Patents by Inventor Dino Demma
Dino Demma 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).
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Patent number: 9541049Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable-operated actuating device for a motor vehicle, in particular for a transmission, comprising: an actuating means having a recess for inserting a coupling connector of a cable control, a blocking means which is radially displaceable in the recess and in a radially outer position permits an axial displacing of the coupling connector in the recess and in a radially inner position axially fixes the coupling connector against an inserting direction in a positively connected and/or frictionally connected manner, a housing, which receives a connecting point between the coupling connector and the recess, and an actuating means for radially displacing the blocking means, which can be actuated outside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Dino Demma, Dirk Eisinger
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Patent number: 9090210Abstract: A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a loading floor, a height adjusting device for the loading floor with a guide, on which the loading floor is mounted pivotably on a front end portion about a pivot axis and movably for a movement with a component in vertical direction and the loading floor with the guide can be mounted in at least two different height positions, at least two support elements formed in a different vertical orientation for supporting a rear end portion of the loading floor in the at least two different height positions. The guide includes, but is not limited to a first guideway for moving the front end portion towards the top and a second guideway for moving the front end portion towards the bottom and the first and second guideway are formed spatially separated on the guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8931909Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle and a method for producing the display apparatus are described. The display apparatus comprises a transparent plastic plate having a front side, a rear side, and an edge surface surrounding the plastic plate. The display apparatus has a switchable light source of visible light directed onto the edge surface of the plastic plate. The plastic plate has transparent display elements that are disposed as limited zones inside the plastic plate and have light-sensitive dopant particles. When the light source is switched on, the dopant particles scatter the light so that the display elements become visible from the front side.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8931428Abstract: A scale element for a display instrument that includes, but is not limited to a scaling. The scaling is impressed in the volume of the scale element by means of laser shot method. The scale element can furthermore include, but is not limited to a diffusion structure likewise impressed in the volume.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8882317Abstract: A display switch unit is provided for a vehicle and a method for producing the display switch unit. The display switch unit has at least one transparent front plastic region and a rear plastic region. Plastic switch symbols are disposed in the transparent front plastic region of the plastic body. Sensor structures of proximity sensors are each disposed behind one of the plastic switch symbols in the rear plastic region. The material of the plastic switch symbols includes, but is not limited to light-sensitive invisible particles, which are disposed in such a manner that under irradiation, colored illuminated switch symbols are visible in the surrounding transparent front plastic region.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8794776Abstract: An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Peter Brandt, Heiko Charle, Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8789989Abstract: A display switch unit is provided for a vehicle comprising at least one first and one second light guide plate with first and second light sources disposed at the edges. The light guide plates have switch symbols and proximity sensors having sensor structures. The first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are disposed on one another. Respectively one sensor structure is assigned two switch symbols in both light guide plates. The material of the switch symbols is a plastic with light-sensitive nanoparticles, which is arranged distributed in the light guide plates in such a manner that under edge-side irradiation the switch symbols are visible illuminated in color and three-dimensionally in the light guide plates.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8704109Abstract: A carrier is provided for a control unit of a motor vehicle. The carrier includes, but is not limited to at least one material section for fastening to the body of a motor vehicle. It is provided that the carrier is designed for receiving at least two control units, which via an insertion region of the carrier can be mounted to the carrier from the same side. A control unit is also provided for installation in a carrier and a motor vehicle is provided with a carrier.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8687196Abstract: A composite pane arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided with a composite pane that includes, but is not limited to at least two panes connected with each other by an intermediate layer, and with at least one optical sensor device for the optical detection of moisture on an outer surface of the composite pane facing away from the intermediate layer. The optical sensor device is arranged between the two panes and is electrically contacted by means of transparent, laminar conductive traces.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Publication number: 20140015271Abstract: A motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a loading floor, a height adjusting device for the loading floor with a guide, on which the loading floor is mounted pivotably on a front end portion about a pivot axis and movably for a movement with a component in vertical direction and the loading floor with the guide can be mounted in at least two different height positions, at least two support elements formed in a different vertical orientation for supporting a rear end portion of the loading floor in the at least two different height positions. The guide includes, but is not limited to a first guideway for moving the front end portion towards the top and a second guideway for moving the front end portion towards the bottom and the first and second guideway are formed spatially separated on the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: Dino DEMMA
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Patent number: 8616316Abstract: A forward structure of a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a drive unit and a radiator arrangement for releasing the heat of the drive unit into the environment. The radiator arrangement encompasses at least two cooling unit, which are spatially separated from one another and which are arranged so as to overlap at least area by area in cross direction of the motor vehicle. An imaginary connecting line between the cooling units crosses at least one component of the drive unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Dino Demma, Frank Leopold
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Patent number: 8585271Abstract: A door sill lighting for a motor vehicle is described. The door sill lighting comprises an outer sill trim having a plurality of seamlessly interconnected layers. A partial region of an outer layer is transparent and cooperates with at least one light source. The partial region of the outer layer comprises edge sides and an optical fiber layer. The optical fiber layer has distributed light-scattering nanoparticles in its volume. Light from the light source can be coupled into an edge side of the optical fiber layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8382200Abstract: A vehicle is provided with transparent roof area having at least one roof window tailored to fit into the roof structure. An adjustable darkening against exposure to incident light is provided toward the passenger compartment. The roof area has a first optically structured, immovably fixed surface and a second optically structured, movable surface. The first and second surfaces are arranged one over the other. The second surface here abuts the first surface so that it can slide over it. While the first surface takes up the entire roof window, the second surface is arranged at least in partial areas of the roof window. The second surface is arranged so that it can move relative to the first surface in such a way that the optical structures lying one over the other alter the incident light as a function of position.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Gerhard Mathes, Gunther Heim, Dino Demma
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Patent number: 8371637Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with a panorama screen, a pull-out roller blind, more preferably sun roller blind, for covering said screen and at least one support member for supporting the at least partially pulled-out roller blind against the screen. The support member relative to the pull-out roller blind is moveably guided on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma
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Publication number: 20120257373Abstract: An instrument is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is limited to a display area and a housing, which surrounds the display area. A transparent instrument covering is held spaced from the display area by the housing. The instrument covering is a transparent light conductor panel, in which a symbol display area is arranged. The light conductor panel includes, but is not limited to light-diffusing Nano particles in its volume in the symbol display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Peter BRANDT, Heiko CHARLE, Dino DEMMA
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Publication number: 20120257416Abstract: A display switch unit is provided for a vehicle comprising at least one first and one second light guide plate with first and second light sources disposed at the edges. The light guide plates have switch symbols and proximity sensors having sensor structures. The first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are disposed on one another. Respectively one sensor structure is assigned two switch symbols in both light guide plates. The material of the switch symbols is a plastic with light-sensitive nanoparticles, which is arranged distributed in the light guide plates in such a manner that under edge-side irradiation the switch symbols are visible illuminated in color and three-dimensionally in the light guide plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Dino DEMMA
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Publication number: 20120255208Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle and a method for producing the display apparatus are described. The display apparatus comprises a transparent plastic plate having a front side, a rear side, and an edge surface surrounding the plastic plate. The display apparatus has a switchable light source of visible light directed onto the edge surface of the plastic plate. The plastic plate has transparent display elements that are disposed as limited zones inside the plastic plate and have light-sensitive dopant particles. When the light source is switched on, the dopant particles scatter the light so that the display elements become visible from the front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Dino DEMMA
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Publication number: 20120257407Abstract: A door sill lighting for a motor vehicle is described. The door sill lighting comprises an outer sill trim having a plurality of seamlessly interconnected layers. A partial region of an outer layer is transparent and cooperates with at least one light source. The partial region of the outer layer comprises edge sides and an optical fiber layer. The optical fiber layer has distributed light-scattering nanoparticles in its volume. Light from the light source can be coupled into an edge side of the optical fiber layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Dino DEMMA
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Publication number: 20120255846Abstract: A display switch unit is provided for a vehicle and a method for producing the display switch unit. The display switch unit has at least one transparent front plastic region and a rear plastic region. Plastic switch symbols are disposed in the transparent front plastic region of the plastic body. Sensor structures of proximity sensors are each disposed behind one of the plastic switch symbols in the rear plastic region. The material of the plastic switch symbols includes, but is not limited to light-sensitive invisible particles, which are disposed in such a manner that under irradiation, colored illuminated switch symbols are visible in the surrounding transparent front plastic region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Dino DEMMA
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Patent number: 8231165Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with a windscreen, a pull-out roller blind, more preferably sun roller blind, for covering this windscreen and a roof screen separate from the windscreen in the roof of the motor vehicle. The pull-out roller blind is also provided for covering the roof screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Dino Demma