Patents by Inventor Heinz G. Janssen

Heinz G. Janssen 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).

  • Body flap for a tank filler neck with a remote unlocking mechanism
    Patent number: 6234556
    Abstract: A body flap for the tank filler neck with an electrical remote unlocking mechanism having a locking bolt that can be engaged with a spring and disengaged with a solenoid, from a closure part on a body flap, the solenoid and the locking bolt arranged in the side limbs of a U-shaped plastic component, which has a U-shaped cross section, and the armature rod of the solenoid connected to the locking bolt via a two-armed lever which is mounted such that it can pivot on a pivot in the base of the U-shaped plastic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Heinz G. Janssen