Patents by Inventor Friedhelm Nebel

Friedhelm Nebel 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).

  • Motor vehicle gearbox with internal shift system
    Patent number: 5704251
    Abstract: In a gearbox of a motor vehicle, a shift console is installed with a shifter shaft unit as a preassembled module in a housing opening of a transmission housing that houses a driveshaft. The shift housing part has a mounting flange extending transversely to a geometric bearing axis with a flange opening flush with the geometric bearing axis. One bearing system is located in the vicinity of the flange opening, and the other bearing system is located on an end of shift console opposite the mounting flange. A shaft end of the shifter shaft adjacent the bearing system located in the vicinity of flange opening includes the connection for operating the shifter shaft. The transmission housing has a housing opening coverable externally by the mounting flange for inserting the shift console into the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Heinz Alber, Friedhelm Nebel, Hartmut Nied
  • Mouse for a computer
    Patent number: D413113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Modehaus GmbH
    Inventor: Friedhelm Nebel