Patents by Inventor Toralf GRESENS

Toralf GRESENS 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).

  • Exterior mirror for a vehicle, retaining system for use with a functional component of a vehicle
    Patent number: 12427923
    Abstract: An exterior mirror for a vehicle, a retaining system for use with a functional component of a vehicle and a vehicle comprising at least one such exterior mirror. It is provided that an exterior mirror for a vehicle comprises a retaining system having a mirror module arranged thereon and at least one functional module having at least one illuminant. In an interior region of the exterior mirror, at least two retaining elements, each having groove regions, are arranged on the retaining system such that the at least one functional module is reversibly arrangeable, via sliding elements arranged on the functional module between the respective groove regions in at least one user-defined position in the interior region of the exterior mirror. In addition, a retaining system and a vehicle comprising at least one such exterior mirror are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Steffen Doehlert, Toralf Gresens
  • EXTERIOR MIRROR FOR A VEHICLE, RETAINING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220340082
    Abstract: An exterior mirror for a vehicle, a retaining system for use with a functional component of a vehicle and a vehicle comprising at least one such exterior mirror. It is provided that an exterior mirror for a vehicle comprises a retaining system having a mirror module arranged thereon and at least one functional module having at least one illuminant. In an interior region of the exterior mirror, at least two retaining elements, each having groove regions, are arranged on the retaining system such that the at least one functional module is reversibly arrangeable, via sliding elements arranged on the functional module between the respective groove regions in at least one user-defined position in the interior region of the exterior mirror. In addition, a retaining system and a vehicle comprising at least one such exterior mirror are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Steffen DOEHLERT, Toralf GRESENS