Patents by Inventor Stephan Bachmeier

Stephan Bachmeier 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).

  • SELF-PIERCING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20090070983
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a self-piercing element, that can be fastened to a structural component by means of piercing and beading. Additionally, the present invention discloses an apparatus for seating the self-piercing element and a corresponding method. The self-piercing element comprises a functional head, a seat geometry and a cutting geometry, while the cutting geometry has a radially outwards arranged, centering exterior bevel, a radially inward arranged interior bevel and a cutting edge arranged in between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Stumpf, Andreas Marxkors, Stephan Bachmeier, Christoph Pekal, Jorg Simon, Matthias Langer