Patents by Inventor Michael Wirsing

Michael Wirsing 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: 11242089
    Abstract: A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Wirsing, Matthias Hildebrand, Andreas Freund, Peter Gere, Levent Aktay, Jan-Mark Opelka, Peter Kuemmerlen, Dietmar Kallfass, Jens Spremberg, Joerg Zimmermann, Dieter Edele, Steffen Dingfelder, Ralf Mehrholz, Marcus Hirzel, Bianca Oehm, Marie-Louise Hertfelder
  • Patent number: 10532692
    Abstract: An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving means of attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by an optical waveguide provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Torsten Hundt, Karl-Heinz Adis, Ralf Giessler, Illdiko Gössl, Joaquin Rodrigo Pastor, Björn Storz, Denis Tisljar, Margit Veeh, Michael Wirsing, Jan Stegemann, Stephan Röhner
  • Publication number: 20180001815
    Abstract: An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving means of attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by an optical waveguide provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Dura Automotive Holdings U. K., Ltd.
    Inventors: Torsten Hundt, Karl-Heinz Adis, Ralf Giessler, Illdiko Gössl, Joaquin Rodrigo Pastor, Björn Storz, Denis Tisljar, Margit Veeh, Michael Wirsing, Jan Stegermann, Stephan Röhner