Patents by Inventor Dominik BEHNSEN

Dominik BEHNSEN 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: 12214715
    Abstract: A function module includes at least one lighting unit and/or at least one sensor unit. The function module also includes a covering panel through which light from the at least one lighting unit emerges from the function module and/or by way of which the detection region of a respective sensor unit extends out of the function module. The function module also includes a first frame and a second frame, with the covering panel being provided on the first frame and the second frame being configured for rigid attachment to the motor vehicle. The first frame is movable from a nominal position relative to the second frame should the action of a force be directed against the frame toward the covering panel from the outside. A returning device is provided in order to return the first frame to the nominal position once the action of the force has ceased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominik Behnsen, Josef Gruebl, Andreas Lang, Martin Riedner
  • Publication number: 20240227662
    Abstract: A function module includes at least one lighting unit and/or at least one sensor unit. The function module also includes a covering panel through which light from the at least one lighting unit emerges from the function module and/or by way of which the detection region of a respective sensor unit extends out of the function module. The function module also includes a first frame and a second frame, with the covering panel being provided on the first frame and the second frame being configured for rigid attachment to the motor vehicle. The first frame is movable from a nominal position relative to the second frame should the action of a force be directed against the frame toward the covering panel from the outside. A returning device is provided in order to return the first frame to the nominal position once the action of the force has ceased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dominik BEHNSEN, Josef GRUEBL, Andreas LANG, Martin RIEDNER