Patents by Inventor Ferdinand Schwinger

Ferdinand Schwinger 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).

  • Forward structure of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7992905
    Abstract: A forward structure of a motor vehicle, particularly of a passenger car, includes a bumper cross member and an energy absorption element, particularly a foam-type impact absorbing element, disposed in front of the bumper cross member in the driving direction. A plurality of recesses are shaped into the forward-side outer contour of the energy absorption element. To ensure optimal energy reduction while the mounting space is reduced, and thereby a best-possible protective function with respect to a leg impact, at least several of the recesses completely penetrate the energy absorption element along its entire depth, whereby a plurality of breakthroughs are arranged in the energy absorption element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joerg Kusche, Michael Soellner, Dimitar Danev, Ferdinand Schwinger
  • Forward Structure of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20090045637
    Abstract: A forward structure of a motor vehicle, particularly of a passenger car, includes a bumper cross member and an energy absorption element, particularly a foam-type impact absorbing element, disposed in front of the bumper cross member in the driving direction. A plurality of recesses are shaped into the forward-side outer contour of the energy absorption element. To ensure optimal energy reduction while the mounting space is reduced, and thereby a best-possible protective function with respect to a leg impact, at least several of the recesses completely penetrate the energy absorption element along its entire depth, whereby a plurality of breakthroughs are arranged in the energy absorption element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, CW Concept Consulting GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg KUSCHE, Michael Soellner, Dimitar Danev, Ferdinand Schwinger