Patents by Inventor Peter Jencus

Peter Jencus 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).

  • Method for operating an opening mechanism
    Patent number: 11725427
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for operating an opening mechanism which serves for the opening of a motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening mechanism is formed separately from the motor vehicle lock and, for the opening, is coupled mechanically to the motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening mechanism is assigned a control arrangement, a switchable coupling arrangement, an actuating lever and an electric drive arrangement. It is proposed that the overall pivoting region of the actuating lever starting from the starting position comprises a first pivoting region and a second pivoting region following the latter, wherein the motorized opening operation can be triggered by means of the drive arrangement by means of an actuating stroke over the first pivoting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tatjana Schmidt, Serkan Guelkan, Kay-Olaf Loock, Peter Jencus, Christoph Fuchs
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPENING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20200115930
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for operating an opening mechanism which serves for the opening of a motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening mechanism is formed separately from the motor vehicle lock and, for the opening, is coupled mechanically to the motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening mechanism is assigned a control arrangement, a switchable coupling arrangement, an actuating lever and an electric drive arrangement. It is proposed that the overall pivoting region of the actuating lever starting from the starting position comprises a first pivoting region and a second pivoting region following the latter, wherein the motorized opening operation can be triggered by means of the drive arrangement by means of an actuating stroke over the first pivoting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tatjana Schmidt, Serkan Guelkan, Kay-Olaf Look, Peter Jencus, Christoph Fuchs