Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmoll

Thomas Schmoll 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: 7552953
    Abstract: A door arrester for a door of a motor vehicle includes a holder housing including a passage opening for a retaining bar, the holder housing including a first supporting housing part. The first supporting housing part includes injection-molded plastic and a fastening portion for fixing the holder housing onto a part of the motor vehicle. A swinging element and a spring element are provided. The swinging element is pivotable relative to the passage opening toward the retaining bar. The spring element acts upon the swinging element. The first housing part includes a bearing for receiving the swinging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Edscha AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schmoll, Günter Plasberg, Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning
  • Publication number: 20040049882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door arrester for motor vehicle doors. The door arrester comprises a holder housing (3) with a passage opening (7) for a retaining bar (2) and comprises a swinging element (15) which, in relation to the passage opening (7), can swivel toward the narrow face of the retaining bar (2). The door arrester also has a spring element (14) for acting upon the swinging element (15). The arresting of a motor vehicle door can be effected in an inexpensive and reliable manner due to fact that at least one supporting first housing part (4) of the housing (3) is produced from plastic in an injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Schmoll, Gunter Plasberg, Peter Hoffmann, Gundolf Heinrichs, Ralf Duning