Patents by Inventor Matthias Sommerhalter

Matthias Sommerhalter 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: 11125296
    Abstract: A vibration damper for damping vibrations of a motor vehicle part including a retaining device attachable to the motor vehicle part, a damping mass, capable of vibrating with respect to the retaining device, and a spring device coupling the damping mass capable of vibrating to the retaining device. The damping mass may have at least one anti-loss device and/or path limiting device that may interact with the retaining device to limit a deflection of the damping mass with respect to the retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Back, Udo Göbel, Markus Dürre, Christian Paul, Matthias Sommerhalter
  • Publication number: 20190186577
    Abstract: A vibration damper for damping vibrations of a motor vehicle part including a retaining device attachable to the motor vehicle part, a damping mass, capable of vibrating with respect to the retaining device, and a spring device coupling the damping mass capable of vibrating to the retaining device. The damping mass may have at least one anti-loss device and/or path limiting device that may interact with the retaining device to limit a deflection of the damping mass with respect to the retaining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Friedrich Back, Udo Göbel, Markus Dürre, Christian Paul, Matthias Sommerhalter