Patents by Inventor Ricarda LEIMHOFER

Ricarda LEIMHOFER 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).

  • Tread device for a retractable step access system for a vehicle, and retractable step access system with a tread device
    Patent number: 11338738
    Abstract: A tread device for a retractable step access system for a vehicle includes a tread and at least one wiper device. The wiper device is coupled or couplable movably to the tread and configured in the form of a flap and is arranged and designed to wipe off dirt and to form a ramp by lying, under the force of gravity, on the retractable step. The wiper device is arranged and designed to lie on the retractable step both in an operating state, in which the retractable step is arranged protruding from under the tread, and also in a rest state, in which the retractable step is arranged underneath the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Johann Wilflinger, Stefan Guggenbichler, Ricarda Leimhofer
  • TREAD DEVICE FOR A RETRACTABLE STEP ACCESS SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, AND RETRACTABLE STEP ACCESS SYSTEM WITH A TREAD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200361388
    Abstract: A tread device for a retractable step access system for a vehicle includes a tread and at least one wiper device. The wiper device is coupled or couplable movably to the tread and configured in the form of a flap and is arranged and designed to wipe off dirt and to form a ramp by lying, under the force of gravity, on the retractable step. The wiper device is arranged and designed to lie on the retractable step both in an operating state, in which the retractable step is arranged protruding from under the tread, and also in a rest state, in which the retractable step is arranged underneath the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Johann WILFLINGER, Stefan GUGGENBICHLER, Ricarda LEIMHOFER