Patents by Inventor Gerald Dettling

Gerald Dettling 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: 9254732
    Abstract: An arrangement of a side door on a body of a motor vehicle is provided. The side door is held on the body in a closed position that closes a door opening corresponding to the side door with respect to the transverse direction of the vehicle with at least regional overlapping with a side sill of the body. The side door has a reinforcing element, with which the side door can be supported on the side sill in the event of an application of force, caused by an accident, acting on the side door from the outside in at least substantially in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Gerald Dettling, Michael Eggersdorfer, Wolfgang Fassnacht, Holger Kerschagel
  • Publication number: 20150097390
    Abstract: An arrangement of a side door on a body of a motor vehicle is provided. The side door is held on the body in a closed position that closes a door opening corresponding to the side door with respect to the transverse direction of the vehicle with at least regional overlapping with a side sill of the body. The side door has a reinforcing element, with which the side door can be supported on the side sill in the event of an application of force, caused by an accident, acting on the side door from the outside in at least substantially in the transverse direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Daimer AG
    Inventors: Gerald Dettling, Michael Eggersdorfer, Wolfgang Fassnacht, Holger Kerschagel