener includes a cooperating contact configured such that the contact surface area contacts the cooperating contact in an electrically conductive manner through fastening the insert in the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Hock, Arnulf Zinsmeister
  • Publication number: 20030011213
    Abstract: A module for mounting on a vehicle body and closing an outer skin of the vehicle body comprises at least one part made of metal that in an installed state of the module forms at least a portion of the outer skin. The module further comprises a plastic layer which is connected with the metal part and with which the module rests at the vehicle body. An electrically conductive contact element is provided that is connected with the metal part in an electrically conductive manner and is attached to the plastic layer. The contact element has an exposed section with regard to the plastic layer, the exposed section serving for making electrical contact with the vehicle body. There is further proposed a method of producing such a module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Arnulf Zinsmeister, Daniel Hock