Patents by Inventor Roland Wohlmuth

Roland Wohlmuth 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: 9381946
    Abstract: A multi-functional support for a motor vehicle, wherein the multi-functional support comprises a plurality of mounts for accommodating, in a supporting manner, motor vehicle front elements, wherein the motor vehicle front elements are visible in the installed state in an outside top view of the motor vehicle, wherein the multi-functional support together with the received motor vehicle front elements can be fixed so as to be mounted in a floating manner on a body of the motor vehicle, wherein the floating mounting is designed such that, by releasing the fixing and by displacing the multi-functional support relative to the body, a joint line, which is visible in an outside top view of the motor vehicle, between the motor vehicle front elements and outer motor vehicle trim parts directly adjacent to the motor vehicle front elements can be adjusted in a predefined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FAURECIA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Yann Clapie, Stefan Meder, Daniel Eichlinger, Roland Wohlmuth, Michael Straus, Karl-Heinz Killersreiter, Jacques Hoffner, Pascal Joly-Pottuz
  • Publication number: 20140167454
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-functional support (1) for a motor vehicle, wherein the multi-functional support (1) comprises a plurality of mounts for accommodating, in a supporting manner, motor vehicle front elements (2; 3; 12), wherein the motor vehicle front elements (2; 3; 12) are visible in the installed state in an outside top view of the motor vehicle, wherein the multi-functional support (1) together with the received motor vehicle front elements (2; 3; 12) can be fixed so as to be mounted in a floating manner on a body (11; 13; 14) of the motor vehicle, wherein the floating mounting is designed such that, by releasing the fixing and by displacing the multi-functional support (1) relative to the body (11; 13; 14), a joint line (30), which is visible in an outside top view of the motor vehicle, between the motor vehicle front elements (2; 3; 12) and outer motor vehicle trim parts (8) directly adjacent to the motor vehicle front elements (2; 3; 12) can be adjusted in a predefined manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: FAURECIA EXTERIORS GMBH
    Inventors: Yann Clapie, Stefan Meder, Daniel Eichlinger, Roland Wohlmuth, Michael Straus, Karl-Heinz Killersreiter, Jaques Hoffner, Pascal Joly-Pottuz