Patents by Inventor Klaus HENNINGER

Klaus HENNINGER 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).

  • Actuating element, in particular a handle element, of an inner door handle arrangement of a vehicle and method for producing such an actuating element
    Patent number: 12129692
    Abstract: An actuating member (14), in particular a handle element, an interior door handle arrangement of a vehicle, wherein the actuating member (14) includes a carrier substrate (20) preferably made of plastic and a decorative layer (21) covering the surface of the carrier substrate (20). The decorative layer (21) includes a visible area (22) that in particular in the intended installed state, and in particular in the non-actuated state of the actuating member (14) forms a visible side of the actuating member (14), at least one gate region (2) in particular formed in a gate lip or gate tab (4), and at least one edge region or arcuate region (25, 26) by which the gate region (2) is preferably continuously connected to the visible area (22) of the decorative layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Elmar Fries, Klaus Henninger
  • ACTUATING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR A HANDLE ELEMENT, OF AN INNER DOOR HANDLE ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ACTUATING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20210372175
    Abstract: An actuating member (14), in particular a handle element, an interior door handle arrangement of a vehicle, wherein the actuating member (14) includes a carrier substrate (20) preferably made of plastic and a decorative layer (21) covering the surface of the carrier substrate (20). The decorative layer (21) includes a visible area (22) that in particular in the intended installed state, and in particular in the non-actuated state of the actuating member (14) forms a visible side of the actuating member (14), at least one gate region (2) in particular formed in a gate lip or gate tab (4), and at least one edge region or arcuate region (25, 26) by which the gate region (2) is preferably continuously connected to the visible area (22) of the decorative layer (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Elmar FRIES, Klaus HENNINGER