Patents by Inventor Karl-Heinz ROTHFUß

Karl-Heinz ROTHFUß 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).

  • Patent number: 11034242
    Abstract: A first display device with a first display face is arranged in such a way that the first display face can be at least partially seen from a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. A second display device with a second display face is arranged in such a way that the second display face cannot be seen from the passenger compartment. The two display faces are arranged with respect to one another in such way that the second display face is reflected in the first display face, and as a result of this a virtual display plane which can be seen from the passenger compartment is generated behind the first display face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas Knittl, Peter Zeinar, Ulrich Beierlein, Soenke Tanneberger, Edwin Ollefers, Karl-Heinz Rothfuss, Imanuel Merk
  • Publication number: 20210023948
    Abstract: A first display device with a first display face is arranged in such a way that the first display face can be at least partially seen from a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. A second display device with a second display face is arranged in such a way that the second display face cannot be seen from the passenger compartment. The two display faces are arranged with respect to one another in such way that the second display face is reflected in the first display face, and as a result of this a virtual display plane which can be seen from the passenger compartment is generated behind the first display face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas KNITTL, Peter ZEINAR, Ulrich BEIERLEIN, Soenke TANNEBERGER, Edwin OLLEFERS, Karl-Heinz ROTHFUSS, Imanuel MERK
  • Publication number: 20190054843
    Abstract: A vehicle seat, which includes a seat part, for a motor vehicle. The seat part is fixed in place on a supporting device of the vehicle seat, said device being arranged below the seat part in the direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle seat and being able to travel together with the seat part in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat. The supporting device is designed as a base plate that has a front section, which, in the longitudinal direction, projects beyond a front edge of the seat part. The front section of the base plate is designed for resting the feet of an occupant of the vehicle seat. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such a vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Torsten GALLITZDORFER, Adis RAGIPOVIC, Christian BECKER, Maximilian FISCHHABER, Andreas RICHTER, Sven MICHAELIS, Yunzhou WU, Karl-Heinz ROTHFUß
  • Patent number: 5490560
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, particularly for motor vehicles, including a collecting tank and a metallic tube plate which has a primary side, a secondary side, and collars which are formed on it, and in which collars tubes are to be held and sealed. Neighboring collars (17, 19) are alternately directed towards the primary side (22) and towards the secondary side (23). In other words, collars disposed side by side are alternately formed in the direction of the air side and of the water side, whereby the distance between the collars can be reduced to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Behr GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Werner Helms, Karl-Heinz Rothfuss, Walter Wolf