Patents by Inventor Guido Hofer

Guido Hofer 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: 7291785
    Abstract: A crossmember module for attachment under an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The crossmember module includes a metal tube surrounded at least in part with plastic. The metal tube has a central, tubular cross-section and flattened ends. Each flattened end has a first mounting hole and a plastic tab that is injection molded onto each flattened end. The crossmember also has a groove-shaped plastic duct for guiding a wiring harness relative to the metal tube. Different receivers may optionally be molded on in one piece in the plastic enabling the connection of various adjacent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Riester, Guido Hofer, Martin Feineis
  • Publication number: 20060191704
    Abstract: A crossmember module for attachment under the instrument panel of a motor vehicle comprising a metal tube which is surrounded at least in parts with plastic is disclosed. A plastic duct for guiding a wiring harness is molded on in one piece. Different receivers may optionally be molded on in one piece in the plastic enabling the connection of various adjacent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Lisa Draxlmaier GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Riester, Guido Hofer, Martin Feineis