Patents by Inventor Ralph Gerstlauer

Ralph Gerstlauer 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: 9920784
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a motor vehicle comprising at least a first component and a second component, for example a carrier and a guide rail of a window lifter which are fixed together by means of at least one fastening element, in this case by a plurality of rivets. A fastening element engages into openings of which one opening respectively is formed in a receiving portion of the first component and one on a protrusion of the second component, wherein a protrusion respectively protrudes in an associated receiving portion and a flexible or elastic edge section of a receiving portion can be shifted in the direction of the associated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Hallstadt
    Inventors: Joachim Karl, Klaus Hampel, Ralph Gerstlauer
  • Publication number: 20050160776
    Abstract: A lock module for fitting in a motor vehicle door. The lock module compensates for structural tolerances and makes it possible to span large assembly gaps. This is achieved through a lock module for a motor vehicle door having a lock and a bearing bracket connected to the lock for supporting a door outside handle of the vehicle door. The lock and the bearing bracket are connected together through an adapter, the adapter and the bearing bracket are connected by a first sliding connection relatively displaceable along a first sliding direction and the lock and the adapter are connected by a second sliding connection displaceable along a second sliding direction, and the two sliding directions are arranged at an angle to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Marco Batzner, Ralph Gerstlauer, Matthias Schnapp, Thomas Slavik, Dirk Runte, Horst Weber
  • Patent number: 6820919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door with a door inner shell and a door outer shell joined thereto. A large-area opening in the door inner shell can be covered in a sealed manner by a supporting plate by means of a sealing area, and with a channel seal, which forms the upper termination of the inner parapet area. The motor vehicle door is characterized in that the upper edge of the supporting plate supports the channel seal. The ends of the channel seal are connected to lateral sealing areas of the supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co., KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Thierry Florentin, Ralph Gerstlauer
  • Publication number: 20040049989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door with a door inner shell and a door outer shell joined thereto. A large-area opening in the door inner shell can be covered in a sealed manner by a supporting plate by means of a sealing area, and with a channel seal, which forms the upper termination of the inner parapet area. The motor vehicle door is characterized in that the upper edge of the supporting plate supports the channel seal. The ends of the channel seal are connected to lateral sealing areas of the supporting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Thierry Florentin, Ralph Gerstlauer