Patents by Inventor Frank Sempert

Frank Sempert 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: 8056184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door lock device for a motor vehicle door, comprising: a door retaining bar mounted on the door or the body to be pivotable, and including one first side and a profiled section formed on the first side; a first braking element arranged respectively on the other part (door or body), which is applied by sections on the first side of the door retaining bar under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiled section of the first side, defines retaining positions. The inventive door lock device, which enables the door to be selectively opened via defined retaining positions, in particular by a specific stop, is produced according to the present invention such that an actuating device is associated with the first braking element, and so that the actuating device enables the first braking element to be moved against the preload to be no longer in contact with the first side of the door retaining bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Frank Sempert, Juan-Emilio Molina-Alvarez, Katja Kottsieper
  • Publication number: 20080209675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door lock device for a motor vehicle door, comprising: a door retaining bar mounted on the door or the body to be pivotable, and including one first side and a profiled section formed on the first side; a first braking element arranged respectively on the other part (door or body), which is applied by sections on the first side of the door retaining bar under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiled section of the first side, defines retaining positions. The inventive door lock devices which enables the door to be selectively opened via defined retaining positions, in particular by a specific stop, is produced according to the present invention such that an actuating device is associated with the first braking element, and so that the actuating device enables the first braking elements to be moved against the preload to be no longer in contact with the first side of the door retaining bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Frank Sempert, Juan-Emilio Molina-Alvarez, Katja Kottsieper