Patents by Inventor Ralf Venino

Ralf Venino 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).

  • Patent number: 9180806
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with a cup holder incorporated into a center console, the cup holder including, but not limited to a front wall, a back wall, two side walls and a base wall, which delimit a receiving space for at least one object, a dividing element, able to be fastened at the upper end region of the receiving space in a dividing position, for dividing the receiving space into a first receiving compartment for a first object and into a second receiving compartment for a second object. The dividing element is constructed from a first part dividing element and a second part dividing element and the first and second part dividing elements are connected pivotably with one another by at least one intermediate joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Schreiber, Wilhelm Sulzbacher, Michael Graf, Marian Piskon, Ralf Venino, Holger Thums, Stephan Walter
  • Publication number: 20140138977
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with a cup holder incorporated into a center console, the cup holder including, but not limited to a front wall, a back wall, two side walls and a base wall, which delimit a receiving space for at least one object, a dividing element, able to be fastened at the upper end region of the receiving space in a dividing position, for dividing the receiving space into a first receiving compartment for a first object and into a second receiving compartment for a second object. The dividing element is constructed from a first part dividing element and a second part dividing element and the first and second part dividing elements are connected pivotably with one another by at least one intermediate joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael SCHREIBER, Wilhelm SULZBACHER, Michael GRAF, Marian PISKON, Ralf VENINO, Holger THUMS, Stephan WALTER
  • Publication number: 20110215612
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door is provided with an interior lining arranged in a panel region of the motor vehicle door. A door framework defines a shaft for accommodating a window that can be raised and lowered relative to the vehicle interior. The door framework accommodates a shaft rail extending into the shaft in the region of its upper end. The interior lining features a fitting rail that overlaps the shaft rail on its upper side and engages behind the shaft rail on the shaft side. The fitting rail features a fitting web that covers the door framework on its outer side referred to the vehicle. The fitting web penetrates into a depression formed by the shaft rail and interlocks with the shaft rail at this location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ralph Maertin, Markus Steinbach, Holger Thums, Hendrik Ziegler, Ralf Venino