Patents by Inventor THOMAS KWAK

THOMAS KWAK 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).

  • Parking garage for motor vehicles, in particular multistory parking garage, and method for manufacturing a parking garage
    Patent number: 10738496
    Abstract: A parking garage for motor vehicles that can be easily, quickly and cost-effectively erected, and makes efficient use of limited space, in particular a multistory garage, is proposed, comprising a ground floor level and at least one parking floor level located above the ground floor level, a support structure with a shaft, at least one conveyor for the essentially vertical transport of motor vehicles, the conveyor being situated in the shaft of the support structure, the at least one parking floor level comprising at least one parking place for at least one motor vehicle, the parking garage being designed for transferring a motor vehicle between the conveyor and a parking position on the at least one parking place, the transfer being powered by the motor vehicle itself, such that a first side of at least one of the parking floor levels is located on the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: DPG DEUTSCHE PARKEN GMBH
    Inventors: Vanessa Sophie Schmitt, Thomas Kwak, Rudolf Thorn
  • PARKING GARAGE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR MULTISTORY PARKING GARAGE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PARKING GARAGE
    Publication number: 20170211287
    Abstract: A parking garage for motor vehicles that can be easily, quickly and cost-effectively erected, and makes efficient use of limited space, in particular a multistory garage, is proposed, comprising a ground floor level and at least one parking floor level located above the ground floor level, a support structure with a shaft, at least one conveyor for the essentially vertical transport of motor vehicles, the conveyor being situated in the shaft of the support structure, the at least one parking floor level comprising at least one parking place for at least one motor vehicle, the parking garage being designed for transferring a motor vehicle between the conveyor and a parking position on the at least one parking place, the transfer being powered by the motor vehicle itself, such that a first side of at least one of the parking floor levels is located on the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: DPG DEUTSCHE PARKEN GMBH
    Inventors: VANESSA SOPHIE SCHMITT, THOMAS KWAK, RUDOLF THORN