Patents by Inventor Gregor REICHEL

Gregor REICHEL 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).

  • Ventilation apparatus for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10486492
    Abstract: A motor vehicle ventilation apparatus is provided including a distributor housing having at least two air ducts leading from the distributor housing. Through these two outgoing air ducts, an air mass flow that is fed to the housing or produced inside the housing is able to be distributed to at least two air outlets arranged at a distance from one another in an interior space of a motor vehicle. The air ducts leading from the distributor housing are each in flow communication with at least one of the air outlets. In addition, at least one servo unit is movable by a drive unit arranged adjacent to at least one of the air ducts in the distributor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Gregor Reichel
  • VENTILATION APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170008371
    Abstract: A motor vehicle ventilation apparatus is provided including a distributor housing having at least two air ducts leading from the distributor housing. Through these two outgoing air ducts, an air mass flow that is fed to the housing or produced inside the housing is able to be distributed to at least two air outlets arranged at a distance from one another in an interior space of a motor vehicle. The air ducts leading from the distributor housing are each in flow communication with at least one of the air outlets. In addition, at least one servo unit is movable by a drive unit arranged adjacent to at least one of the air ducts in the distributor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Gregor REICHEL
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING PENETRATION OF FOREIGN PARTICLES INTO A VEHICLE INTERIOR
    Publication number: 20120034858
    Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided for avoiding penetration of foreign particles into a vehicle interior. An apparatus for avoiding penetration of foreign particles into a vehicle interior including, but not limited to a monitoring device, which detects an expected opening of a vehicle door. In this case an overpressure generating device generates an air overpressure in the vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Gregor REICHEL, Christoph FERBER, Alexander WEBER