Patents by Inventor Nanne SWIERSTRA

Nanne SWIERSTRA 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).

  • Deformation device for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle comprising a deformation device
    Patent number: 11970211
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a deformation device for a motor vehicle. The deformation device comprises a support structure and a charging module which is fixed to the support structure at two mutually spaced connecting elements. The support structure comprises a target bend region which is arranged between the at least two connecting elements. The support structure is designed to bend, at least in regions, at the target bend region in the event of accident-related deformation of said support structure, and as a result press onto the charging module at the target bend region, and release a first connection between the charging module and the support structure formed via a first connecting element of the at least two connecting elements. A further aspect of the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having the deformation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Christian Isakiewitsch, Nanne Swierstra, Florian Grosshauser, Sebastian Scheiblecker, Mickael Donnard, Sean O'Brien, Thorsten Adolph
  • Deformation Device For A Motor Vehicle, And Motor Vehicle Comprising A Deformation Device
    Publication number: 20220194472
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a deformation device for a motor vehicle. The deformation device comprises a support structure and a charging module which is fixed to the support structure at two mutually spaced connecting elements. The support structure comprises a target bend region which is arranged between the at least two connecting elements. The support structure is designed to bend, at least in regions, at the target bend region in the event of accident-related deformation of said support structure, and as a result press onto the charging module at the target bend region, and release a first connection between the charging module and the support structure formed via a first connecting element of the at least two connecting elements. A further aspect of the present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having the deformation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Christian ISAKIEWITSCH, Nanne SWIERSTRA, Florian GROSSHAUSER, Sebastian SCHEIBLECKER, Mickael DONNARD, Sean O'BRIEN, Thorsten ADOLPH