Patents by Inventor Ulf Bastian

Ulf Bastian 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: 6969035
    Abstract: A glass holder for glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base has a vertically movable stand element formed so that a base of a glass is placeable on the stand element, at least two movable holding-down devices which are spaced from one another and in a holding position engage over the base of a glass standing on the stand element, and in a removal position are moved outwards, and a locking mechanism which, when the stand element has been moved downwards locks the holding-down devices against movement from the holding position into the removal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Gunter Leopold, Ulf Bastian, Juergen Koerber
  • Publication number: 20050205590
    Abstract: A device for holding beverages for installing in a motor vehicle, comprising a holder having an insertion opening for insertion of a beverage container, a spring element, two diameter-compensating elements both pivoting under an action of the spring element into the insertion opening, the two diameter-compensating elements extending to different extents into the insertion opening and having pivot axes with different spacings from a circumference of the insertion opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Ulf Bastian, Steffen Krimmer, Thomas Pacher, Bernd Schaupp
  • Publication number: 20030062458
    Abstract: A glass holder for glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base has a vertically movable stand element formed so that a base of a glass is placeable on the stand element, at least two movable holding-down devices which are spaced from one another and in a holding position engage over the base of a glass standing on the stand element, and in a removal position are moved outwards, and a locking mechanism which, when the stand element has been moved downwards locks the holding-down devices against movement from the holding position into the removal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Gunter Leopold, Ulf Bastian, Juergen Koerber