Patents by Inventor Florian Düll

Florian Düll 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: 12227985
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for glove compartments, includes the following: an elastic element designed so as to be stretched by a relative movement of two components that are movable in relation to one another, whereby a damping effect of the relative movement of the components is produced; a stopping apparatus designed so as to contact the elastic element during the relative movement of the two movable components and to deform such that, from the start of the contact, there results a change in the damping effect caused by the elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Florian Düll, Christian Statt
  • Patent number: 11833646
    Abstract: Installation system for a box profile (100) for a motor vehicle, wherein the installation system (1) has: —at least one carrier strip (10), which can be pushed into the box profile (100), —at least one nut element (20) for prepositioning on the carrier strip (10), wherein the nut element (20) is designed to be prepositioned in a releasable manner on the carrier strip (10), and the installation system (1) has a positioning strip (30), which can be displaced relative to the carrier strip (10) and is designed to arrange the at least one nut element (20), in the state in which the latter has been prepositioned on the carrier strip (10), on an opening (102) of the box profile (100). Installation method. Nut element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Florian Düll, Albert Sbongk
  • Publication number: 20230160249
    Abstract: A damping apparatus for glove compartments, includes the following: an elastic element designed so as to be stretched by a relative movement of two components that are movable in relation to one another, whereby a damping effect of the relative movement of the components is produced; a stopping apparatus designed so as to contact the elastic element during the relative movement of the two movable components and to deform such that, from the start of the contact, there results a change in the damping effect caused by the elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Florian DÜLL, Christian STATT
  • Patent number: 11536302
    Abstract: A fastening clip for fastening an attachment component on a carrier edge (50, 60), in particular in a vehicle, includes a clip body (10) with a main side (12) and holding legs (14, 16) which lie opposite one another and extend away from the main side (12), the holding legs (14, 16) delimiting, together with the main side (12), a receiving space (18) with an inlet opening (20) for the carrier edge (50, 60), wherein at least one of the holding legs (14) is adjoined by a holding section (22) which is bent over in the direction of the main side (12) of the clip body (10) and has at least one holding projection (24) which protrudes into the receiving space (18) in the direction of the opposite holding leg (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Florian Düll, Jan Müller
  • Patent number: 11365780
    Abstract: A spacer (1) for vibration-damped fastening of a mounting part (2) to a carrier part (3), wherein the spacer has a base body (4) with a first flange region (5) and a second flange region (6) which is opposite viewed in the longitudinal direction (L) of the base body and with a passage (7) in which a fastener (8) which is connected to the carrier part, can be received at least sectionally. The base body has an at least two-part design with a first body part (9) and at least a further, second body part (10), wherein the body parts can be detachable connected to one another to create the base body and wherein, in the connected state, a gap region (11) is provided between the first and second flange region, by which the border of a fastening hole (18) configured in the mounting part can be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Florian Düll, Albert Sbongk, Torsten Klein
  • Publication number: 20220032432
    Abstract: Installation system for a box profile (100) for a motor vehicle, wherein the installation system (1) has: —at least one carrier strip (10), which can be pushed into the box profile (100), —at least one nut element (20) for prepositioning on the carrier strip (10), wherein the nut element (20) is designed to be prepositioned in a releasable manner on the carrier strip (10), and the installation system (1) has a positioning strip (30), which can be displaced relative to the carrier strip (10) and is designed to arrange the at least one nut element (20), in the state in which the latter has been prepositioned on the carrier strip (10), on an opening (102) of the box profile (100). Installation method. Nut element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Florian DÜLL, Albert SBONGK
  • Publication number: 20220010824
    Abstract: A fastening clip for fastening an attachment component on a carrier edge (50, 60), in particular in a vehicle, includes a clip body (10) with a main side (12) and holding legs (14, 16) which lie opposite one another and extend away from the main side (12), the holding legs (14, 16) delimiting, together with the main side (12), a receiving space (18) with an inlet opening (20) for the carrier edge (50, 60), wherein at least one of the holding legs (14) is adjoined by a holding section (22) which is bent over in the direction of the main side (12) of the clip body (10) and has at least one holding projection (24) which protrudes into the receiving space (18) in the direction of the opposite holding leg (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Florian DÜLL, Jan MÜLLER
  • Publication number: 20200355238
    Abstract: A spacer (1) for vibration-damped fastening of a mounting part (2) to a carrier part (3), wherein the spacer has a base body (4) with a first flange region (5) and a second flange region (6) which is opposite viewed in the longitudinal direction (L) of the base body and with a passage (7) in which a fastener (8) which is connected to the carrier part, can be received at least sectionally. The base body has an at least two-part design with a first body part (9) and at least a further, second body part (10), wherein the body parts can be detachable connected to one another to create the base body and wherein, in the connected state, a gap region (11) is provided between the first and second flange region, by which the border of a fastening hole (18) configured in the mounting part can be received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Florian DÜLL, Albert SBONGK, Torsten KLEIN
  • Publication number: 20200276885
    Abstract: A ventilation device for the interior compartment of a vehicle, in particular of an automobile, comprising a holding frame (10) which can be inserted into an installation opening of the vehicle, wherein the holding frame (10) forms a grille-free ventilation opening, and in that multiple ventilation flaps (18) are mounted on the holding frame (10) so as to be pivotable, about a pivot axis (20) running parallel to the center-of-gravity axis (32) thereof, between a closed position, in which they close the ventilation opening and an open position, in which they open up the ventilation opening for the purposes of ventilating the vehicle interior compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: Florian DÜLL
  • Publication number: 20190383316
    Abstract: Tolerance-compensating fastening system (1) for fastening a first vehicle component (200) to a second vehicle component (300), has: a compensating element (10) with a first external thread (11), on the second vehicle component (300), an opening (30) with a first internal thread (31) for receiving the compensating element, wherein the compensating element is premounted on the second vehicle component via the first external thread and the first internal thread, wherein, by turning, the compensating element has a longitudinal degree of freedom for compensating for a tolerance in the longitudinal direction (y) within a tolerance compensation range, wherein the fastening system furthermore has a screw (100) with a second external thread (102), wherein the compensating element has a longitudinal opening (20) with a second internal thread (22) for receiving the screw, wherein the second internal thread and the second external thread are designed to fit with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Florian DÜLL, Nikolas KEILHOLZ
  • Publication number: 20190071057
    Abstract: A method for producing a window wash nozzle for cleaning a vehicle window, includes the following steps: (i) a nozzle body with a supply duct and a first outlet opening, which is connected to the supply duct, is produced in an injection molding process, wherein, for the operation of the window wash nozzle, the supply duct is connectable to a liquid supply, and wherein, during the operation of the window wash nozzle, a fan-shaped liquid jet or a liquid jet oscillating in a fan-shaped manner is discharged through the first outlet opening, (ii) following the injection molding process, at least one second outlet opening is introduced into the nozzle body by drilling, said second outlet opening being connected to the supply duct, and through which a non-oscillating liquid spot jet is discharged during the operation of the window wash nozzle. A resulting window wash nozzle configuration is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Martin KLUGE, Florian Düll