Patents by Inventor Thomas Klee

Thomas Klee 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: 11376911
    Abstract: A spring control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle is formed as a single-shell, essentially U-shaped sheet metal part and includes a back, spaced-apart side walls adjoining the back and each having an upper side wall region connected to the back, a lower side wall region distal from the back, and a central side wall region arranged between the upper and lower side wall regions. The spring control arm has first and a second end sections for attachment and a wider spring plate region disposed therebetween. The spring control arm has a substantially omega-shaped cross section in the spring plate region, which is more pronounced in a central longitudinal section due to outwardly projecting upper side wall sections than in an end longitudinal section of the spring plate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Friesen, Oliver Mielke, Stephan Meyer, Jürgen Hummelt, Thomas Klee, Manfred Bürger
  • Publication number: 20200317013
    Abstract: A spring control arm for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle is formed as a single-shell, essentially U-shaped sheet metal part and includes a back, spaced-apart side walls adjoining the back and each having an upper side wall region connected to the back, a lower side wall region distal from the back, and a central side wall region arranged between the upper and lower side wall regions. The spring control arm has first and a second end sections for attachment and a wider spring plate region disposed therebetween. The spring control arm has a substantially omega-shaped cross section in the spring plate region, which is more pronounced in a central longitudinal section due to outwardly projecting upper side wall sections than in an end longitudinal section of the spring plate region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Friesen, Oliver Mielke, Stephan Meyer, Jürgen Hummelt, Thomas Klee, Manfred Bürger