Patents by Inventor Hans-Patrick Nolze

Hans-Patrick Nolze 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).

  • Safety device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8172025
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle includes a deformation element which is arranged between a bumper beam and a side rail and moves into the side rail in the event of an impact. The deformation element is configured in the form of an evertable tubular member having a side-rail-proximal rear end provided with an abutment ring. Operatively connected to the deformation element is an actuator which is provided to release a displacement of the deformation element into the side rail in a predefined speed range by liberating the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in a release position, and to block the displacement of the deformation element into the side rail, when the speed range is exceeded or a vehicle speed is below the speed range, by locking the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in an engagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Patrick Nolze, Torsten Howe, Christian Handing
  • SAFETY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080228356
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle includes a deformation element which is arranged between a bumper beam and a side rail and moves into the side rail in the event of an impact. The deformation element is configured in the form of an evertable tubular member having a side-rail-proximal rear end provided with an abutment ring. Operatively connected to the deformation element is an actuator which is provided to release a displacement of the deformation element into the side rail in a predefined speed range by liberating the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in a release position, and to block the displacement of the deformation element into the side rail, when the speed range is exceeded or a vehicle speed is below the speed range, by locking the abutment ring in relation to the side rail in an engagement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: HANS-PATRICK NOLZE, Torsten Howe, Christian Handing