Patents by Inventor Thoralf Maier

Thoralf Maier 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).

  • Flap assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10227092
    Abstract: A flap assembly for a motor vehicle includes a front flap which closes an assembly space of the motor vehicle and can be pivoted between a closed state and an open state. The front flap has a flap wall which, in the closed state of the front flap, extends substantially in a vehicle vertical direction, and the assembly space has an assembly space wall. The flap wall and the assembly space wall are designed to be located opposite each other in the closed state of the front flap. They form a sealing action in order to prevent entry of contaminants into the assembly space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Kahl, Thoralf Maier, Martin Hampel
  • Flap Assembly for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20170113737
    Abstract: A flap assembly for a motor vehicle includes a front flap which closes an assembly space of the motor vehicle and can be pivoted between a closed state and an open state. The front flap has a flap wall which, in the closed state of the front flap, extends substantially in a vehicle vertical direction, and the assembly space has an assembly space wall. The flap wall and the assembly space wall are designed to be located opposite each other in the closed state of the front flap. They form a sealing action in order to prevent entry of contaminants into the assembly space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Florian KAHL, Thoralf MAIER, Martin HAMPEL
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 7901119
    Abstract: A vehicle has a lamp arranged outside a passenger compartment having a vehicle window through which light of the lamp penetrates into the vehicle. The lamp is arranged and constructed such that the light of the lamp is or will be polarized parallel to a plane of incidence of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Stahl, Alexander Kron, Thoralf Maier, Dietrich Sturm
  • Vehicle
    Publication number: 20100014307
    Abstract: A vehicle has a lamp arranged outside a passenger compartment having a vehicle window through which light of the lamp penetrates into the vehicle. The lamp is arranged and constructed such that the light of the lamp is or will be polarized parallel to a plane of incidence of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich STAHL, Alexander Kron, Thoralf Maier, Dietrich Sturm