Patents by Inventor Dennis WANDELT

Dennis WANDELT 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).

  • Vehicle headlight assembly with self-adjusting fasteners
    Patent number: 9150145
    Abstract: A headlight assembly according to the present disclosure includes a brace, a headlamp, and a plurality of self-adjusting fasteners. The self-adjusting fasteners are configured to adjust during mounting of the headlamp to the brace to compensate for irregular spacing between the headlamp and the brace caused by manufacturing variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventor: Dennis Wandelt
  • VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH SELF-ADJUSTING FASTENERS
    Publication number: 20150224916
    Abstract: A headlight assembly according to the present disclosure includes a brace, a headlamp, and a plurality of self-adjusting fasteners. The self-adjusting fasteners are configured to adjust during mounting of the headlamp to the brace to compensate for irregular spacing between the headlamp and the brace caused by manufacturing variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventor: Dennis WANDELT
  • Attachment system
    Patent number: 8979417
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a first component to a second component is provided, the system including a cylindrical element which has an outer lateral surface and a sleeve-shaped element which has an inner lateral surface, by means of which the two components may be variably attached to each other. At least one rib is arranged on one of the lateral services of the cylindrical or sleeve-shaped element and is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the axis of the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements. A projection is arranged on the other lateral surface of the sleeve-shaped or cylindrical element, the rib and the projection being provided on the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements in such a way that the sleeve-shaped element may be mounted on the cylindrical element, and the cylindrical element may be rotated relative to the mounted sleeve-shaped element in variable axial positions around the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Dennis Wandelt
  • ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130017014
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a first component to a second component is provided, the system including a cylindrical element which has an outer lateral surface and a sleeve-shaped element which has an inner lateral surface, by means of which the two components may be variably attached to each other. At least one rib is arranged on one of the lateral services of the cylindrical or sleeve-shaped element and is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the axis of the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements. A projection is arranged on the other lateral surface of the sleeve-shaped or cylindrical element, the rib and the projection being provided on the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements in such a way that the sleeve-shaped element may be mounted on the cylindrical element, and the cylindrical element may be rotated relative to the mounted sleeve-shaped element in variable axial positions around the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Dennis WANDELT