Patents by Inventor Peter-Hans Hanenberger

Peter-Hans Hanenberger 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 with front-mounted transverse power unit
    Patent number: 4745986
    Abstract: A power unit transversely mounted in a motor vehicle has a differential with optionally provided differential gears and a connection on the housing of a transfer case, to which one of two intermediate members can optionally be attached. One intermediate member has a power take-off shaft which directly drives a propeller shaft leading to the rear-wheel drive for exclusive rear-wheel drive when the differential gears are omitted for exclusive rear-wheel drive. The other intermediate member has a fluid friction clutch which drives the propeller shaft in the case of four-wheel drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Peter-Hans Hanenberger