Patents by Inventor Thomas Nykiel

Thomas Nykiel 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).

  • Knee impact guard for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20050156421
    Abstract: A knee impact guard for a motor vehicle includes an energy-absorbing foam section, a supporting element, and projections and recesses. The energy-absorbing foam section can be arranged substantially across a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle. The supporting element is fastenable to the body structure of the motor vehicle, and the energy-absorbing foam section is held on the supporting element. The foam section and the supporting element are assembled with one another by the projections and the recesses complementary to and confronting one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Nykiel, Thomas Schmid, Andreas Sigloch