Patents by Inventor Thomas GIMPEL

Thomas GIMPEL 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: 20240234019
    Abstract: An inductor with reduced losses is provided. The inductor comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a conductor between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal, the conductor and the second terminal establish a monolithic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Felipe JEREZ GALDEANO, Thomas GIMPEL, Thomas LENZEN, Anneliese DRESPLING, Reinhard NEUREITER
  • Publication number: 20210316269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous flow reactor having a wall which delimits a channel, wherein at least one sub-area is arranged in the channel that has microstructuring which includes individual structures, the diameter of which on a base is between about 10 ?m to about 100 ?m. The invention further relates to methods for reacting a gaseous or liquid educt under the action of a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Gabler, Wolfgang Schade, Thomas Gimpel, Patrick Preuster, Peter Wasserscheid
  • Patent number: 11117621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side wall rear component (14) for a passenger vehicle (13), having at least one outer wall (4) and at least one wall reinforcement (15) reinforcing the outer wall (4) on the inner side (5) thereof. In order to ensure that a front-side end portion of the side wall rear component (14), which shifts on the front side in the event of a rear-end collision, reliably pushes on the inside via a rear-side end portion of a vehicle door (3), which is arranged on a front side with respect to the side wall rear component (14), at least one sliding slope (17) is arranged on a front-side end portion (16) of the wall reinforcement (15), the front-side end of which sliding slope is spaced apart in a transverse direction (Y) of the vehicle further from an outer surface (18), which forms a vehicle outer skin portion, of the outer wall (4) than a rear-side end of the sliding slope (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Maximilian Maier, Philipp Deck, Rainer Pichlmaier, Thomas Gimpel, Gernot Krammer
  • Publication number: 20200307705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side wall rear component (14) for a passenger vehicle (13), having at least one outer wall (4) and at least one wall reinforcement (15) reinforcing the outer wall (4) on the inner side (5) thereof. In order to ensure that a front-side end portion of the side wall rear component (14), which shifts on the front side in the event of a rear-end collision, reliably pushes on the inside via a rear-side end portion of a vehicle door (3), which is arranged on a front side with respect to the side wall rear component (14), at least one sliding slope (17) is arranged on a front-side end portion (16) of the wall reinforcement (15), the front-side end of which sliding slope is spaced apart in a transverse direction (Y) of the vehicle further from an outer surface (18), which forms a vehicle outer skin portion, of the outer wall (4) than a rear-side end of the sliding slope (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Maximilian MAIER, Philipp DECK, Rainer PICHLMAIER, Thomas GIMPEL, Gernot KRAMMER