Patents by Inventor Thomas WIECH

Thomas WIECH 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).

  • Publication number: 20240075994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spoiler system for a vehicle, the system comprising: an active rear spoiler; and a controller being configured to control the active rear spoiler; wherein the system further comprises a channel and an additional active spoiler for arranging on a tail of a vehicle, wherein the additional active spoiler is arranged below the active rear spoiler, wherein the channel is arranged between the active rear spoiler and the additional active spoiler, and wherein the controller is further configured to control the additional active spoiler. The invention provides an improved spoiler system for a vehicle improve the vehicle performance in matters of design language and driving performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WIECH, Falk FRITZ
  • Patent number: 10434866
    Abstract: A radiator shutter for a motor vehicle includes a carrier, which has a cross-sectional surface, through which air can flow, at least one lamella, which is arranged on the carrier, and which has a longitudinally extended flexible and elastic bending rod and at least one planar segment, wherein the planar segment is connected to the bending rod along a side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wiech, Fabian Fuerst
  • Patent number: 10167026
    Abstract: A spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a carrier configured to attach on a body of the motor vehicle. At least one lamella is arranged on the carrier and includes a longitudinally extended flexible and elastic bending rod and at least one surface segment. The surface segment is connected to the bending rod along a side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wiech, Fabian Fuerst
  • Patent number: 10150362
    Abstract: A radiator unit includes a cooling air duct, a first heat exchanger that is arranged in the cooling air duct and incompletely fills out the cross section of the cooling air duct and a second heat exchanger that fills out at least the part of the cross section not filled out by the first heat exchanger. An air flap arrangement meters a cooling air flow through the heat exchangers. A first part of the air flap arrangement predominantly fluidically overlaps the first heat exchanger. A second part of the air flap arrangement predominantly fluidically overlaps the part of the cross section not filled out by the first heat exchanger. The air flaps of the first and second part are coupled for swiveling in opposite directions around axes that are parallel to a boundary between the two parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wiech, Ulrich Rein
  • Publication number: 20180244146
    Abstract: An air flap assembly for a motor vehicle has a frame and at least one vane which is pivotable about an axle between an open position and a closed position in an opening in the frame and is supported on two struts of the frame extending transversely to the axle. The axle divides the vane into a first and a second blade, which are elongated in the direction of the axle. The length of the first blade is greater than the distance between the two struts, and the first blade has at least one narrow side sealing surface, which in the closed position is located opposite a sealing surface of one of the struts forming a seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tim Geipert, Thomas Wiech
  • Publication number: 20180057078
    Abstract: A spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a carrier configured to attach on a body of the motor vehicle. At least one lamella is arranged on the carrier and includes a longitudinally extended flexible and elastic bending rod and at least one surface segment. The surface segment is connected to the bending rod along a side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Wiech, Fabian Fuerst
  • Publication number: 20170361699
    Abstract: A radiator shutter for a motor vehicle includes a carrier, which has a cross-sectional surface, through which air can flow, at least one lamella, which is arranged on the carrier, and which has a longitudinally extended flexible and elastic bending rod and at least one planar segment, wherein the planar segment is connected to the bending rod along a side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas WIECH, Fabian FUERST
  • Publication number: 20170341506
    Abstract: A radiator unit includes a cooling air duct, a first heat exchanger that is arranged in the cooling air duct and incompletely fills out the cross section of the cooling air duct and a second heat exchanger that fills out at least the part of the cross section not filled out by the first heat exchanger. An air flap arrangement meters a cooling air flow through the heat exchangers. A first part of the air flap arrangement predominantly fluidically overlaps the first heat exchanger. A second part of the air flap arrangement predominantly fluidically overlaps the part of the cross section not filled out by the first heat exchanger. The air flaps of the first and second part are coupled for swiveling in opposite directions around axes that are parallel to a boundary between the two parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas WIECH, Ulrich REIN