Patents by Inventor Frans Penne

Frans Penne 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).

  • Method for producing a wiper arm
    Patent number: 7272890
    Abstract: A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32) extend at an angle (A), in particular approximately plumb, wherein at least one lateral flank (32) has at least one locking cam (40) and extends outward approximately from the edge (38), remote from the base, of the lateral flank (32) and is embodied integrally with the lateral flank (32), wherein the locking cam (40) is disposed in concealed fashion in the side profile. A method for producing a wiper arm (10) of this kind is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp, Frans Penne
  • Wiper arm and windshield wiper device, particularly for a motor vehicle and method for producing a wiper arm
    Publication number: 20040025282
    Abstract: A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32) extend at an angle (A), in particular approximately plumb, wherein at least one lateral flank (32) has at least one locking cam (40) and extends outward approximately from the edge (38), remote from the base, of the lateral flank (32) and is embodied integrally with the lateral flank (32), wherein the locking cam (40) is disposed in concealed fashion in the side profile. A method for producing a wiper arm (10) of this kind is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Joachim Zimmer, Harald Rapp, Frans Penne