Patents by Inventor Kai Erik Mueller-Wiedensee

Kai Erik Mueller-Wiedensee 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).

  • Door assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11279211
    Abstract: A door assembly for a motor vehicle is provided having a door body and a door trim panel attached to the door body on the vehicle inside, with a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body. In order to allow an optimized protection of an occupant's pelvic region from impact by a vehicle door in a side impact, it is provided that a nominal break line is formed between the first impact region and the second impact region, along which the first impact region or seat impact region can be separated from the second impact region by a force acting in the vehicle transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Koehler, Kai Erik Mueller-Wiedensee, Chris Curtis, Emrah Tokyuerek
  • DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210237541
    Abstract: A door assembly for a motor vehicle is provided having a door body and a door trim panel attached to the door body on the vehicle inside, with a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body. In order to allow an optimized protection of an occupant's pelvic region from impact by a vehicle door in a side impact, it is provided that a nominal break line is formed between the first impact region and the second impact region, along which the first impact region or seat impact region can be separated from the second impact region by a force acting in the vehicle transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Koehler, Kai Erik Mueller-Wiedensee, Chris Curtis, Emrah Tokyuerek