Patents by Inventor Heinz SPERL

Heinz SPERL 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).

  • Interior assembly for a motor vehicle and method for producing an interior assembly
    Patent number: 11040655
    Abstract: An interior assembly for a motor vehicle includes a decorative layer and a lighting unit. The decorative layer has a plurality of cutouts which are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that they represent at least one symbol. The lighting unit is assigned to the cutouts in such a way that the light which is emitted by the lighting unit in the switched on state of the lighting unit is directed through at least some of the cutouts to a surface of the decorative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Bachmeier, Helmut Leopold, Matthias Lindner, Florian Miedl, Maximilian Prex, Heinz Sperl, Thomas Tille
  • Interior Assembly for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Producing an Interior Assembly
    Publication number: 20200189457
    Abstract: An interior assembly for a motor vehicle includes a decorative layer and a lighting unit. The decorative layer has a plurality of cutouts which are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that they represent at least one symbol. The lighting unit is assigned to the cutouts in such a way that the light which is emitted by the lighting unit in the switched on state of the lighting unit is directed through at least some of the cutouts to a surface of the decorative layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes BACHMEIER, Helmut LEOPOLD, Matthias LINDNER, Florian MIEDL, Maximilian PREX, Heinz SPERL, Thomas TILLE
  • Tile-wall assembly with closure panel
    Patent number: 4910937
    Abstract: A wall opening in a tile wall is closed by tile panel which is held in place by a spring-loaded snap catch at one edge of the rear of the panel and along the opposite edge by a channel engaging a tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Sperling