Patents by Inventor Sebastian Kluh

Sebastian Kluh 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).

  • Publication number: 20240326918
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided for mounting an upper body structure laterally onto a vehicle platform of a motor vehicle. At least one of the upper body structure and the vehicle platform are equipped with wheels to be movable laterally on the ground with regards to a longitudinal direction. The upper body structure has an engagement portion and the vehicle platform has a complementary shaped counter-engagement portion shaped to engage each other under relative lateral movement of the upper body structure and the vehicle platform towards each other thereby coupling the upper body structure and the vehicle platform to each other for joint longitudinal movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kadir Oguzcan Ger, Bahman Moarefi, Andrew Vaughan, Vincent Laurent, Jelle Tjebbes, Sebastian Klüh, Ameya Karmarkar, Rolf Verhoeven, Miroslav Kropac
  • Patent number: 12005979
    Abstract: A vehicle platform for a vehicle is provided. The platform includes a platform base extending in a longitudinal direction, and a loading system for laterally loading and unloading an upper body structure onto the platform base. The loading system includes first and second fork arms supporting the upper body structure with respect to a vertical direction, and a lifting mechanism coupled to the platform base and the first and second fork arms. The lifting mechanism moves the first and second fork arms relative to the platform base along the vertical direction. The first and second fork arms are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and each are movable along a lateral direction between a retracted position, in which the fork arms completely overlap with the platform base, and an extended position, in which the fork arms protrude in the lateral direction from a lateral side of the platform base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Andrew Vaughan, Vincent Laurent, Miroslav Kropac, Jelle Tjebbes, Sebastian Kluh, Ameya Karmarkar, Rolf Verhoeven, Kadir Oguzcan Ger
  • Patent number: 11845374
    Abstract: A loading system laterally loads and unloads an upper body structure onto a vehicle platform of a motor vehicle. The system includes two loading arms pivotably mounted on lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform. The loading arms jointly swivel between upward and lateral orientations with respect to the vehicle platform and jointly extend and retract. Each loading arm has an engaging portion at a distal end of the respective loading arm to engage a corresponding support portion at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure. The loading arms engage and release the upper body structure by swiveling into the lateral orientation and extending and retracting within the lateral orientation. The loading arms mount the engaged upper body structure on top of the vehicle platform by swiveling with the engaged upper body structure into the upward orientation and retracting with the engaged upper body structure within the upward orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Andrew Vaughan, Vincent Laurent, Miroslav Kropac, Jelle Tjebbes, Sebastian Kluh, Ameya Karmarkar, Rolf Verhoeven, Kadir Oguzcan Ger
  • Publication number: 20230009002
    Abstract: A loading system for laterally loading and unloading an upper body structure onto and from a vehicle platform includes loading gear rails mounted on respective lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform, the loading gear rails configured to jointly extend and retract from the vehicle platform by moving in a lateral direction of the vehicle platform, each loading gear rail having first gear teeth gear-engaging with a correspondingly formed platform gear wheel rotatably mounted on the vehicle platform and second gear teeth configured to engage a correspondingly formed upper body gear wheel at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure, wherein the platform gear wheel actuates lateral movement of the loading gear rails to engage the upper body structure with the loading gear rails at the upper body gear wheels and to load the engaged upper body structure onto the vehicle platform or to load and unload the engaged upper body structure from the vehicle platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Bahman MOAREFI, Andrew VAUGHN, Vincent LAURENT, Miroslav KROPAC, Jelle TJEBBES, Sebastian KLÜH, Ameya KARMARKAR, Rolf VERHOEVEN, Kadir OGUZCAN GER
  • Publication number: 20220306220
    Abstract: A loading system laterally loads and unloads an upper body structure onto a vehicle platform of a motor vehicle. The system includes two loading arms pivotably mounted on lengthwise ends of the vehicle platform. The loading arms jointly swivel between upward and lateral orientations with respect to the vehicle platform and jointly extend and retract. Each loading arm has an engaging portion at a distal end of the respective loading arm to engage a corresponding support portion at a respective lengthwise end of the upper body structure. The loading arms engage and release the upper body structure by swiveling into the lateral orientation and extending and retracting within the lateral orientation. The loading arms mount the engaged upper body structure on top of the vehicle platform by swiveling with the engaged upper body structure into the upward orientation and retracting with the engaged upper body structure within the upward orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Andrew Vaughan, Vincent Laurent, Miroslav Kropac, Jelle Tjebbes, Sebastian Kluh, Ameya Karmarkar, Rolf Verhoeven, Kadir Oguzcan Ger
  • Publication number: 20220297778
    Abstract: A vehicle platform for a vehicle is provided. The platform includes a platform base extending in a longitudinal direction, and a loading system for laterally loading and unloading an upper body structure onto the platform base. The loading system includes first and second fork arms supporting the upper body structure with respect to a vertical direction, and a lifting mechanism coupled to the platform base and the first and second fork arms. The lifting mechanism moves the first and second fork arms relative to the platform base along the vertical direction. The first and second fork arms are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and each are movable along a lateral direction between a retracted position, in which the fork arms completely overlap with the platform base, and an extended position, in which the fork arms protrude in the lateral direction from a lateral side of the platform base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Andrew Vaughan, Vincent Laurent, Miroslav Kropac, Jelle Tjebbes, Sebastian Kluh, Ameya Karmarkar, Rolf Verhoeven, Kadir Oguzcan Ger