Patents by Inventor Georg Sturmfels

Georg Sturmfels 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).

  • Front end for a forward control vehicle
    Patent number: 4358152
    Abstract: The front end of a forward control vehicle is provided with a rigid bottom cross member supported on the front end of longitudinal members of the vehicle frame and bridging the separation between the two frame A columns. In order to guard against crushing of the passenger compartment during a head-on collision, a rigid upper cross member is provided at a distance above the bottom cross member at a position behind the front panel plate of the vehicle. The upper cross member also extends between the A columns and is connected to them in a force-transmitting manner. At least one diagonal tie at a location distant from the two A columns connects the upper and lower cross members so as to transmit force between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gustav Mayer, Gerhard Hinz, Herbert Muhs, Georg Sturmfels, Hartmut Burger