Patents by Inventor Franz Sturm

Franz Sturm 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: 8069610
    Abstract: A device and method for adjusting a mounting position of a window lifter guide rail of a motor vehicle window, particularly in a frameless motor vehicle door. The device comprises a locking member which includes a lower member, an upper member, and a screw that extends through the locking member. The screw is in engagement with a nut that may be rotated to adjust the mounting position of the guide rail in a vertical direction. The upper and lower members may also be moved relative to one another to adjust the mounting position of the guide rail in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Graf, Martin Feineis, Franz Sturm
  • Publication number: 20070214726
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention pertain to a device and method for adjusting the mounting position of the window lifter guide rail of a motor vehicle window, particularly in a frameless motor vehicle door. The device comprises a lower member and an upper member, and a screw that extends through the locking member. The screw is in engagement with a nut that may be rotated to provide adjustment in a first direction. The upper and lower members may also be moved relative to one another to provide adjustment in another direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Lisa Draxlmaier GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Graf, Martin Feineis, Franz Sturm
  • Patent number: 5971153
    Abstract: A package (1) comprising an array (3) of compressed, flexible absorbent articles (5) that have a front face (7), a back face (9), a top face (6), a bottom face (8), side faces (10), an upper section (11) and a lower section (13). The upper and lower sections have mutually different compressibilities and calipers, and the absorbent articles are placed with the front and back faces in a contacting relationship. The package comprises a flexible outer casing (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Rainer Richard Bernd Bauer, Andre Franz Sturm, Georg Pfeifer