Patents by Inventor Markus Koormann

Markus Koormann 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).

  • Motor vehicle with side-impact reinforcement
    Patent number: 7594691
    Abstract: A vehicle having a B-pillar, a side-sill arrangement into which the B-pillar extends and a transverse reinforcement that extends in the transverse direction to above the side-sill arrangement and adjacent to a lower end of the B-pillar, is characterized in that a plate-like impact element arranged in the longitudinal direction and upright, is connected on an inside side outer end of transverse reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Wilheim Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Koormann, Markus Exner, Thomas Hessel
  • Motor Vehicle with Side-Impact Reinforcement
    Publication number: 20080252101
    Abstract: A vehicle having a B-pillar, a side-sill arrangement into which the B-pillar extends and a transverse reinforcement that extends in the transverse direction to above the side-sill arrangement and adjacent to a lower end of the B-pillar, is characterized in that a plate-like impact element arranged in the longitudinal direction and upright, is connected on an inside side outer end of transverse reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: WILHELM KARMANN GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Koormann, Markus Exner, Thomas Hessel