Patents by Inventor UWE LÜSEBRINK

UWE LÜSEBRINK 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: 10940894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure for an instrument panel in a vehicle, comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements and solid support elements arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements form at least one manifold used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet for introducing air into the hollow support elements and at least one air outlet for guiding the air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel comprising such a carrier structure and is directed to a vehicle equipped with such an instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jan Dormanns, Torsten Weingärtner, Yann Buchet, Uwe Lüsebrink, Romeo Wieczorek, Simone Wilsdorf, Miodrag Conic
  • Publication number: 20190210464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-supporting carrier structure for an instrument panel in a vehicle, comprising a network of a plurality of hollow support elements and solid support elements arranged according to the results of a load path analysis, wherein the hollow support elements form at least one manifold used as an air duct comprising at least one air inlet for introducing air into the hollow support elements and at least one air outlet for guiding the air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. Furthermore, the invention is directed to an instrument panel comprising such a carrier structure and is directed to a vehicle equipped with such an instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicants: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: JAN DORMANNS, TORSTEN WEINGÄRTNER, YANN BUCHET, UWE LÜSEBRINK, ROMEO WIECZOREK, SIMONE WILSDORF, MIODRAG CONIC
  • Patent number: 9139152
    Abstract: An interior paneling component for motor vehicles is disclosed which includes a structural part with a deployment channel for a covering for an airbag, which upon deployment is expelled in a deployment direction through the deployment channel from the interior paneling component. The airbag covering is at least in part reinforced with an insert made from a thermoplastic material. The insert and the structural part are at least partially made from thermoplastic material in the same family plastics. The invention also refers to a method of producing such an interior paneling component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SMP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Eric Nogaret, Uwe Luesebrink
  • Patent number: 9102297
    Abstract: An interior paneling component for motor vehicles is disclosed which includes a structural part with a deployment channel for a covering for an airbag, which upon deployment is expelled in a deployment direction through the deployment channel from the interior paneling component. The airbag covering is at least in part reinforced with an insert made from a thermoplastic material. The insert and the structural part are at least partially made from thermoplastic material in the same family plastics. The invention also refers to a method of producing such an interior paneling component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SMP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Eric Nogaret, Uwe Luesebrink
  • Publication number: 20140054878
    Abstract: An interior paneling component for motor vehicles is disclosed which includes a structural part with a deployment channel for a covering for an airbag, which upon deployment is expelled in a deployment direction through the deployment channel from the interior paneling component. The airbag covering is at least in part reinforced with an insert made from a thermoplastic material. The insert and the structural part are at least partially made from thermoplastic material in the same family plastics. The invention also refers to a method of producing such an interior paneling component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SMP Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Nogaret, Uwe Luesebrink