Patents by Inventor Thomas KNYRIM

Thomas KNYRIM 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: 12377917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a front structure for a utility vehicle, preferably for a lorry, as well as a utility vehicle comprising a front structure of this type. The front structure comprises two lateral longitudinal frame rails, a cooling module arranged between the longitudinal frame rails and supported on the longitudinal frame rail via lateral pivot bearings with a common pitch axis, and a pendulum support secured to the cooling module and supported directly or indirectly on the longitudinal frame rail for absorbing tilting movements of the cooling module. The pendulum support is characterised by a target failure point, which is designed to fail in the event of a head-on crash with a crash-related application of force, in order to release a tilting movement of the cooling module and/or to no longer absorb same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: MAN Truck & Bus SE
    Inventors: Thomas Knyrim, Alexander Stockmaier, Alexander Kopp
  • Publication number: 20230286587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a front structure for a utility vehicle, preferably for a lorry, as well as a utility vehicle comprising a front structure of this type. The front structure comprises two lateral longitudinal frame rails, a cooling module (3) arranged between the longitudinal frame rails and supported on the longitudinal frame rail via lateral pivot bearings (6) with a common pitch axis, and a pendulum support (7) secured to the cooling module (3) and supported directly or indirectly on the longitudinal frame rail for absorbing tilting movements of the cooling module. The pendulum support (7) is characterised by a target failure point (8), which is designed to fail in the event of a head-on crash with a crash-related application of force (F), in order to release a tilting movement of the cooling module (3) and/or to no longer absorb same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: MAN Truck & Bus SE
    Inventors: Thomas KNYRIM, Alexander STOCKMAIER, Alexander KOPP