Patents by Inventor Jens Hohmann

Jens Hohmann 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).

  • Steering column including a protective cover
    Patent number: 10471982
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering spindle and a cover. The steering spindle may include an input shaft configured to rotate with a steering wheel, an output shaft rotatably mounted in a steering gear housing, and a swivel joint arranged between the shaft and the output shaft. A portion of the steering spindle within a footwell of the vehicle may be covered by the cover. The cover may include a fastening device and an opening on a side facing away from the footwell. The opening of the cover may extend across a portion of the output shaft, the swivel joint, and a portion of the input shaft. The cover may be fastened to a portion of the steering gear housing by the fastening device so the cover does not rotate with the steering spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristian Tebbe, Dirk Sickert, Joachim Heidel, Jens Hohmann
  • STEERING COLUMN INCLUDING A PROTECTIVE COVER
    Publication number: 20170267274
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering spindle and a cover. The steering spindle may include an input shaft configured to rotate with a steering wheel, an output shaft rotatably mounted in a steering gear housing, and a swivel joint arranged between the shaft and the output shaft. A portion of the steering spindle within a footwell of the vehicle may be covered by the cover. The cover may include a fastening device and an opening on a side facing away from the footwell. The opening of the cover may extend across a portion of the output shaft, the swivel joint, and a portion of the input shaft. The cover may be fastened to a portion of the steering gear housing by the fastening device so the cover does not rotate with the steering spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristian TEBBE, Dirk SICKERT, Joachim HEIDEL, Jens HOHMANN
  • Steering column including a protective cover
    Patent number: 9676407
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering spindle and a cover. The steering spindle may include an input shaft configured to rotate with a steering wheel, an output shaft rotatably mounted in a steering gear housing, and a swivel joint arranged between the shaft and the output shaft. A portion of the steering spindle within a footwell of the vehicle may be covered by the cover. The cover may include a fastening device and an opening on a side facing away from the footwell. The opening of the cover may extend across a portion of the output shaft, the swivel joint, and a portion of the input shaft. The cover may be fastened to the steering gear housing by the fastening device so the cover does not rotate with the steering spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristian Tebbe, Dirk Sickert, Joachim Heidel, Jens Hohmann
  • STEERING COLUMN INCLUDING A PROTECTIVE COVER
    Publication number: 20150151777
    Abstract: A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering spindle and a cover. The steering spindle may include an input shaft configured to rotate with a steering wheel, an output shaft rotatably mounted in a steering gear housing, and a swivel joint arranged between the shaft and the output shaft. A portion of the steering spindle within a footwell of the vehicle may be covered by the cover. The cover may include a fastening device and an opening on a side facing away from the footwell. The opening of the cover may extend across a portion of the output shaft, the swivel joint, and a portion of the input shaft. The cover may be fastened to the steering gear housing by the fastening device so the cover does not rotate with the steering spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Kristian TEBBE, Dirk SICKERT, Joachim HEIDEL, Jens HOHMANN
  • Device, production and method for thermoplastic polymers containing coarse-scale and/or nanoscale, coated, de-agglomerated magnesium hydroxide particles
    Publication number: 20100038817
    Abstract: A method and device for the production of thermoplastics containing coarse-scale and/or nanoscale, coated, de-agglomerated magnesium hydroxide particles that are supplied to the thermoplastic in the form of a dispersion or suspension in an aqueous or organic solvent, and mixed with the themoplastic. The thermoplastics filled with magnesium hydroxide particles demonstrate improved mechanical properties, particularly an improved modulus of elasticity and low brittleness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: David Christopher Glende, Sascha Ahlert, Joerg-Heino Sachse, Ingo Stahl, Willi Vogel, Jens Hohmann, Rainer Schmidt, Andrzej Bledzki