Patents by Inventor Franz Guetlbauer

Franz Guetlbauer 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: 6677050
    Abstract: A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first component. The connection piece is designed such that, during its solidification, the connection piece is firmly connected with the first component by the contraction of a last-solidifying core area of the connection piece. Then the second component is mounted on the connection piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Guetlbauer, Hartmut Hoffmann, Arno Jambor, Volker Thoms
  • Publication number: 20030085017
    Abstract: A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first component. The connection piece is designed such that, during its solidification, the connection piece is firmly connected with the first component by the contraction of a last-solidifying core area of the connection piece. Then the second component is mounted on the connection piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Guetlbauer, Hartmut Hoffmann, Arno Jambor, Volker Thoms
  • Patent number: 6513572
    Abstract: A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first component. The connection piece is designed such that, during its solidification, the connection piece is firmly connected with the first component by the contraction of a last-solidifying core area of the connection piece. Then the second component is mounted on the connection piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Guetlbauer, Hartmut Hoffmann, Arno Jambor, Volker Thoms
  • Publication number: 20020007928
    Abstract: A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first component. The connection piece is designed such that, during its solidification, the connection piece is firmly connected with the first component by the contraction of a last-solidifying core area of the connection piece. Then the second component is mounted on the connection piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Guetlbauer, Hartmut Hoffmann, Arno Jambor, Volker Thoms
  • Patent number: 6328092
    Abstract: A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first component. The connection piece is designed such that, during its solidification, the connection piece is firmly connected with the first component by the contraction of a last-solidifying core area of the connection piece. Then the second component is mounted on the connection piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Guetlbauer, Hartmut Hoffmann, Arno Jambor, Volker Thoms