Patents by Inventor Thomas Schuh

Thomas Schuh 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).

  • Impact beam for a vehicle body
    Patent number: 7077438
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impact beam for a vehicle body, which has an oblong box-type hollow profile. In order to enable the impact beam to provide sufficient rigidity and strength in the event of an impact in spite of having a lightweight construction, it is proposed that an oblong, planar, fiber-reinforced plastic part is fitted at least on the rear side of the hollow profile, which side faces the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Albers, Patrick Kim, Thomas Schuh
  • Method for production of structural components from fiber composites
    Publication number: 20050183816
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for production of structural components with complex geometry from fiber composites in which the method is divided into two independent chemical reactions, a first pre-cross-linking during preforming into a semi-finished product and final cross-linking during deformation to a final shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Ilzhoefer, Patrick Kim, Thomas Schuh, Ronald Verleg, Alfonsius Harbers, Geert Klumpermann
  • Impact beam for a vehicle body
    Publication number: 20050077752
    Abstract: The invention relates to an impact beam for a vehicle body, which has an oblong box-type hollow profile. In order to enable the impact beam to provide sufficient rigidity and strength in the event of an impact in spite of having a lightweight construction, it is proposed that an oblong, planar, fiber-reinforced plastic part is fitted at least on the rear side of the hollow profile, which side faces the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Hartmut Albers, Patrick Kim, Thomas Schuh
  • Method for producing a component and associated device
    Publication number: 20040238990
    Abstract: A process for producing a component from a sheet molding compound (SMC) material includes raw-material preparation, semi-finished product production and component shaping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Hermann, Karl-Heinz Ilzhoefer, Thomas Schuh, Thorsten Wesse
  • Form tool comprising a membrane and used to produce a component
    Publication number: 20040241273
    Abstract: A mold for producing components, in particular plastic components, has at least two mold punches, which in a closed position form a mold cavity having the contours of the component At least one mold punch has at least one diaphragm which, by the action of pressure, reduces a volume of the mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Hermann, Karl-Heinz Ilzhofer, Thomas Schuh, Thorsten Wesse
  • Thermoplastic elastomers
    Patent number: 6107363
    Abstract: Manufactured articles obtainable from a composition consisting of:1) 100 phr of a fluorinated thermoplastic elastomer having a block structure with at least a fluorinated polymeric segment of B type having elastomeric properties and at least a fluorinated polymeric segment of A type having plastomeric properties,2) from 0.1 to 40 phr of a crosslinking agent able to give peroxidic crosslinking of fluoroelastomers;and subsequent irradiation of the manufactured article by GAMMA or BETA radiations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignees: Ausimont S.p.A., Daimler-Benz AG
    Inventors: Udo Gayer, Thomas Schuh, Vincenzo Arcella, Margherita Albano