Patents by Inventor Steffen Dingfelder

Steffen Dingfelder 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).

  • Chassis for a passenger car
    Patent number: 11242089
    Abstract: A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Wirsing, Matthias Hildebrand, Andreas Freund, Peter Gere, Levent Aktay, Jan-Mark Opelka, Peter Kuemmerlen, Dietmar Kallfass, Jens Spremberg, Joerg Zimmermann, Dieter Edele, Steffen Dingfelder, Ralf Mehrholz, Marcus Hirzel, Bianca Oehm, Marie-Louise Hertfelder
  • Chassis for a Passenger Car
    Publication number: 20210284241
    Abstract: A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael WIRSING, Matthias HILDEBRAND, Andreas FREUND, Peter GERE, Levent AKTAY, Jan-Mark OPELKA, Peter KUEMMERLEN, Dietmar KALLFASS, Jens SPREMBERG, Joerg ZIMMERMANN, Dieter EDELE, Steffen DINGFELDER, Ralf MEHRHOLZ, Marcus HIRZEL, Bianca OEHM, Marie-Louise HERTFELDER
  • Sidewall for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8152223
    Abstract: A side wall for a motor vehicle has an inside shell made of steel plate and an outside covering connected with (particularly welded to) the inside shell. The outside covering comprises an inside panel made of a steel alloy and an outside panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Markus Beck, Steffen Dingfelder, Karl-Heinz Fueller, Berthold Hopf, Oliver Quirin, Oliver Roecker
  • Sidewall for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20110057476
    Abstract: A side wall for a motor vehicle has an inside shell made of steel plate and an outside covering connected with (particularly welded to) the inside shell. The outside covering comprises an inside panel made of a steel alloy and an outside panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Markus BECK, Steffen Dingfelder, Karl-Heinz Fueller, Berthold Hopf, Oliver Quirin, Oliver Roecker