Patents by Inventor Juergen Hulbert

Juergen Hulbert 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).

  • Publication number: 20110139534
    Abstract: A body floor structureis provided, which, within the center tunnel, includes, but is not limited to a first receiving clearance for receiving a first energy storage device for the storage of energy for driving the vehicle and in the rear seat region includes, but is not limited to a second receiving clearance for receiving a second energy storage device for the storage of energy for driving the vehicle and a motor vehicle, specifically a hybrid vehicle, which comprises this body floor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Stanislaw KLIMEK, Juergen HULBERT
  • Publication number: 20110140481
    Abstract: A structural body pillar is provided for a motor vehicle having a structural component. The structural component is designed as closed hollow profile and extends in a longitudinal direction of the structural body pillar. Furthermore, the structural body pillar comprises a facing. The facing comprises an elastic material and is arranged in the direction of an outer side of the motor vehicle above the structural component. The structural component is designed unitarily and on a first side provides a support surface for a window of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Klaus LABBE, Juergen HULBERT
  • Publication number: 20110006561
    Abstract: A body part of a front frame of a motor vehicle has a structural component of plastic arranged in a frame part. The structural component is connected with a cage nut through material connection. Via the cage nut a front axle is screwed to the body part. A carrying part for holding the cage nut is welded to the frame part for this purpose and connected to the structural component via over molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Jürgen HULBERT, Lothar TESKE, Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20100259070
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a body part of a vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a first profile part with at least one first welding flange and with a first opening as well as a second profile part with at least one third welding flange. The welding flange is at least partially arranged on the third welding flange subject to the formation of an at least partially closed form of the body part. The first welding flange and the third welding flange are arranged within the at least partially closed form. A first laser beam is guided through the first opening onto the first welding flange subject to the formation of at least one first laser weld seam between the first welding flange and the third welding flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Klein, Dirk Rainer Lungershausen, Jürgen Hulbert
  • Patent number: 7520028
    Abstract: In the case of a hinge device with an arm and with two head pieces mounted to pivot/swivel on the ends of the arm around respectively one axis, the head pieces are respectively joined to revolve with one of the two belt pulleys, which are circumscribed by a common traction belt on one circumferential surface, and at least one of the belt pulleys is not circular but preferably elliptical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Borleis, Juergen Hulbert, Jens Schenkenberger, Andreas Stern
  • Publication number: 20070096503
    Abstract: In the case of a hinge device with an arm and with two head pieces mounted to pivot/swivel on the ends of the arm around respectively one axis, the head pieces are respectively joined to revolve with one of the two belt pulleys, which are circumscribed by a common traction belt on one circumferential surface, and at least one of the belt pulleys is not circular but preferably elliptical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Borleis, Juergen Hulbert, Jens Schenkenberger, Andreas Stern