Patents by Inventor Peter Kleinmichel

Peter Kleinmichel 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).

  • Locking device, in particular for a vehicle
    Patent number: 6304003
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device, in particular for a door, a tailgate, a trunk lid or the like of a vehicle, with at least one actuating drive which is capable of being activated in order to set functions of the locking device and which is operatively connected to an element of the locking device via at least one transmission element, according to the invention means being provided which detect the continuous movements and functional positions of the actuating drive or of the transmission element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG
    Inventors: Klaus-Peter Rathmann, Axel Schäfer, Erhard Franz, Peter Kleinmichel