Patents by Inventor Udo Mildner

Udo Mildner 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: 7984944
    Abstract: A fender for a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a headlight aperture and a mounting flange for the support on a bodywork of the motor vehicle. The mounting flange and a flange for the connection of a bumper are connected to one another with a bracket. The bracket is mounted to the bodywork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Udo Mildner, Sven Lösch
  • Publication number: 20110148152
    Abstract: A body structure is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, two side sills running in the vehicle longitudinal direction, between which a floor group is situated, and two rear frame profiles rigidly connected to the floor group, which extend from the floor group to the rear. The body structure has a structure crossbeam running in the vehicle transverse direction, which rigidly connects each of the two side sills and also the two rear frame profiles directly to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Juergen HULBERT, Martin SCHWARZ
  • Publication number: 20110140464
    Abstract: A frontal structure is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a support structure that can be connected to longitudinal members of a front frame, to which a cooling module is fastened with a retaining device, and a bumper cross member mounted ahead of the cooling module. The retaining device includes, but is not limited to at least two cooling module holders that are attached to a component selected from support structure and cooling module and which are provided with elongate recesses, in which retaining elements attached to the respectively other component are anchored. The retaining device is configured in such a manner that in the event of a backward yielding of the bumper cross member, a translational displacement of the cooling module in the direction opposite to the direction of travel is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Udo MILDNER
  • Publication number: 20110133512
    Abstract: A deformation element, a motor vehicle fender bracket with the deformation element, and a method for producing a deformation element are provided. The deformation element serves to receive external impulses introduced into the deformation element and includes, but is not limited to at least two sleeves that are displaceable relative to one another, and a spring-elastic pressure element that is supported in each case on the at least two sleeves that are displaceable relative to one another. In this case, it is provided that at least one of the sleeves has at least one embossing that forms a sliding surface for the other sleeve. The at least one embossing is preferably introduced by electromagnetic pulse forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Lothar TESKE, Viet-Hung NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20110133518
    Abstract: A bearing structure arrangement of a motor vehicle body is provided with at least one bearing structure component extending essentially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which is provided in the interior or dry area of the motor vehicle to form a single-piece connection between the vehicle front wall and a rear frame of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas WANKE, Udo MILDNER, Franz-Josef RINGEL
  • Publication number: 20110101641
    Abstract: A structural component for a rear frame structure of a motor vehicle is provided with a mounting zone suitably designed for the mounting of a rear axle, more preferably of the twist-beam axle type, a first support zone suitably designed for supporting a suspension spring of the rear axle, a second support zone suitably designed for supporting a shock absorber of the rear axle, and at least one fastening zone suitably designed for fastening the structural component to the rear frame structure. In addition, it extends to an assembly consisting of a rear axle with structural components fastened thereto, a rear frame structure of a motor vehicle with such structural components, and a motor vehicle equipped accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Thomas ENDERICH
  • Publication number: 20110006561
    Abstract: A body part of a front frame of a motor vehicle has a structural component of plastic arranged in a frame part. The structural component is connected with a cage nut through material connection. Via the cage nut a front axle is screwed to the body part. A carrying part for holding the cage nut is welded to the frame part for this purpose and connected to the structural component via over molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Jürgen HULBERT, Lothar TESKE, Lutz UHLENBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20110000728
    Abstract: A cooling air guide device is provided for a motor vehicle which, viewed in the travel direction of the vehicle, can be situated in front of at least one cooling component of the vehicle and has at least one first guide component, which can be situated on a load-bearing structural part of the vehicle and one second guide component, which is upstream from the first guide component in the travel direction. The second guide component protrudes at least regionally up to a bumper fascia and has a material which is more easily deformable than the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Udo MILDNER
  • Publication number: 20100307854
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a front hood, a windshield, and an airbag, which is installed on the front hood and at least partially overlaps the windshield in the expanded state. A detachable connection is provided between a shell, which is fastened on a lower side of the front hood and receives the airbag, and the hood, at least along a rear edge of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Udo MILDNER
  • Publication number: 20100140981
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle body, plates of a rocker panel reinforcement situated inside a rocker panel are led up to a terminus part manufactured from plastic. A front wall of the terminus part is led up almost to a tire envelope curve. In the event of a crash of the motor vehicle, occurring forces are introduced particularly early into the plates of the rocker panel reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Thomas ENDERICH, Lothar TESKE
  • Publication number: 20100109383
    Abstract: A front structure for a motor vehicle has a stiffening element situated in a crossbeam. The stiffening element is enclosed by a bulkhead plate and a front wall and ensures a high level of rigidity of the crossbeam. The front structure additionally has a low weight in this case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Lothar TESKE, Thomas ENDERICH
  • Publication number: 20100084891
    Abstract: In a vehicle body for a motor vehicle, a crossbeam is situated between two longitudinal girders of a front frame. The crossbeam is formed from the vehicle front wall, the cover plate and the bulkhead plate. The bulkhead plate is led up to a plate of a wheel arch laterally outside the longitudinal girders. The vehicle body thus has a particularly high stability at a low weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Udo MILDNER
  • Publication number: 20090284046
    Abstract: A fender for a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a headlight aperture and a mounting flange for the support on a bodywork of the motor vehicle. The mounting flange and a flange for the connection of a bumper are connected to one another with a bracket. The bracket is mounted to the bodywork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Udo MILDNER, Sven LÖSCH
  • Publication number: 20080238129
    Abstract: An attachment element is provided with a central cylinder. The first end of the central cylinder has an internal thread and the other end terminates with an outer disk, where it can be screwed down, and passes through an inner disk between the outer disk and its first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Walter Billmaier, Thomas Ackermann, Stefan Schussler, Udo Mildner