Patents by Inventor Peter Kurbel

Peter Kurbel 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).

  • Suspension member for a motor vehicle and method of forming the same
    Patent number: 9889715
    Abstract: A suspension member for a motor vehicle including a control arm or transverse link having a ball joint seat for receiving a press-fit ball joint. The ball joint seat including a reinforcement section formed from the material of the suspension member in a region thereof provided for friction or press-fit contact with the ball joint. A method for producing the control arm or transverse link includes increasing the material thickness of the reinforcement section by deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Meier, Peter Kurbel
  • Suspension Member for a Motor Vehicle and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20160121678
    Abstract: A control arm or transverse link having a ball joint seat for receiving a press-fit ball joint. The material of a portion of the ball joint seat in a region provided for press-fit contact with the ball joint having a reduced material thickness. A method for producing the control arm or transverse link includes reducing a wall thickness of the ball joint seat by deformation or material severing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Meier, Peter Kurbel
  • Suspension Member for a Motor Vehicle and Method of Forming the Same
    Publication number: 20160121677
    Abstract: A suspension member for a motor vehicle including a control arm or transverse link having a ball joint seat for receiving a press-fit ball joint. The ball joint seat including a reinforcement section formed from the material of the suspension member in a region thereof provided for friction or press-fit contact with the ball joint. A method for producing the control arm or transverse link includes increasing the material thickness of the reinforcement section by deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Meier, Peter Kurbel