Patents by Inventor Johannes MENTZEL

Johannes MENTZEL 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).

  • Wheel carrier of a vehicle having a clamping seat connection to a suspension strut
    Patent number: 9580108
    Abstract: A wheel carrier of a vehicle includes a clamping seat connection to a suspension strut or the like, which connection is clamped by a bolt-type connection. A lever structure is attached by this bolt-type connection to the clamping seat connection of the wheel carrier, from which lever structure an impact section projects from the bolt-type connection such that an obstacle striking this impact section or other object striking this impact section causes, in a vehicle crash, an at least partial release of the suspension strut in or from the clamping seat connection as a result of the impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Mentzel, Thomas Doll, Andreas Petzi
  • Wheel Carrier of a Vehicle Having a Clamping Seat Connection to a Suspension Strut
    Publication number: 20150307133
    Abstract: A wheel carrier of a vehicle includes a clamping seat connection to a suspension strut or the like, which connection is clamped by a bolt-type connection. A lever structure is attached by this bolt-type connection to the clamping seat connection of the wheel carrier, from which lever structure an impact section projects from the bolt-type connection such that an obstacle striking this impact section or other object striking this impact section causes, in a vehicle crash, an at least partial release of the suspension strut in or from the clamping seat connection as a result of the impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes MENTZEL, Thomas DOLL, Andreas PETZI