Patents by Inventor Jorg Trommer

Jorg Trommer 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).

  • Upset tube
    Patent number: 5566777
    Abstract: An upset tube for accommodating impact energy in a motor vehicle, preferably head-on collisions, which may be used both in the bumper bar or propeller shaft of a motor vehicle, has one bead angled with sides with different angular values. The angles enable a predetermination of the region of nominal fracture. After having been sheared off, the upset tube is able to destroy a defined amount of friction energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignees: GKN Automotive AG, Lohr & Bromkamp GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Trommer, Markus Eschbach