Patents by Inventor Jens Sturies

Jens Sturies 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).

  • Cable retainer of plastics for vehicles
    Patent number: 6320134
    Abstract: A cable retainer made of plastics and being useable for vehicles having a vehicle body is disclosed. The cable retainer has a hollow shank adopted to be inserted into a hole of the vehicle body. The shank has at least one outer engagement portion which is radially deformable and grips behind an edge of the hole if the shank is inserted into the hole. The shank is adapted to be pushed onto a stud of the vehicle body in cases where the stud has a plurality of grooves or a thread. The shank further has an inner engagement portion which is radially deformable to engage the groove or thread of the stud. A retaining portion is connected to one end of the shank and extends in a direction tranverse to the shank axis. A strip encircling a cable and the retaining portion is provided to complete the cable retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: ITW-ATECO G.m.b.H.
    Inventors: Karsten Rehberg, Jens Sturies
  • Screw grommet
    Patent number: 6315510
    Abstract: A plug for the aattachment of a threaded fastener in a throughbore in sheet material, particularly metal sheet, comprising a plug body adapted to be plugged into the throughbore and having a bore oriented in plugging direction, wherein the body has a sealing collar forming a stop during plugging action, the collar extending radially outwardly and having an annular sealing surface facing in plugging direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: ITW-Ateco G.m.b.H.
    Inventors: Jens Sturies, Karsten Rehberg
  • Plug means for closing holes in the body of vehicles
    Patent number: 6299177
    Abstract: Plug means for closing holes in the body of vehicles, whereby it comprises valve means having a valve member which normally is biased towards a sealing edge and which opens if a predetermined pressure drop between the interior of the body and the exterior thereof occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: ITW-Ateco G.m.b.H.
    Inventors: Karsten Rehberg, Jens Sturies, Heiko Weiner
  • Holding element for fastening at least one tubular component on a carrier
    Patent number: 5954300
    Abstract: A holding element comprising a base part (1) for arrangement on a carrier, a support member (2) for a component (4) and a damping element (3) is proposed for fastening at least one tubular component on a carrier. The base part and the holding part are connected to one another by at least on flexible web (5, 6), the damping element (3) being arranged between the base part (1) and the support member (2). The damping element surrounds the web (5, 6) completely as viewed in the circumferential direction of the web (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Sturies, Dieter Mauer