Patents by Inventor Klaus-Albert Priess

Klaus-Albert Priess 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: 20160121813
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insert for a motor vehicle seal, with multiple frames connected to one another via webs. The webs have adjacent first legs with outer face ends along an insert longitudinal axis. A minimum distance of the outer face ends of the first legs of first frames to a bending axis of these legs is smaller than a maximum distance of the outer face ends of the first legs of second frames to the bending axis of the first legs of the first frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Klaus-Albert PRIESS, Michael ALHOF
  • Patent number: 9003711
    Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided for an opening, in particular a door or window opening of a vehicle body, having a fastening flange delimiting the opening, which is used for fastening a peripheral seal profile part and is formed by at least one vehicle body part, the fastening flange provided with one or more projections arranged around the opening on at least one flange face and the seal profile part having at least one shoulder, which engages behind the projections, for fastening on the fastening flange. A seal profile part is also provided and a method is provided for the production of a seal arrangement. A seal profile part having at least one shoulder is applied to the fastening flange delimiting the opening. The at least one shoulder caused to engage behind one or more projections of the fastening flange to fasten the seal profile part on the fastening flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Klaus-Albert Priess, Michael Alhof
  • Patent number: 8752882
    Abstract: An assembly method and a motor vehicle body having at least one marginal portion delimiting a bodywork opening is provided. The motor vehicle includes a plasma-treated gluing surface to which a seal is fastened in a materially joined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Klaus-Albert Priess, Michael Alhof, Robert Mann, Harald Schenk, Sharon Orlans
  • Publication number: 20120180398
    Abstract: A seal arrangement is provided for an opening, in particular a door or window opening of a vehicle body, having a fastening flange delimiting the opening, which is used for fastening a peripheral seal profile part and is formed by at least one vehicle body part, the fastening flange provided with one or more projections arranged around the opening on at least one flange face and the seal profile part having at least one shoulder, which engages behind the projections, for fastening on the fastening flange. A seal profile part is also provided and a method is provided for the production of a seal arrangement. A seal profile part having at least one shoulder is applied to the fastening flange delimiting the opening. The at least one shoulder caused to engage behind one or more projections of the fastening flange to fasten the seal profile part on the fastening flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Klaus-Albert PRIESS, Michael ALHOF
  • Patent number: 7908717
    Abstract: A fastener for components of a motor vehicle includes a tubular rivet, with a rivet head and a shank, wherein the shank has at least two longitudinal slits, between which lugs which can deflect in an elastically rebounding manner. The fastener includes a support bearing with a tubular mounting into which the shank of the rivet for the holding of at least a component between rivet head and support bearing can be inserted. Corresponding engagement elements are formed on the outer circumference of the shank and on the inner circumference of the mounting which, in a fixing position of the rivet in the mounting are engaged so that the rivet is held against slipping out of the mounting. The fastener includes a pin which can be inserted in the tubular rivet and which in a securing position in the rivet blocks a deflection of the lugs so that disengagement of the engagement elements is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael Alhof, Klaus-Albert Priess
  • Publication number: 20070289107
    Abstract: A fastener for components of a motor vehicle, comprising a tubular rivet, with a rivet head and a shank, wherein the shank has at least two longitudinal slits, between which lugs which can deflect in an elastically rebounding manner are formed and comprising a support bearing with a tubular mounting 210 into which the shank of the rivet for the holding of at least a component between rivet head and support bearing can be inserted, wherein engagement elements assigned to one another are formed on the outer circumference of the shank and on the inner circumference of the mounting which, in a fixing position of the rivet in the mounting are engaged so that the rivet is held against slipping out of the mounting, and comprising a pin which can be inserted in the tubular rivet and which in a securing position in the rivet blocks a deflection of the lugs so that disengagement of the engagement elements is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael ALHOF, Klaus-Albert PRIESS