Patents by Inventor Matthias Ruppert

Matthias Ruppert 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: 11332065
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a body, a vehicle part, and a spring bolt for fastening the vehicle part in a receptacle of the body. The rotational axis of the spring bolt is arranged in such a way that it has exactly one point of intersection with an XY plane of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nicholas Aldersley, Thomas Fleck, Matthias Ruppert
  • Publication number: 20210146825
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a body, a vehicle part, and a spring bolt for fastening the vehicle part in a receptacle of the body. The rotational axis of the spring bolt is arranged in such a way that it has exactly one point of intersection with an XY plane of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas ALDERSLEY, Thomas FLECK, Matthias RUPPERT
  • Patent number: 7730831
    Abstract: A pin-less socket apparatus and manufacturing system for assembling a frozen confection using such socket apparatus including a socket for accepting a conical food product therein, the socket having a hook with one or more teeth located at an outer periphery of the socket, a hinge located on an outside of the socket, the hook movably attached to the socket via the hinge, a force mechanism for holding the hook in place against the socket. The force mechanism takes the form of either an annular spring or O-ring located around the socket and hook or a linear spring attached to the hook in a lever-type manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Mange, Matthias Ruppert
  • Publication number: 20060280826
    Abstract: A pin-less socket apparatus and manufacturing system for assembling a frozen confection using such socket apparatus including a socket for accepting a conical food product therein, the socket having a hook with one or more teeth located at an outer periphery of the socket, a hinge located on an outside of the socket, the hook movably attached to the socket via the hinge, a force mechanism for holding the hook in place against the socket. The force mechanism takes the form of either an annular spring or 0-ring located around the socket and hook or a linear spring attached to the hook in a lever-type manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Christian Mange, Matthias Ruppert