Patents by Inventor Thomas Badewicz

Thomas Badewicz 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: 11174657
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock having a locking mechanism substantially comprising a rotary latch and pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, at least one lever is implemented as a constituent part of an actuating and/or locking lever chain. The motor vehicle door lock also has at least one bearing pin for supporting the relevant locking mechanism component and/or the lever in a housing. Also provided is a bearing sleeve, which can be inserted into an opening in the locking mechanism component and/or the lever and is built up from at least two sleeve elements for the bearing pin. According to the invention, one sleeve element has a socket reaching through the opening. The socket engages in a substantially dimensionally stable manner in a plug receptacle of the other sleeve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Thomas Badewicz
  • Publication number: 20180363325
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock having a locking mechanism substantially comprising a rotary latch and pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, at least one lever is implemented as a constituent part of an actuating and/or locking lever chain. The motor vehicle door lock also has at least one bearing pin for supporting the relevant locking mechanism component and/or the lever in a housing. Also provided is a bearing sleeve, which can be inserted into an opening in the locking mechanism component and/or the lever and is built up from at least two sleeve elements for the bearing pin. According to the invention, one sleeve element has a socket reaching through the opening. The socket engages in a substantially dimensionally stable manner in a plug receptacle of the other sleeve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Badewicz