Patents by Inventor Rene ZOCHER

Rene ZOCHER 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: 11518215
    Abstract: An air outlet apparatus for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a first ventilation gap and a second ventilation gap, which are spaced apart from each other, a decorative element, which is coupled to a fitting covering for the motor vehicle and arranged between the first and the second ventilation gap, and a control unit, which is coupled to the decorative element and has a first regulating element and a second regulating element. An intensity of an air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps and, by way of the second regulating element, an alignment of the air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps can be adjusted independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Julian Eichhorn, Christian Froemel, Jasper Stern, Rene Zocher
  • Patent number: 11491844
    Abstract: An air vent in a motor vehicle interior includes an air supply channel, a first air discharge channel, which branches off from the air supply channel and includes a first air inlet opening and a first air outlet opening. The air vent also includes a second air discharge channel, which branches off from the air supply channel and includes a second air inlet opening and a second air outlet opening, and an air adjuster for adjustment of the quantity of air transported through the first air discharge channel and the second air discharge channel. The air adjuster has a round cross-section, on the outer face of which a first, a second, and a third segment are provided, which are spaced apart from one another, and which respectively close or at least partially open the first air inlet opening, the second air inlet opening, or the air supply channel, as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ingolf Hoerschler, Stefan Zemsch, Rene Zocher
  • Publication number: 20200207181
    Abstract: An air outlet apparatus for an interior of a motor vehicle includes a first ventilation gap and a second ventilation gap, which are spaced apart from each other, a decorative element, which is coupled to a fitting covering for the motor vehicle and arranged between the first and the second ventilation gap, and a control unit, which is coupled to the decorative element and has a first regulating element and a second regulating element. An intensity of an air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps and, by way of the second regulating element, an alignment of the air flow through at least one of the ventilation gaps can be adjusted independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Julian EICHHORN, Christian FROEMEL, Jasper STERN, Rene ZOCHER
  • Publication number: 20190270363
    Abstract: A sturdier design of an air vent which is provided in the interior of a motor vehicle is provided. The air vent includes an air supply duct, a first air vent duct, which branches off from the air supply duct and includes a first air inlet port and a first air outlet port. The air vent also includes a second air vent duct, which branches off from the air supply duct and includes a second air inlet port and a second air outlet port, and an air adjuster for adjustment of the quantity of air transported through the first air vent duct and the second air vent duct. The air adjuster has a round, preferably circular cross-section, on the outer face of which a first and a second segment are provided, which are spaced apart from one another to form an air guide duct, and which respectively close or at least partially open the first air inlet port or the second air inlet port as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ingolf HOERSCHLER, Stefan ZEMSCH, Rene ZOCHER