Patents by Inventor Udo Murmann

Udo Murmann 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).

  • Rivet connection and method for producing a rivet connection
    Patent number: 12128634
    Abstract: A rivet connection has a hollow rivet composed of plastics material and connects a first component to a second component. The first component has a first surface and the second component has a second and third surface. The first surface and the second surface bear on one another. The second component has a first opening between the second and the third surface. The hollow rivet has a tubular component having a lateral wall, a cavity, a first end and a second end. Part of the tubular component is disposed in the first opening of the second component. The second end of the tubular component protrudes beyond the second component. The lateral wall of the tubular component adjacent the first opening of the second component is heated and compressed and configures an outwardly bulging region. Part of the outwardly bulging region contacts the third surface of the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Murmann, Sven Friedrich, Eric Brückner
  • RIVET CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RIVET CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20200215765
    Abstract: A rivet connection has a hollow rivet composed of plastics material and connects a first component to a second component. The first component has a first surface and the second component has a second and third surface. The first surface and the second surface bear on one another. The second component has a first opening between the second and the third surface. The hollow rivet has a tubular component having a lateral wall, a cavity, a first end and a second end. Part of the tubular component is disposed in the first opening of the second component. The second end of the tubular component protrudes beyond the second component. The lateral wall of the tubular component adjacent the first opening of the second component is heated and compressed and configures an outwardly bulging region. Part of the outwardly bulging region contacts the third surface of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Murmann, Sven Friedrich, Eric Brückner