Patents by Inventor Gerhard Schoenberger

Gerhard Schoenberger 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).

  • Deflector device for partially overlapping frontal collision of motor vehicles
    Patent number: 8353380
    Abstract: Deflecting device for an offset frontal collision for motor vehicles, the front end of which motor vehicles has a left and a right longitudinal member (2, 3), and the deflecting device being arranged in front of a front wheel (6) and protecting the front wheel in the event of a collision. In order to reliably bring about an engagement embracing the front wheel (6) with minimal structural expenditure, the deflecting device is composed of a jib (12), which is fastened to the front end of the vehicle, and a shield (13) which is moveable on said jib (12) outward transversely with respect to the direction of travel, with the jib (12) extending in front of the wheel (6) substantially transversely with respect to the direction of travel and having a guide (14) for the shield (13) and a force source (15) for moving the shield (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schönberger, Wilhelm Breitenhuber, Wolfgang Schimpl, Arno Eichberger, Friedrich Pernkopf
  • DEFLECTOR DEVICE FOR PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING FRONTAL COLLISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20100140965
    Abstract: Deflecting device for an offset frontal collision for motor vehicles, the front end of which motor vehicles has a left and a right longitudinal member (2, 3), and the deflecting device being arranged in front of a front wheel (6) and protecting the front wheel in the event of a collision. In order to reliably bring about an engagement embracing the front wheel (6) with minimal structural expenditure, the deflecting device is composed of a jib (12), which is fastened to the front end of the vehicle, and a shield (13) which is moveable on said jib (12) outward transversely with respect to the direction of travel, with the jib (12) extending in front of the wheel (6) substantially transversely with respect to the direction of travel and having a guide (14) for the shield (13) and a force source (15) for moving the shield (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Schoenberger, Wilhelm Breitenhuber, Wolfgang Schimpl, Arno Eichberger, Friedrich Pernkopf