Patents by Inventor Michael Berres

Michael Berres 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).

  • Publication number: 20260077666
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector part for mechanical and electrical connection to a mating plug connector part, in particular a motor-vehicle-side charging socket (1) for coupling to a charging plug as components of an electrical charging infrastructure for electric or hybrid motor vehicles, or vice versa. To this end, a housing (2, 3) and at least one electrical contact element (4) located in the housing (2, 3) are provided. Moreover, a passively cooled heat conductor (7) is provided, one end (7a) of which is connected to the contact element (4) and the other end (7b) of which has a heat sink (8). According to the invention, the heat conductor (7) extends through a housing opening (2a, 3a) and is equipped outside the housing (2, 3) with the heat sink (8) arranged there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert LANDSKRON, Ingo NÖVERMANN, Michael BERRES
  • Publication number: 20260043286
    Abstract: The invention relates to an opening device for a motor vehicle door, in particular a handle-free motor vehicle door such as, for example, a handle-free motor vehicle side door. For this purpose, the opening device has an electromotive drive (1 to 4) and an associated actuator (5) for acting on a door leaf. The actuator (5) acts on the door leaf with a travel-dependent force along its actuating travel (S). According to the invention, the electromotive drive (1 to 4) acts on the actuator (5) with the interposition of a rack-and-pinion gear (7, 8), wherein the rack-and-pinion gear (7, 8) operates with different transmission ratios on the actuator (5) along its actuating travel (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BERRES, Bernhard DROST
  • Publication number: 20260035980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a setting-open device for a motor vehicle door, in particular a handleless motor vehicle door, for example a handleless motor vehicle side door. For this purpose, the setting-open device is equipped with an electric-motor drive (1 to 4) and with an associated actuating element (5) for acting on a door leaf. The actuating element (5) acts on the door leaf with a travel-dependent force along the actuation travel(S) of said actuating element. The electric-motor drive (1 to 4) acts on the actuating element (5) by the interposition of a lever mechanism (7, 8), wherein the lever mechanism (7, 8) acts on the actuating element (5) by way of at least a short lever (7) and a long lever (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael BERRES, Bernhard DROST
  • Publication number: 20260027923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector part for mechanical and electrical connection to a mating plug-in connector part, in particular relates to a charging socket (1) on a motor vehicle for coupling with a charging plug as constituent parts of an electric charging infrastructure for electric or hybrid motor vehicles, or vice versa, having a housing (2) composed of plastic and also having at least one electrical contact element (3), which is arranged in the housing (2). A cooling element (5), which is in thermal contact with the electrical contact element (3), is also realized. According to the invention, the contact element (3) and the cooling element (5) are electrically insulated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian STURM, Michael BERRES
  • Publication number: 20250214460
    Abstract: A plug connector part is provided for mechanically and electrically connecting to a mating plug connector part, in particular a motor vehicle-side charging socket for coupling to a charging plug as components of an electric charging infrastructure for electric or hybrid motor vehicles, or vice versa. The basic structure of the plug connector part has a housing and at least one electric contact element which is arranged in the housing. Additionally, a heat transfer element is provided which thermally contacts the electric contact element. According to the invention, at least one housing region which extends up to the contact element is designed as a heat transfer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Michael BERRES
  • Publication number: 20250214459
    Abstract: A plug connector part for mechanical and electrical connection to a mating plug connector part, in particular a vehicle-side charging socket for coupling to a charging plug as components of an electrical charging infrastructure for electric or hybrid motor vehicles. For this purpose, the plug connector part is equipped with: a housing; at least one electrical contact element located in the housing; and a temperature-monitoring device having at least one planar carrier element and at least one temperature sensor located thereon for the contact element. The carrier element can be thermally coupled to the contact element with the aid of at least one spring element. According to the invention, the carrier element is positioned tangentially on the contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael BERRES, Benjamin DJEDOVIC, Tim SONNENSCHEIN
  • Publication number: 20250012119
    Abstract: An actuator having a housing with a housing shell and at least one housing cover, wherein the housing parts can be connected together over a contact region by means of laser welding; a first sealed chamber in which a drive unit is arranged; and at least one second sealed chamber. A separation of the sealed chambers can be achieved by means of weldable connecting webs in the interior of the housing, and a passage between the chambers can be sealed by a seal in the connecting webs. Different levels of tightness can be formed in the sealed chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael BERRES, Stefan ADAMIK
  • Publication number: 20240250573
    Abstract: An electric motor-driven actuation device for motor vehicle applications, comprising an at least two-piece housing that is made of plastic and includes a body and a cover. Furthermore, an electric motor is arranged in the housing. In addition, at least one metal contact assembly for the electric motor is provided. According to the invention, the electric motor and the contact assembly define a unit that can be pre-assembled and be jointly placed in a housing cavity accommodating the unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: KIEKERT AG
    Inventor: Michael BERRES
  • Patent number: 11939805
    Abstract: A door drive for a motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap, which is provided with an electromotive drive, a transmission downstream of the drive, and a force-transmission element. The force-transmission element is operatively connected to a leaf of the motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap. An output element of the transmission and the force-transmission element are coupled by a toothing with compensation for play. According to the invention, the output element and/or the force-transmission element are not only designed to be moveable for play compensation, but can also be permanently fixed after the compensation for play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Bendel, Michael Berres, Bernhard Drost, Christian Sturm
  • Publication number: 20230013256
    Abstract: A door drive for a motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap, which is provided with an electromotive drive, a transmission downstream of the drive, and a force-transmission element. The force-transmission element is operatively connected to a leaf of the motor vehicle door or motor vehicle flap. An output element of the transmission and the force-transmission element are coupled by a toothing with compensation for play. According to the invention, the output element and/or the force-transmission element are not only designed to be moveable for play compensation, but can also be permanently fixed after the compensation for play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thorsten BENDEL, Michael BERRES, Bernhard DROST, Christian STURM
  • Patent number: 11142094
    Abstract: An adapter arrangement (7), fastening a first component (K1) to a second component (K2), includes two adapter elements (7.1, 7.2). The first adapter element (7.1) is configured to be fastened to the first component (K1). The second adapter element (7.2) is configured to be fastened to the second component (K2). The two adapter elements (7.1, 7.2) are positionable in at least two different positions relative to each other and are fastenable to each other. The first adapter element (7.1) is configured as a gear plate (4) for the first component (K1) configured as a an electric drive unit (1) of an adjustment mechanism of a vehicle seat. A method for producing the adapter arrangement (7), a modular system for the adapter arrangement (7), to a drive arrangement (9) and a method for the production thereof, and a vehicle seat (10) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver Kuntz, Christoph Hackmann, Michael Berres
  • Publication number: 20190255970
    Abstract: An adapter arrangement (7), fastening a first component (K1) to a second component (K2), includes two adapter elements (7.1, 7.2). The first adapter element (7.1) is configured to be fastened to the first component (K1). The second adapter element (7.2) is configured to be fastened to the second component (K2). The two adapter elements (7.1, 7.2) are positionable in at least two different positions relative to each other and are fastenable to each other. The first adapter element (7.1) is configured as a gear plate (4) for the first component (K1) configured as a an electric drive unit (1) of an adjustment mechanism of a vehicle seat. A method for producing the adapter arrangement (7), a modular system for the adapter arrangement (7), to a drive arrangement (9) and a method for the production thereof, and a vehicle seat (10) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Oliver KUNTZ, Christoph HACKMANN, Michael BERRES
  • Patent number: 8783774
    Abstract: A drive unit (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a motor (51), a gear unit which is provided on the drive output side of the motor (51) which has at least a drive output wheel which is rotatably supported about a core axis (K). The drive output wheel is provided with a core (59) which is rotatable about the core axis (K). The core (59) has a shaft receptacle (60) for a drive shaft (7) with a shaft axis (W) as central axis. The core axis (K) and the shaft axis (W) are offset in parallel by an eccentricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Berres, Frank Groβbudde, Jürgen Stemmer, Martin Stilleke, Andreas Rabbach
  • Publication number: 20130009438
    Abstract: In a drive unit for a vehicle seat, having a motor which has a motor shaft as an output, and a multi-stage transmission which is driven by the motor shaft and which has an output shaft as an output, the transmission has at least one spur gear stage in which a drive wheel and an output gear, which are each embodied as spur gear wheels, mesh with one another, and the output shaft is arranged offset in parallel with the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Keiper GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Stemmer, Michael Berres, Norbert Heeg, Jens Schulz, Andreas Diehl
  • Publication number: 20120119554
    Abstract: A drive unit (5) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a motor (51), a gear unit which is provided on the drive output side of the motor (51) which has at least a drive output wheel which is rotatably supported about a core axis (K). The drive output wheel is provided with a core (59) which is rotatable about the core axis (K). The core (59) has a shaft receptacle (60) for a drive shaft (7) with a shaft axis (W) as central axis. The core axis (K) and the shaft axis (W) are offset in parallel by an eccentricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Berres, Frank Grossbudde, Jürgen Stemmer, Martin Stilleke, Andreas Rabbach
  • Patent number: 7585245
    Abstract: A gear step (1) for an actuator in a motor vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, comprises a housing (3) provided with a drive (1) mounted thereon in such a way that it is rotatable around an axis (A), and a driven output (21) rotatable about a second axis (B) differing from the axes (A). The drive (11) is used for receiving the driven output (21) by way of at least one rolling body (31), so that the axes (A, B) are parallelly offset by an eccentricity (E) and the driven output is driven by rotating the thus obtained rolling eccentricity, wherein the driven output (21) carries out a tumbling rolling movement on the housing (3) by way of a friction oscillating gear (33, 35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus
  • Patent number: 7544142
    Abstract: In an adjuster (80) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having at least two components (81, 82) forming a load-bearing gear, which are movable relative to each other by way of a drive unit (10), wherein the drive unit (10) has a particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and a gear stage (14), the drive unit (10) is integrated into the load-bearing gear, and the motor (12) has at least one rotor (22, 24) borne in the load-bearing gear and rotating around an axis (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
  • Patent number: 7544143
    Abstract: In a drive unit (10) of an adjuster (80) in a vehicle, having at least one particularly electronically commutated motor (12) and at least one gear stage (14) provided on the output side of the motor (12), the gear stage (14) is designed as a differential gear, which by making use of two different speeds and/or directions of rotation causes a movement of an output (54) around an axis (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Keiper GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus, Christoph Schuhn, Heinz Voss
  • Patent number: 7467827
    Abstract: A gear stage (14) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a driving shaft (16) and a driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) reduces the rotational speed of the driving shaft (16) to a lower rotational speed of the driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) comprises at least one row (24) of transmission balls upon which tangentially lie at least one, and in particular two driving surfaces (22) of the driving shaft (16), at least one driven surface (26) of the driven shaft (18) and at least one housing surface (28) of a housing (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Bossmanns, Michael Berres, Karsten Kalmus, Rolf Schüler
  • Publication number: 20080146394
    Abstract: A gear step (1) for an actuator in a motor vehicle, in particular for a vehicle seat, comprises a housing (3) provided with a drive (1) mounted thereon in such a way that it is rotatable around an axis (A), and a driven output (21) rotatable about a second axis (B) differing from the axes (A). The drive (11) is used for receiving the driven output (21) by way of at least one rolling body (31), so that the axes (A, B) are parallelly offset by an eccentricity (E) and the driven output is driven by rotating the thus obtained rolling eccentricity, wherein the driven output (21) carries out a tumbling rolling movement on the housing (3) by way of a friction oscillating gear (33, 35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Schüler, Michael Berres, Bernd Bossmanns, Karsten Kalmus