Patents by Inventor Stefan Zwiener

Stefan Zwiener 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).

  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR AND/OR A TAILGATE OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130249669
    Abstract: A method and a device for opening and closing a door (6.1) and/or a tailgate (6.2) of a vehicle (7), with which a person authorized to enter the vehicle is recognized and a movement of the authorized person is detected. The detected movement of the authorized person is analyzed and the opening and closing of the door (6.1) and/or tailgate (6.2) is initiated when the authorized person is recognized and the detected movement of the authorized person is identified as a previously determined movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: DAIMLER AG
    Inventor: Stefan Zwiener
  • Bumper having a roll-formed ridge
    Patent number: 7097221
    Abstract: A bumper for a motor vehicle includes an outer bumper part and an inner bumper part. Inner bumper part includes a base part and at least one side crosspiece situated at an angle thereto. Repair costs, e.g., in response to collisions at low speeds, may be reduced. For this purpose, the region of the transition from base part to side crosspiece is designed so that when a force is applied to the bumper, the deformation of the inner bumper part takes place in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Sinisa Andrasic, Uwe Krempels, Maya Ziegs, Stefan Zwiener
  • Bumper having a roll-formed ridge
    Publication number: 20050093308
    Abstract: A bumper for a motor vehicle includes an outer bumper part and an inner bumper part. Inner bumper part includes a base part and at least one side crosspiece situated at an angle thereto. Repair costs, e.g., in response to collisions at low speeds, may be reduced. For this purpose, the region of the transition from base part to side crosspiece is designed so that when a force is applied to the bumper, the deformation of the inner bumper part takes place in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Sinisa Andrasic, Uwe Krempels, Maya Ziegs, Stefan Zwiener