Patents by Inventor Frank G. Rieck

Frank G. Rieck 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).

  • Body panel for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5149167
    Abstract: A body panel for a vehicle has a sheet and an elongate supporting structural member of uniform cross sectional shape along its length connected to the sheet for support and for mounting of the sheet to the vehicle. The structural member lies against the sheet, so as to follow the curvature of the sheet. To provide a light yet strong structure, the structural member 3 has, as seen looking at the face of the sheet at least one bend. Two or more bends are preferred. The structural member is an extruded profile, which is adhesively secured to the sheet along its whole length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Hoogovens Groep B.V.
    Inventors: Frank G. Rieck, Marcellinus A. M. van Schaik