Patents by Inventor Lorenz Stephan

Lorenz Stephan 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).

  • Steering system
    Patent number: 9381934
    Abstract: An electric steering system includes a steering wheel and a first housing in which a steering shaft is arranged and rotatably mounted to a motor vehicle. A locking device is provided to lock the steering shaft at conclusion of a rotation as limitation of a steering angle input. The locking device includes a second housing which is connected in fixed rotative engagement with the first housing, and a locking bar configured for engagement in the steering shaft and arranged in the second housing such as to impact the steering shaft, when the steering shaft moves in relation to the second housing in the event of a crash, and to deform the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Pfeiffer Ulrich, Koch Tilo, Wilding Werner, Tuschkan Alwin, Schulz Benjamin, Lorenz Stephan, Klinger Thomas, Nagl Martin
  • STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150375772
    Abstract: An electric steering system includes a steering wheel and a first housing in which a steering shaft is arranged and rotatably mounted to a motor vehicle. A locking device is provided to lock the steering shaft at conclusion of a rotation as limitation of a steering angle input. The locking device includes a second housing which is connected in fixed rotative engagement with the first housing, and a locking bar configured for engagement in the steering shaft and arranged in the second housing such as to impact the steering shaft, when the steering shaft moves in relation to the second housing in the event of a crash, and to deform the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Pfeiffer Ulrich, Koch Tilo, Wilding Werner, Tuschkan Alwin, Schulz Benjamin, Lorenz Stephan, Klinger Thomas, Nagl Martin