Patents by Inventor Franz-Peter BEHRENDT

Franz-Peter BEHRENDT 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).

  • Interconnection-type vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 10081395
    Abstract: An interconnection-type vehicle body structure has at least two profiled frame parts made of fiber-reinforced composite material as well as an interconnecting element that joins the profiled frame parts to one another. The interconnecting element includes receptacles for the profiled frame parts. The interconnecting element is made from at least two sheet metal shells. The interconnecting element is not made of cast metal or of a fiber-reinforced composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Ritschel, Franz-Peter Behrendt
  • Structural element in the front region of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9718495
    Abstract: A structural element in the front region of a motor vehicle is arranged between an engine subframe and a bulkhead of the motor vehicle. The structural element has a deformation element which is fastened via a front fixing to the engine subframe and a rear fixing to the bulkhead. The front fixing is connected via an upper shell and a lower shell to the bulkhead in such a way that the two shells form a closed, funnel-shaped structure with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Muehlhausen, Thomas Ritschel, Franz-Peter Behrendt, Dirk Lukaszewicz, Sebastian Goldschmidt
  • Interconnection-Type Vehicle Body Structure
    Publication number: 20160297479
    Abstract: An interconnection-type vehicle body structure has at least two profiled frame parts made of fiber-reinforced composite material as well as an interconnecting element that joins the profiled frame parts to one another. The interconnecting element includes receptacles for the profiled frame parts. The interconnecting element is made from at least two sheet metal shells. The interconnecting element is not made of cast metal or of a fiber-reinforced composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas RITSCHEL, Franz-Peter BEHRENDT
  • Structural Element in the Front Region of a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20160023682
    Abstract: A structural element in the front region of a motor vehicle is arranged between an engine subframe and a bulkhead of the motor vehicle. The structural element has a deformation element which is fastened via a front fixing to the engine subframe and a rear fixing to the bulkhead. The front fixing is connected via an upper shell and a lower shell to the bulkhead in such a way that the two shells form a closed, funnel-shaped structure with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mark MUEHLHAUSEN, Thomas RITSCHEL, Franz-Peter BEHRENDT, Dirk LUKASZEWICZ, Sebastian GOLDSCHMIDT