Patents by Inventor Nicholas Aldersley

Nicholas Aldersley 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).

  • Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20100207423
    Abstract: A pivotable tailgate for a motor vehicle includes pivot arms disposed as one piece on the tailgate body at a distance from one another. At an upper end of each pivot arm, a respective hinge arm is provided, each of which is mounted in a roof section of the body so that there is sealing between an upper tailgate section, a tailgate body, and a tailgate opening via a single encircling seal disposed at the tailgate opening, without additional sealing of the respective pivot arms being required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Nicholas Aldersley, Michael Rodewald, Achim Dockweiler
  • Method for producing a component
    Publication number: 20030157348
    Abstract: For producing a component made of a thermoplastic material, particularly for a vehicle, the surface of the component is coated with a material of a lower layer thickness. Subsequently, the application of a decorative surface layer takes place at least to the visible surface of the component. By means of the coating of the component, an inhibiting of the thermal expansion of the thermoplastic material is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventor: Nicholas Aldersley