Patents by Inventor Gerhard Hofmann
Gerhard Hofmann 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).
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Patent number: 10844949Abstract: A planetary gear carrier for an epicyclic gear train with at least two bearing journals and at least two bearing holes, wherein the bearing journals are in each case combinable with a first planetary gear to form a first gear reduction ratio, and the bearing holes are in each case combinable with a second planetary gear to form a second gear reduction ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBHInventors: Daniel Kirchgessner, Martin Gundermann, Gerhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 10773574Abstract: It is provided a carrier device for a motor vehicle having a base carrier which is substantially formed by an organo sheet and which extends along a main plane. The base carrier has at least one separation on which a material region is molded out from the main plane while forming at least one free space, such that said material region is spaced apart from an adjacent region of the base carrier by at least one portion, wherein the at least one free space is at least partially filled with an injection of thermoplastic material and/or with a separate insert element, such that the portion of the molded-out material region and the adjacent region are connected to one another thereby.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventors: Michael Thienel, Michael Bernert, Matthias Fischer, André Lehnhardt, Norman Hümmer, Michael Jahn, Hans Herzog, Gerhard Hofmann, Raimund Aschmutat, Werner Stammberger
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Patent number: 10723206Abstract: A door module for a motor vehicle door having a module carrier which is formed substantially by organic sheet, a longitudinally extending channel which is formed integrally in the organic sheet of the module carrier, an insertion opening which extends along the direction of extent of the channel and via which a reinforcement element of the motor vehicle door is insertable into the channel, and at least one functional element which is fixed to the module carrier and which crosses the channel and thereby partially covers the longitudinally extending insertion opening thereof. In the organic sheet of the module carrier, there is formed an elastically deformable bending region which enables the channel to be bent open at least in sections, and/or enables the channel to be bent away from the functional element, in order to open up the insertion opening of the channel for the insertion of the reinforcement element.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Matthias Fischer, André Lehnhardt, Norman Hümmer, Michael Jahn, Hans Herzog, Michael Thienel, Gerhard Hofmann, Thomas Haubold
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Patent number: 10723207Abstract: It is provided a module carrier for a door module of a motor vehicle door, wherein at least one functional element is to be fixed to the module carrier. The module carrier is formed substantially by an organic sheet and is delimited by an encircling outer edge with at least one sealing element. On the module carrier, there is provided a multiplicity of interfaces firstly for fixing the module carrier to a door structure of a motor vehicle door and secondly for connecting the at least one functional element and/or further components of the door module to the module carrier.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERGInventors: Matthias Fischer, André Lehnhardt, Norman Hümmer, Michael Jahn, Hans Herzog, Michael Thienel, Gerhard Hofmann, Raimund Aschmutat, Werner Stammberger, Michael Bernert
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Patent number: 10603990Abstract: It is provided a door module for a motor vehicle door, having a module carrier which is formed substantially by organic sheet, an attachment region of the module carrier, which is surrounded by a stamped protuberance of the organic sheet, a window regulator drive, arranged in the attachment region, of a motor vehicle window regulator, and at least one flexible traction mechanism proceeding from the window regulator drive and coupled thereto, which traction mechanism extends along the module carrier. In the attachment region of the module carrier, a longitudinally extending stiffening region is formed, which is formed at least partially as a stamped protuberance of the organic sheet and which runs along the direction of extent of a section of the flexible traction mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Norman Hümmer, Michael Jahn, Hans Herzog, Michael Thienel, Gerhard Hofmann, Matthias Fischer, André Lehnhardt
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Patent number: 10539219Abstract: A housing for a motor-transmission unit with at least two housing sections which have in each case at least one accommodation segment for receiving a motor and an internally-toothed, internal ring gear segment for receiving a gear of a planetary gear unit, wherein the housing sections can be or are connected with each other and wherein, in the assembled state, the accommodation segments of the housing sections together form at least one accommodation compartment for holding the motor, and the internal ring gear segments of the housing sections together form an internal ring gear for mating with a gear on the planetary gear unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBHInventors: Olaf Richter, Gerhard Hofmann, Michael Antes
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Publication number: 20180180165Abstract: A planetary gear carrier for an epicyclic gear train with at least two bearing journals and at least two bearing holes, wherein the bearing journals are in each case combinable with a first planetary gear to form a first gear reduction ratio, and the bearing holes are in each case combinable with a second planetary gear to form a second gear reduction ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Bühler Motor GmbHInventors: Daniel Kirchgessner, Martin Gundermann, Gerhard Hofmann
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Publication number: 20180117999Abstract: It is provided a carrier device for a motor vehicle having a base carrier which is substantially formed by an organo sheet and which extends along a main plane. The base carrier has at least one separation on which a material region is molded out from the main plane while forming at least one free space, such that said material region is spaced apart from an adjacent region of the base carrier by at least one portion, wherein the at least one free space is at least partially filled with an injection of thermoplastic material and/or with a separate insert element, such that the portion of the molded-out material region and the adjacent region are connected to one another thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Michael THIENEL, Michael BERNERT, Matthias FISCHER, André LEHNHARDT, Norman HÜMMER, Michael JAHN, Hans HERZOG, Gerhard HOFMANN, Raimund ASCHMUTAT, Werner STAMMBERGER
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Publication number: 20180117998Abstract: It is provided a module carrier for a door module of a motor vehicle door, wherein at least one functional element is to be fixed to the module carrier. The module carrier is formed substantially by an organic sheet and is delimited by an encircling outer edge with at least one sealing element. On the module carrier, there is provided a multiplicity of interfaces firstly for fixing the module carrier to a door structure of a motor vehicle door and secondly for connecting the at least one functional element and/or further components of the door module to the module carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Matthias FISCHER, André LEHNHARDT, Norman HÜMMER, Michael JAHN, Hans HERZOG, Michael THIENEL, Gerhard HOFMANN, Raimund ASCHMUTAT, Werner STAMMBERGER, Michael BERNERT
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Publication number: 20180072142Abstract: A door module for a motor vehicle door having a module carrier which is formed substantially by organic sheet, a longitudinally extending channel which is formed integrally in the organic sheet of the module carrier, an insertion opening which extends along the direction of extent of the channel and via which a reinforcement element of the motor vehicle door is insertable into the channel, and at least one functional element which is fixed to the module carrier and which crosses the channel and thereby partially covers the longitudinally extending insertion opening thereof. In the organic sheet of the module carrier, there is formed an elastically deformable bending region which enables the channel to be bent open at least in sections, and/or enables the channel to be bent away from the functional element, in order to open up the insertion opening of the channel for the insertion of the reinforcement element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Matthias FISCHER, André LEHNHARDT, Norman HÜMMER, Michael JAHN, Hans HERZOG, Michael THIENEL, Gerhard HOFMANN, Thomas HAUBOLD
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Publication number: 20180056760Abstract: It is provided a door module for a motor vehicle door, having a module carrier which is formed substantially by organic sheet, an attachment region of the module carrier, which is surrounded by a stamped protuberance of the organic sheet, a window regulator drive, arranged in the attachment region, of a motor vehicle window regulator, and at least one flexible traction mechanism proceeding from the window regulator drive and coupled thereto, which traction mechanism extends along the module carrier. In the attachment region of the module carrier, a longitudinally extending stiffening region is formed, which is formed at least partially as a stamped protuberance of the organic sheet and which runs along the direction of extent of a section of the flexible traction mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Norman HÜMMER, Michael JAHN, Hans HERZOG, Michael THIENEL, Gerhard HOFMANN, Matthias FISCHER, André LEHNHARDT
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Publication number: 20180045292Abstract: A housing for a motor-transmission unit with at least two housing sections which have in each case at least one accommodation segment for receiving a motor and an internally-toothed, internal ring gear segment for receiving a gear of a planetary gear unit, wherein the housing sections can be or are connected with each other and wherein, in the assembled state, the accommodation segments of the housing sections together form at least one accommodation compartment for holding the motor, and the internal ring gear segments of the housing sections together form an internal ring gear for mating with a gear on the planetary gear unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Bühler Motor GmbHInventors: Olaf Richter, Gerhard Hofmann, Michael Antes
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Publication number: 20120010475Abstract: A system and method of managing an integrated laboratory for diagnosing and treating a patient is described. The system is divided into a laboratory room and a cockpit control room. The cockpit control room has a plurality of workstations for display and control of the laboratory equipment, so that two operators may cooperate in operating the equipment without conflict. All of the needed data is displayed to each operator in a single display where the display area is divided by a predetermined selectable grid pattern. The equipment in the laboratory room and the cockpit control room connected by electrically isolated paths. A backup workstation is provided, where at least the essential laboratory equipment is connected using an independent electrically isolated path.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2010Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Markus Rossmeier, Dietrich Till, Karl Lorenz, Gerhard Hofmann, Ulrich Bleitner, Christian Blumberg, Heribert Amtmann
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Publication number: 20070049993Abstract: A circuit is provided which protects the measuring input of an impedance tomograph from damage due to overvoltage. A resistor capacitor (RC) series connection is provided as a protective circuit at the measuring input.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KGInventors: Gerhard HOFMANN, Jianhua LI, Markus STEEGER
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Patent number: 6956303Abstract: An electronic control device for controlling electric units of motor vehicle doors which have different equipment. The control device is formed by at least one printed circuit board, including electronic components which are arranged in a housing and can be contacted to a cable assembly using plug-in connectors. The device includes at least one zone of the printed circuit board with an identical assembly of components that can be used for at least two variants of the motor-vehicle-door equipment, the printed circuit board having a reduced component assembly for at least one of the equipment variants. The printed circuit board of one equipment variant is spatially integrated into a housing of a unit which is to be controlled, while the printed circuit board of another equipment variant is located in a separate housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2000Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Joerg Uebelein, Stephan Stetter, Thorsten Mager, Gerhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 6942260Abstract: A closing device for a vehicle door includes a doorlock, an operating element for operating the doorlock, an external door handle fixed to the external skin of the vehicle door with an adjuster piece, a deflecting element which translates a movement of the adjuster piece along a first direction into a movement along a second direction and a coupling element by means of which the deflector element acts upon the operating element. The external door handle and the deflecting element are connected to the external skin of the vehicle door, such that they move together with a deformation of the external skin and that the coupling element is provided with means for distance compensation, which permits a movement of the deflector piece relative to the operating element, without the deflecting element acting upon the operating element.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2001Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Rolf Bücker, Thomas Flecke, Gerhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 6874279Abstract: A window lifter includes a rope or a Bowden cable and is used in motor vehicles. The window lifter also includes guide rails that are integrated into the base surface of a carrier plate of a motor vehicle door. The window lifter also includes carriers that can be displaced along the guide rails and receive a window pane as well as reversing devices that are arranged at the ends of the guide rails. The rope engages with the carriers and a drive device and is guided via the reversing devices. The guide rails protrude from the base surface of the carrier plate, have a slot that extends in the longitudinal direction and are covered on the open base side of the carrier plate in a dampproof manner. The carriers can be at least partially situated on the external and internal side of the guide rails and pass through the respective slot to engage with the rails.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2000Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, CoburgInventors: Horst Weber, Gerhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 6688043Abstract: A device for connecting component parts, such as entrainment members, to a support element of a motor vehicle door, wherein the support element has at least one protrusion therein for the positive-locking hold of the entrainment members. In one embodiment two protrusions are provided forming guide rails for entrainment members of a window pane of a cable or Bowden cable window lifter. The two protrusions are imprinted in a support plate whereby the guide rails and the support plate are preferably a one-piece structural unit of a motor vehicle door.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2000Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Roland Feder, Uwe Waltz, Horst Weber, Gerhard Hofmann
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Publication number: 20030155780Abstract: The invention relates to a closing device for a vehicle door, comprising a doorlock, an operating element (4), for operating the doorlock, an external door handle (1), fixed to the external skin (100) of the vehicle door with an adjuster piece (15), a deflecting element (2) which translates a movement of the adjuster piece (15) along a first direction (R) into a movement along a second direction (B) and a coupling element (3) by means of which the deflector element (2) acts upon the operating element (4). According to the invention, the external door handle (1) and the deflecting element (2) are connected to the external skin (100) of the vehicle door, such that they move together with a deformation of the external skin (100) and that the coupling element (3) is provided with means (5) for distance compensation, which permits a movement of the deflector piece (2) relative to the operating element (4), without the deflecting element (2) acting upon the operating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2003Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Rolf Bucker, Thomas Flecke, Gerhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 5946860Abstract: A pane guide for a spherically curved window pane which can be lowered in a door shaft of a vehicle door and forms a component part of an imaginary barrel shaped sleeve surface along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and which can be moved in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle by a double-strand cable window lift mounted in the door shaft. The guide rails have a first and second curvature adapted to the window pane curvature in the transverse direction of the vehicle so that a swivel movement about a swivel point spaced from a guide edge of the window pane in the X-direction is additionally superimposed on the displacement movement of the window pane. The imaginary barrel-shaped sleeve face on which the window pane is displaced swivels with the window pane and during the displacement movement between the extreme positions there are always three corner points of the window pane lying on the barrel-shaped sleeve face.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1997Date of Patent: September 7, 1999Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Horst Weber, Gerhard Hofmann