Patents by Inventor Richard Philipp GROH

Richard Philipp GROH 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).

  • Trim element having a receptacle for a warning triangle, tailgate having a trim element, and motor vehicle having such a tailgate
    Patent number: 11780375
    Abstract: A trim element for a tailgate of a motor vehicle. A receptacle is formed in the trim element which is open towards an inside of the vehicle and in which a warning triangle received in a case can be placed or is placed. The receptacle has: a rear wall portion having at least one elastic clamping element; two front restraining portions; a support portion; and the clamping element, the front restraining portions and the support portion are designed in such a way that they are in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection with the case when the warning triangle is placed. The rear wall portion has a guide portion above the clamping element which is curved concavely towards the inside of the vehicle and along which the case of the warning triangle can be introduced into or removed from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Richard Philipp Groh
  • TRIM ELEMENT HAVING A RECEPTACLE FOR A WARNING TRIANGLE, TAILGATE HAVING A TRIM ELEMENT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A TAILGATE
    Publication number: 20210253032
    Abstract: A trim element for a tailgate of a motor vehicle. A receptacle is formed in the trim element which is open towards an inside of the vehicle and in which a warning triangle received in a case can be placed or is placed. The receptacle has: a rear wall portion having at least one elastic clamping element; two front restraining portions; a support portion; and the clamping element, the front restraining portions and the support portion are designed in such a way that they are in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection with the case when the warning triangle is placed. The rear wall portion has a guide portion above the clamping element which is curved concavely towards the inside of the vehicle and along which the case of the warning triangle can be introduced into or removed from the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Richard Philipp GROH