Patents by Inventor Klaudia Kruse

Klaudia Kruse 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: 7150494
    Abstract: An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of physical or chemical effects. The novel outer skin of a motor vehicle requires no expensive tools for the production thereof. The flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle is made of a flexible material. A flexible material such as material for convertible top covers is easily moveable yet the surface thereof cannot be increased. This material is tensed at least over one part of the rib of the motor vehicle, e.g. over a space frame. At least one mechanically moveable adjusting element is provided beneath or on top of the edge of the section enabling the outer skin to be deformed. The adjusting element is normally connected to the rib of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Bangle, Klaudia Kruse, Fernando Pardo, Christine Schwarz, Verena Weiss, Reinhard Mehn, Christian Bischoff, Sven Lancier, Anders Warming, Juergen Ringer, Werner Haumayr, Helmut Pulz, Alfred Neureiter, Silke Schroeder, Martin Meusel, Mario Greco, Edwin Pistorius, Raphael Von Schuttenbach, Andreas Von Schuttenbach, Peter Ratz, Bjoern Koop, Detlef Helm, Bernd Nurtsch, Daniel Schaefer, John Krieger, Michael Scully
  • Publication number: 20040130182
    Abstract: An at least partially moveable motor-vehicle outer skin is already known per se. An actuator formed of a polymer and/or ion-exchanging and/or other material exhibiting various conformations is provided so that the outer skin can be moved. This material is moveable as a result of physical or chemical effects. The novel outer skin of a motor vehicle requires no expensive tools for the production thereof. The flat section of the outer skin of the bodywork of a motor vehicle is made of a flexible material. A flexible material such as material for convertible top covers is easily moveable yet the surface thereof cannot be increased. This material is tensed at least over one part of the rib of the motor vehicle, e.g. over a space frame. At least one mechanically moveable adjusting element is provided beneath or on top of the edge of the section enabling the outer skin to be deformed. The adjusting element is normally connected to the rib of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Bangle, Klaudia Kruse, Fernando Pardo, Christine Schwarz, Verena Weiss, Reinhard Mehn, Christian Bischoff, Sven Lancier, Anders Warming, Juergen Ringer, Werner Haumayr, Helmut Pulz, Alfred Neureiter, Silke Schroeder, Martin Meusel, Mario Greco, Edwin Pistorius, Raphael Von Schuttenbach, Andreas Von Schuttenbach, Peter Ratz, Bjoern Koop, Detlef Helm, Bernd Nurtsch, Daniel Schaefer, John Krieger, Michael Scully
  • Patent number: 6206474
    Abstract: A car seat is provided with upholstery with liquid-filled chambers in which the liquid also has elastic bodies. The chambers are connected to one another through passages, so that a liquid exchange can take place among the individual chambers. The damping and resilience properties of the upholstery can be influenced by liquids of different viscosity and/or passages of different shape and size. The upholstery can be used over the full surface of a car seat or selectively in certain areas thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaudia Kruse, Willi Geib, Ulrich Schiefer