Patents by Inventor Hartmut Kronenberg

Hartmut Kronenberg 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).

  • Combination instrument
    Patent number: 6646622
    Abstract: A combination instrument has a base body (9) which is split into display areas oriented at different angles relative to one another. An additional printed circuit (1) extending over a plurality of display areas is arranged on the front of the base body (9). This additional printed circuit comprises rigid printed circuit parts (2, 3, 4) which have flexible connecting regions (5, 6) with conductor tracks in the junction region of the display areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Kronenberg, Ernst-Ulrich Simon
  • Combination instrument for displaying measured values and/or other information, in particular for use in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6600427
    Abstract: A combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being clamped in between a rear face cover (4) and a front face cover (3), with the rear face cover (4) to be made of metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
  • Instrument cluster
    Patent number: 6433701
    Abstract: An instrument cluster has a rigid printed circuit board (3) on the rear side of a basic (1). On the front side, the basic body (1) is partially covered by a supporting body (10) which is connected in an articulated manner to the basic body (1). A flexible printed circuit board (12) extends over the front side of the basic body (1) and the supporting body (10), the printed circuit board having a connecting region (13) which is deflected by a defined angle with respect to an edge region of the rigid printed circuit board (3) and is connected to this printed circuit board (3) by bow-type soldering (14) for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Georg Nehm, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
  • Combination instrument for displaying measured values and/or other information, in particular for use in a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20020024799
    Abstract: In a combination instrument (1) for displaying measured values and/or other information, having a flexible printed circuit (2) on which electrical and/or electronic components (9, 10, 13) are arranged, and with parts of the flexible printed circuit (2) being clamped in between a rear-face cover (4) and a front-face cover (3), the invention provides for the rear-face cover (4) to be made of metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Simon, Hans Kolibius, Stephan Zech, Hartmut Kronenberg
  • Device to indicate need to service or inspect a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 3940735
    Abstract: Device for indicating when a vehicle has travelled a predetermined distance, calling for inspection or servicing of some part of the vehicle. An electrochemical indicator integrates a signal indicative of the vehicle speed to provide an output indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1976
    Assignee: VDO Adolf Schindling AG
    Inventor: Hartmut Kronenberg