Patents by Inventor Thorsten FRENZEL

Thorsten FRENZEL 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: 10457120
    Abstract: An air outlet has an elongated housing including a flow channel. The air outlet has an outflow element which crosses the flow channel and is rigidly arranged on a longitudinal end of the housing. Furthermore, the air outlet has an insert which is pivotably mounted with an arched outer surface on a correspondingly formed arched section of an inner wall of the housing and is arranged offset to the outflow element in the longitudinal direction of the housing. The air outlet has an actuating element which protrudes into the flow channel, is pivotably mounted on the outflow element and is mechanically coupled to the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thorsten Frenzel, Torsten Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20170326951
    Abstract: An air outlet has an elongated housing including a flow channel. The air outlet has an outflow element which crosses the flow channel and is rigidly arranged on a longitudinal end of the housing. Furthermore, the air outlet has an insert which is pivotably mounted with an arched outer surface on a correspondingly formed arched section of an inner wall of the housing and is arranged offset to the outflow element in the longitudinal direction of the housing. The air outlet has an actuating element which protrudes into the flow channel, is pivotably mounted on the outflow element and is mechanically coupled to the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thorsten FRENZEL, Torsten ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20170326941
    Abstract: An air vent includes a longitudinally extending housing forming a flow channel and an insert extending across channel within the housing. A longitudinally extending hollow shaft is arranged on the insert and is movable in the housing. An actuating element is guided on the shaft in a longitudinally displaceable fashion. Slats are arranged on an outer side of the shaft, connected to the actuating element and arranged on the insert in an adjustable or movable fashion. The slat can be adjusted in different configurations or alignments in the flow channel such that the flow characteristic of the air vent, namely the intensity of the air mass flow and/or the direction of the air flow discharged from the air vent, can be varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thorsten FRENZEL, Torsten ZIMMERMANN