Patents by Inventor Michael Münker

Michael Münker 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: 20240101022
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system (1) for an external cladding part of a motor vehicle, having at least a configuration region (2), which has a visible side facing towards the outer side and a rear side with a rear-side face (2b) as well as side faces (2a), wherein the configuration region (2) is formed as a light-guide body and is processed on the rear-side face (2b) in the region of a light window for representation of a characteristic feature appearing three-dimensionally on the visible side, having a housing element (4) with a coloured bottom face (4b) and side faces (4c), wherein an air gap remains between the rear-side face (2b) of the configuration region (2) and the bottom face (4b), and an installation space, in which a light source (6) is arranged, remains between the configuration region (2) and the side face (4c) of the housing element (2), the light being couplable into a side face of the configuration region (2) and being couplable out at the laser structure (11), and subsequently
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes GOETZELMANN, Klaus MUENKER, Michael WURSTER, Tobias WEYER
  • Publication number: 20240092281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cladding part of a body shell of a vehicle. The cladding part having a base body, which has a visible side facing towards the outer side and an inner side and which comprises a light window in the form of a light-transmitting transparent or translucent region at least in a sub-region, and an opaque region with a colouring coating at least in a sub-region. The cladding part also having an illumination function, which is arranged behind the visible side of the base body for shining through or illuminating the light window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes GOETZELMANN, Klaus MUENKER, Michael WURSTER, Tobias WEYER
  • Patent number: 8273078
    Abstract: The catheter (1) has a fastener (10) for firmly holding the wall (19) of vessel (18) when it is cut by optical fibers (3). The fastener (10) has an engaging element which can be a pin (20), roughened surface (23), spiral grooves (27), dendritic grooves (31), adhesive surface (34) or pointed pins (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: AMJ bv
    Inventor: Frank Michael Muenker
  • Patent number: 8211979
    Abstract: A multicomponent system is provided, composed of a thermoplastic component and of a rubber component, which comprises at least two different peroxidic crosslinking agents with specific decomposition temperatures, as also is a process for production of rubber-thermoplastic composite mouldings using the multicomponent system, and also the resultant rubber-thermoplastic composite mouldings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Stefanie Nickel, Maik Schulte, Michael Münker, Detlev Joachimi
  • Publication number: 20080249516
    Abstract: The catheter (1) has a fastener (10) for firmly holding the wall (19) of vessel (18) when it is cut by optical fibers (3). The fastener (10) has an engaging element which can be a pin (20), roughened surface (23), spiral grooves (27), dendritic grooves (31), adhesive surface (34) or pointed pins (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: AMJ BV
    Inventor: Frank Michael Muenker