Patents by Inventor Michael Trautmann

Michael Trautmann 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: 11965370
    Abstract: A driver element for a motor vehicle window lifter, which element can be connected to a window pane to be moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
    Inventors: Jörg Müller, Michael Trautmann
  • Patent number: 11866979
    Abstract: A window lift system including a first guide rail including a first stop, a second guide rail which has a second stop in an upper end region, a first slider guided on the first guide rail, a second slider guided on the second guide rail, cable drum, and a drive cable driven by means of the cable drum and coupled to the sliders and extending through a Bowden cable sheath between the upper end region of the second guide rail and a lower end region of the first guide rail. The sliders are movable by the drive cable along the guide rails into a stop position in which the second slider lies against the second stop and the first slider is spaced apart from the first stop by a predefined distance ranging between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent of the length of the Bowden cable sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Trautmann, Norman Hümmer, Michael Jahn
  • Patent number: 11834890
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door having a frame defining a window opening, and a window lift system having a first guide rail, a first sliding piece guided on the first guide rail, a second guide rail, a second sliding piece guided on the second guide rail, a cable drum and a drive cable driven by the cable drum and coupled to the sliding pieces, the drive cable guided in a Bowden cable sheath between an upper end region of the second guide rail and a connection region located between an upper end region of the first guide rail and a lower end region of the first guide rail. The Bowden cable sheath fastened in the upper end region of the second guide rail and in the connection region of the first guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Michael Trautmann, Norman Huemmer, Michael Jahn
  • Patent number: 11788335
    Abstract: A fastening device for a vehicle window lifter includes at least one guide rail for guiding a driver for a window glass or pane. A joint piece has two joint pins integrally formed axially opposite one another thereon along an axis of rotation, a fastening bolt, and a connection portion connected to the guide rail. The connection portion has a connection leg, with a through-opening for the fastening bolt, between two lateral legs having mutually aligned joint grooves for receiving the joint pins of the joint piece, which pivots between the lateral legs and is pivotably mounted in the connection portion. A vehicle window lifter for adjusting a window glass of a motor vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Michael Trautmann, Hans Herzog, Michael Jahn, Norman Huemmer, Matthias Fischer
  • Publication number: 20220341239
    Abstract: A fastening device for a vehicle window lifter includes at least one guide rail for guiding a driver for a window glass or pane. A joint piece has two joint pins integrally formed axially opposite one another thereon along an axis of rotation, a fastening bolt, and a connection portion connected to the guide rail. The connection portion has a connection leg, with a through-opening for the fastening bolt, between two lateral legs having mutually aligned joint grooves for receiving the joint pins of the joint piece, which pivots between the lateral legs and is pivotably mounted in the connection portion. A vehicle window lifter for adjusting a window glass of a motor vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Trautmann, Hans Herzog, Michael Jahn, Norman Huemmer, Matthias Fischer
  • Publication number: 20220145687
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door having a frame defining a window opening, and a window lift system having a first guide rail, a first sliding piece guided on the first guide rail, a second guide rail, a second sliding piece guided on the second guide rail, a cable drum and a drive cable driven by the cable drum and coupled to the sliding pieces, the drive cable guided in a Bowden cable sheath between an upper end region of the second guide rail and a connection region located between an upper end region of the first guide rail and a lower end region of the first guide rail. The Bowden cable sheath fastened in the upper end region of the second guide rail and in the connection region of the first guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Michael TRAUTMANN, Norman HUEMMER, Michael JAHN
  • Publication number: 20220090430
    Abstract: A window lift system including a first guide rail including a first stop, a second guide rail which has a second stop in an upper end region, a first slider guided on the first guide rail, second slider guided on the second guide rail, cable drum, and a drive cable driven by means of the cable drum and coupled to the sliders and extending through a Bowden cable sheath between the upper end region of the second guide rail and a lower end region of the first guide rail. The sliders are movable by the drive cable along the guide rails into a stop position in which the second slider lies against the second stop and the first slider is spaced apart from the first stop by a predefined distance, ranging between 0.4 percent and 1.2 percent of the length of the Bowden cable sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Michael TRAUTMANN, Norman HÜMMER, Michael JAHN
  • Publication number: 20210054671
    Abstract: A driver element for a motor vehicle window lifter, which element can be connected to a window pane to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Jörg MÜLLER, Michael TRAUTMANN
  • Patent number: 8501693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to altering the concentration of fibrinogen, specifically, for example, by decreasing fibrinogen concentration. The present invention also relates to methods for improving the cardiovascular risk profile of a subject by decreasing fibrinogen concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
    Inventors: Dennis Kim, Michael Trautmann
  • Publication number: 20100144621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to altering the concentration of fibrinogen, specifically, for example, by decreasing fibrinogen concentration. The present invention also relates to methods for improving the cardiovascular risk profile of a subject by decreasing fibrinogen concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Dennis Kim, Michael Trautmann
  • Publication number: 20090209469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to altering the concentration of various lipid molecules, specifically for example by shifting from small LDL particles to large LDL and HDL particles. The present invention also relates to methods for increasing average lipid particle size and methods for improving the cardiovascular risk profile of a subject by altering lipid particle sizes or concentrations or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Dennis Kim, Michael Trautmann, Don D. Johns, David Robbins