Patents by Inventor Thorsten Luedtke
Thorsten Luedtke 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).
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Publication number: 20230373280Abstract: The invention relates to a side door window structure of a motor vehicle, comprising a side door with a side door window and an area of vehicle body, which is arranged close to the side door window, wherein the side door window is moveable upward and downward and arranged frameless in the side door, wherein the side door window comprising at least two glass planes, an inside glass plane and an outside glass plane, wherein an upside end of the outside glass plane is lower than an upside end of the inside glass plane, wherein an outer surface of the outside glass plane is arranged flush with an outer surface of a roof skin of the vehicle body and/or any attached to the roof skin decorative trim part in a closed mode of the side door and the side door window, wherein inside glass plane reaches in the closed position of the side door and the side door window inside a channel and the outside glass plane is arranged outside the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Thorsten Luedtke, Wolfgang Rasel
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Patent number: 9580941Abstract: A handle module is provided for fastening an outer door handle to a motor vehicle door with a modular basic body that in a final assembly state with its outer door handle protrudes through an opening in the outer door panel and comes to lie on the inside of the outer door panel. A giver is mounted on the modular basic body in a manner allowing pivoting or turning can be brought in operational connection with a taker of the door lock via an actuation rod. A shielding device is provided that at least partially encloses the giver at least in some regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Andreas Heberer, Winfried Langendorf, Mark Rosenau, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Joerg Gschweng, Thorsten Luedtke
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Patent number: 9045917Abstract: A side door of a motorized vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a latch mechanism being adapted to cooperate and to engage with a latch member disposed at a door frame. The side door assembly further has an actuator for unlatching the latch mechanism. Further, the latch mechanism and the actuator are mechanical interconnected by a coupling being adapted to transfer an unlatching motion from the actuator to the latch mechanism. Additionally, the side door assembly comprises an impact member that is adapted to at least locally deform the coupling in such a way that the arising deformation counteracts the unlatching motion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jörg Gschweng, Andreas Heberer, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Thorsten Luedtke, Winfried Langendorf
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Patent number: 8360486Abstract: A side door of a motorized vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a latch mechanism adapted to cooperate with a latch member disposed at a door frame, an actuator for locking and/or unlocking the latch mechanism and a coupling means for mechanically coupling (i.e., a mechanical coupling) the actuator and the latch mechanism. A disengagement apparatus is adapted to mechanically disengage the coupling between the actuator and the latch mechanism in response to an external force effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jörg Gschweng, Andreas Heberer, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Thorsten Luedtke, Winfried Langendorf, Scott Charnesky, Eric Smith
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Publication number: 20110131764Abstract: A handle module is provided for fastening an outer door handle to a motor vehicle door with a modular basic body that in a final assembly state with its outer door handle protrudes through an opening in the outer door panel and comes to lie on the inside of the outer door panel. A giver is mounted on the modular basic body in a manner allowing pivoting or turning can be brought in operational connection with a taker of the door lock via an actuation rod. A shielding device is provided that at least partially encloses the giver at least in some regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Andreas HEBERER, Winfried LANGENDORF, Mark ROSENAU, Peter Eduard SCHUESSLER, Joerg GSCHWENG, Thorsten LUEDTKE
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Publication number: 20100109350Abstract: A side door of a motorized vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a latch mechanism adapted to cooperate with a latch member disposed at a door frame, an actuator for locking and/or unlocking the latch mechanism and a coupling means for mechanically coupling (i.e., a mechanical coupling) the actuator and the latch mechanism. A disengagement apparatus or means is adapted to mechanically disengage the coupling between the actuator and the latch mechanism in response to an external force effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.Inventors: Jorg Gschweng, Andreas Heberer, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Thorsten Luedtke, Winfried Langendorf, Scott Charnesky, Eric Smith
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Publication number: 20100019512Abstract: A side door of a motorized vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a latch mechanism being adapted to cooperate and to engage with a latch member disposed at a door frame. The side door assembly further has an actuator for unlatching the latch mechanism. Further, the latch mechanism and the actuator are mechanical interconnected by a coupling being adapted to transfer an unlatching motion from the actuator to the latch mechanism. Additionally, the side door assembly comprises an impact member that is adapted to at least locally deform the coupling in such a way that the arising deformation counteracts the unlatching motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Joerg GSCHWENG, Andreas Heberer, Peter Eduard Schuessler, Thorsten Luedtke, Winfried Langendorf
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Patent number: 6458078Abstract: A medical endoscope with sealed housing and receiving an electrically powered and/or controlled system, further comprising an installed light guide sealed against the ambience and fitted with electric/light (E/L) transducers at one end, is characterized in that a light/electricity (L/E) transducer is mounted at the other end of the light guide, one of the light guide ends being mounted inside the housing and the associated transducer being electrically connected to the electrical system.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Olympus Winter & IBE GmbHInventors: Thorsten Lüdtke, Thomas Wosnitza, Jens Peter Wulfsberg, Andreas M{overscore (u)}ckner