Patents by Inventor Peter Janker

Peter Janker 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).

  • Aerodynamic body with internal actuating drives
    Patent number: 6070834
    Abstract: A segment 1 of an aerodynamic body has as the internal actuating drive an actuator 7, which acts on an upper profile shell 2 with one working piston 9 and on a lower profile shell with a working piston 8 acting in the opposite direction to generate oppositely directed arches of the segment 1. The profile shells 2 and 3 are mounted displaceably in relation to one another in dovetail guides 4 and 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Janker, Felix Nitschke
  • Adjustable shape part for an interior of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5902006
    Abstract: An ergonomically shaped exterior contour of a vehicle interior handle area, support area, or resting area is provided. The contour is formed by a flexible shaped element filled with an electro-rheologic fluid to which an electrical circuit operable from the interior is connected to reduce or increase the internal friction of the fluid to accommodate changes in shape of the contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Peter Janker, Willi Martin, Herbert Mehren
  • Piezoelectric actuator
    Patent number: 5811911
    Abstract: The piezoelectric actuator consists of at least two disk-shaped congruent bending elements which each have a carrier plate made of a hard-elastic material with a layer of a piezoelectric material applied to one or both sides. Two bending elements respectively are connected with one another by way of at least two bending joints arranged on the circumference of the carrier plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Peter Janker, Frank Hermle