Patents by Inventor Herbert Lutterodt

Herbert Lutterodt 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).

  • Water blocker for wiper system
    Patent number: 8234746
    Abstract: A wiper system for a vehicle includes a frame supported by the vehicle and a wiper motor supported by the frame. The wiper system further includes a wiper arm coupled to the wiper motor and configured to be driven by the wiper motor to move in a reciprocating pattern. A water blocking member is wrapped around a portion of the frame to prevent water running along the frame from reaching the wiper motor. The blocking member is flexible and has separate free ends to enable assembly with the frame. A method of assembling the wiper system includes pressing the water blocker onto the frame at a location away from spaced apart ends of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Lutterodt, Christopher Wood
  • WATER BLOCKER AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR WIPER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100071147
    Abstract: A wiper system for a vehicle includes a frame supported by the vehicle and a wiper motor supported by the frame. The wiper system further includes a wiper arm coupled to the wiper motor and configured to be driven by the wiper motor to move in a reciprocating pattern. A water blocking member is wrapped around a portion of the frame to prevent water running along the frame from reaching the wiper motor. The blocking member is flexible and has separate free ends to enable assembly with the frame. A method of assembling the wiper system includes pressing the water blocker onto the frame at a location away from spaced apart ends of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Lutterodt, Christopher Wood