Patents by Inventor Jürgen Bürkle

Jürgen Bürkle 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).

  • Motor vehicle with lowerable drive unit
    Patent number: 7232003
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a support structure for supporting a main drive unit and at least one support block disposed on the support structure by which the main drive unit is supported in the vehicle body, each support block comprises bottom and top parts which are movable relative to each other and provided with an operating mechanism for causing such movement for lowering the drive unit when the motor vehicle is involved in a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Daimler Chrysler AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Bürkle, Timo Schmidt, Karsten Unger