Patents by Inventor Robert Scheidel

Robert Scheidel 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).

  • Crossmember for a vehicle instrument panel and a method of making same
    Patent number: 6523878
    Abstract: A crossmember for an instrument panel of a vehicle, especially a passenger car, which can be mounted, crosswise, in the vehicle forestructure, with its ends being mounted on opposite body components. The crossmember comprises a tubular main support bar, several mounting brackets attached to the main support bar at a distance from one another and designed for use in fastening the crossmember to the body of the vehicle, and at least one bracket designed to hold a bolt-on component of the instrument panel. At least one flat alignment surface is formed on the main support bar via internal high-pressure metal forming, and the bracket is equipped with one or more flat stop surfaces that rest against the alignment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Robert Scheidel
  • Crossmember for a vehicle instrument panel and a method of making same
    Publication number: 20020105204
    Abstract: A crossmember for an instrument panel of a vehicle, especially a passenger car, which can be mounted, crosswise, in the vehicle forestructure, with its ends being mounted on opposite body components. The crossmember comprises a tubular main support bar, several mounting brackets attached to the main support bar at a distance from one another and designed for use in fastening the crossmember to the body of the vehicle, and at least one bracket designed to hold a bolt-on component of the instrument panel. At least one flat alignment surface is formed on the main support bar via internal high-pressure metal forming, and the bracket is equipped with one or more flat stop surfaces that rest against the alignment surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Robert Scheidel