Patents by Inventor Torsten Gröning

Torsten Gröning 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).

  • CRASH BOX ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF DETECTING THE INTENSITY OF AN IMPACT
    Publication number: 20120319413
    Abstract: A crash box arrangement includes a hollow member having a first hardness and defining a hollow space in communication with at least one ventilation opening; and a damper having a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness. The damper has an impulse cavity in communication with the hollow space of the hollow member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Andres, Torsten Gröning, Bjoerg Haupt, Tobias Tyroller
  • BUMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN AUTOMOBILE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BUMPER ARRANGEMENT IN A CRASH
    Publication number: 20120323447
    Abstract: A bumper arrangement for an automobile includes a crossbeam with crash boxes and a pedestrian protection element arranged on the crossbeam. The material of the pedestrian protection element has a lower firmness compared to the material of the crossbeam. A deformation element is arranged in the pedestrian protection element. The deformation element can be retracted into the crossbeam in an impact with a pedestrian, so that only the pedestrian protection element produces a damping effect. In a high-intensity crash, the deformation element can be rigidly connected with the crossbeam and thus lengthen the available deformation path of the crash box along the deformation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: MAX NIESSE, Torsten Gröning
  • Bumper of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7931319
    Abstract: A bumper of a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to a side rail of a motor vehicle frame and movable from a standby position in a direction of the motor vehicle. Placed between the cross member and the side rail is a crash box. A coupler maintains a distance between the cross member and the crash box, when the cross member assumes the standby position, and a strut extends at an inclination between the cross member and the crash box to connect the cross member to the crash box. The strut is supported upon the cross member by a linear guide and supported upon the crash box by a swivel joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schmidt, Frank Seifert, Torsten Gröning
  • BUMPER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100219649
    Abstract: A bumper of a motor vehicle includes a cross member which is disposed transversely to a side rail of a motor vehicle frame and movable from a standby position in a direction of the motor vehicle. Placed between the cross member and the side rail is a crash box. A coupler maintains a distance between the cross member and the crash box, when the cross member assumes the standby position, and a strut extends at an inclination between the cross member and the crash box to connect the cross member to the crash box. The strut is supported upon the cross member by a linear guide and supported upon the crash box by a swivel joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: CHRISTOPH SCHMIDT, Frank Seifert, Torsten Gröning