Patents by Inventor SIMONE WILSDORF

SIMONE WILSDORF 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: 10940894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure for an instrument panel in a vehicle, comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements and solid support elements arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements form at least one manifold used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet for introducing air into the hollow support elements and at least one air outlet for guiding the air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel comprising such a carrier structure and is directed to a vehicle equipped with such an instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jan Dormanns, Torsten Weingärtner, Yann Buchet, Uwe Lüsebrink, Romeo Wieczorek, Simone Wilsdorf, Miodrag Conic
  • Publication number: 20190210464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure for an instrument panel in a vehicle, comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements and solid support elements arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements form at least one manifold used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet for introducing air into the hollow support elements and at least one air outlet for guiding the air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel comprising such a carrier structure and is directed to a vehicle equipped with such an instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: JAN DORMANNS, TORSTEN WEINGÄRTNER, YANN BUCHET, UWE LÜSEBRINK, ROMEO WIECZOREK, SIMONE WILSDORF, MIODRAG CONIC