Patents by Inventor Johannes LANGKAU

Johannes LANGKAU 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).

  • Actuating device for a filler-neck cap movably arranged on a vehicle
    Patent number: 10919381
    Abstract: An actuating device for a fuel cap, movably arranged on a vehicle, for concealing a tank recess of the vehicle, having: a locking mechanism for locking the fuel cap in a locking state and for unlocking the fuel cap in an unlocking state, and a movably arranged actuating element which is movable by means of an opening movement from a retracted position into an extended position such that the locking mechanism can be brought into the unlocking state by this opening movement of the actuating element, wherein the locking mechanism having a first locking element for arresting the fuel cap and a second locking element for arresting the actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Johannes Langkau
  • ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A FILLER-NECK CAP MOVABLY ARRANGED ON A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180272862
    Abstract: An actuating device for a fuel cap, movably arranged on a vehicle, for concealing a tank recess of the vehicle, having: a locking mechanism for locking the fuel cap in a locking state and for unlocking the fuel cap in an unlocking state, and a movably arranged actuating element which is movable by means of an opening movement from a retracted position into an extended position such that the locking mechanism can be brought into the unlocking state by this opening movement of the actuating element, wherein the locking mechanism having a first locking element for arresting the fuel cap and a second locking element for arresting the actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Johannes LANGKAU