Patents by Inventor Steve BREUNINGER

Steve BREUNINGER 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: 20260264604
    Abstract: A lighting device on a vehicle door of a motor vehicle, includes an illuminating means, a light guide which can be connected to the illuminating means, and an imaging means, wherein by means of the lighting device a variable display can be generated, and wherein the lighting device is arranged at least partly in an operating element which can be moved out of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias KLOCKE, Steve BREUNINGER
  • Publication number: 20260139525
    Abstract: A vehicle door for a motor vehicle, comprising a handle element which is arranged on the outer face of the door above the windowsill trim of the vehicle door, wherein an operating element is integrated into the handle element, said operating element being used to electrically unlock a lock, by means of which the vehicle door, which can be arranged on the structure of the motor vehicle such that it can be moved between a closed position and at least one open position, can be secured in the closed position. The handle element is held on the main part of the vehicle door such that it can be moved relative thereto from a rest position (R) into at least one actuation position (B), and the lock can be mechanically unlocked by moving the handle element out of the rest position (R) and into the actuation position (B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Steve BREUNINGER, Jacobo DOMINGUEZ OJEA, Markus KOEDDERITZSCH, Alexander SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 12352081
    Abstract: An outside-door-handle system is configured to be attached to a door of a passenger motor vehicle. The outside-door-handle system includes a holder, a lock cylinder, and a Bowden cable. The holder is configured to be fastened to the door. The lock cylinder is operatively connected to the holder. The Bowden cable has a core, and is operatively connected at one end thereof to the lock cylinder and at the other end thereof to a door lock situated in the door. At a portion that is adjacent to the lock cylinder, the core of the Bowden cable is operatively connected to a toothed rack which is operatively connected to the lock cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Steve Breuninger, Michael Gegenbauer
  • Publication number: 20230407686
    Abstract: An outside-door-handle system is configured to be attached to a door of a passenger motor vehicle. The outside-door-handle system includes a holder, a lock cylinder, and a Bowden cable. The holder is configured to be fastened to the door. The lock cylinder is operatively connected to the holder. The Bowden cable has a core, and is operatively connected at one end thereof to the lock cylinder and at the other end thereof to a door lock situated in the door. At a portion that is adjacent to the lock cylinder, the core of the Bowden cable is operatively connected to a toothed rack which is operatively connected to the lock cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Steve BREUNINGER, Michael GEGENBAUER