Patents by Inventor Dieter Etzold

Dieter Etzold 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).

  • Transverse strut for a twist-beam axle of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6708994
    Abstract: A transverse strut for a twist-beam axle of a motor vehicle is made of an extrusion profile and includes an outer tube and a bulbed land area extending inwardly from an inner wall surface of the outer tube and defined by a radial extension, which is smaller than an inner radius of the outer tube. The outer tube has a circumferential length and defines a central length portion, which is positioned in confronting relationship to the bulbed land area and recessed to form a gap over a portion of the circumferential length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Etzold
  • Transverse strut for a twist-beam axle of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20030071432
    Abstract: A transverse strut for a twist-beam axle of a motor vehicle is made of an extrusion profile and includes an outer tube and a bulbed land area extending inwardly from an inner wall surface of the outer tube and defined by a radial extension, which is smaller than an inner radius of the outer tube. The outer tube has a circumferential length and defines a central length portion, which is positioned in confronting relationship to the bulbed land area and recessed to form a gap over a portion of the circumferential length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventor: Dieter Etzold
  • Twist-beam axle for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6523841
    Abstract: A twist-beam axle for motor vehicles, includes two longitudinal control arms, and a transverse strut interconnecting the longitudinal control arms, wherein the transverse strut and/or the longitudinal control arms is/are partially hardened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Benteler AG
    Inventors: Klaus Gläser, Wigbert Christophliemke, Dieter Etzold
  • Twist-beam axle for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20020005622
    Abstract: A twist-beam axle for motor vehicles, includes two longitudinal control arms, and a transverse strut interconnecting the longitudinal control arms, wherein the transverse strut and/or the longitudinal control arms is/are partially hardened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Glaser, Wigbert Christophliemke, Dieter Etzold