Patents by Inventor Lothar Harzheim

Lothar Harzheim 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: 9145171
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a rear vehicle body with a reinforcing structure is disclosed. The reinforcing structure includes at least two legs starting out from a common center. A face side formed by each of the legs is at least partially structurally connected with a side wall of the rear vehicle body. The reinforcing structure has a section which over at least a portion of the reinforcing structure includes a top-hat shaped cross section having material sections which projecting laterally towards the outside at least partially serve as a flange for fastening to the side wall or another part of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Boris Kuenkler, Karsten Bohle, Lothar Harzheim
  • Publication number: 20150054309
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having a rear vehicle body with a reinforcing structure is disclosed. The reinforcing structure includes at least two legs starting out from a common center. A face side formed by each of the legs is at least partially structurally connected with a side wall of the rear vehicle body. The reinforcing structure has a section which over at least a portion of the reinforcing structure includes a top-hat shaped cross section having material sections which projecting laterally towards the outside at least partially serve as a flange for fastening to the side wall or another part of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Boris Kuenkler, Karsten Bohle, Lothar Harzheim
  • Patent number: 6394472
    Abstract: A steering knuckle structure that makes it possible to produce a light weight steering knuckle from a light metal alloy with a high degree of rigidity. A bracket for fixing a telescopic strut is provided at a vertically extending bracket wall which is supported by a bridge and wherein the area between the bridge and the bracket wall is open in a peripheral direction of the hub of the steering knuckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Graf, Lothar Harzheim