Patents by Inventor Uwe Reddmann

Uwe Reddmann 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: 12624579
    Abstract: A motor vehicle locking system having a locking mechanism with a rotary catch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary catch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl in order to hold a lock striker; a control unit; and a pyrotechnic actuator, wherein the pyrotechnic actuator can be activated by means of the control unit, and the locking mechanism can be unlocked by means of the pyrotechnic actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ömer Inan, Michael Scholz, Holger Schiffer, Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12612808
    Abstract: A method for closing and opening a motor vehicle lock door and to a motor vehicle lock includes a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a rotational movement of the rotary latch being lockable in at least one latching position by means of the pawl, a closing device, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from a pre-latching position into a main latching position by means of the closing device, and an opening device, wherein a door element can be transferred from a closing position into an open position by means of the opening device, and wherein a coupling element can be controlled by a drive device such that an opening and closing of the door element can be made possible by means of the closing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12584334
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door arrangement is equipped with at least one electromotive drive for positioning a door leaf in a predetermined gap position relative to a motor vehicle body. A state sensor which is connected to a control unit and detects the state of the door leaf is also provided. The control unit acts on the electromotive drive in accordance with signals of the state sensor, wherein the electromotive drive is preferably only acted on if the positioning of the door leaf, based on the state, requires this. According to the invention, for this purpose, the electromotive drive acts on a body component via a switch lever, equipped with its own switch sensor, in order to position the door leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tobias Klocke, Thorsten Bendel, Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12559994
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock having a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein a rotary movement of the rotary latch can be locked by means of the pawl, an electric drive device with which the pawl can be transferred from a locking position into a release position for the locking mechanism, and an opening device, wherein a vehicle part interacting with the motor vehicle lock can be moved by means of the opening device from a closed position into an open position, and wherein a safety means is provided, wherein the safety means makes it possible to hold the vehicle part in the event of a power failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reddmann, Holger Schiffer, Ömer Inan, Christian Sturm, Peter Szegeny
  • Publication number: 20260043278
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, comprising a locking mechanism which has a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl and the locking mechanism can be placed in engagement with a lock striker (28), a run-in buffer (21) arranged in a housing (31) of the motor vehicle lock, wherein the run-in buffer (21) can be placed in engagement with the lock striker (28), and an opening device which is arranged at least partially in the motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening device has an opener (20), and the opener (20) can be placed in engagement with the lock striker (28), wherein the opener (20) interacts with the run-in buffer (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas SOHLBACH, Armin HANDKE, Uwe REDDMANN
  • Patent number: 12366095
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a motor vehicle lock having a locking mechanism that is mounted in a lock case and consists substantially of a rotary latch and a locking pawl. Furthermore, a lock striker that interacts with the locking mechanism is provided, as well as an opener that engages the lock striker during an opening process of an associated motor vehicle door. The opener is acted upon by means of an opening device, at least part of which is integrated in the motor vehicle lock. According to the invention, the opening device is also designed to lift the locking pawl off the rotary latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reddmann, Ulrich Weichsel
  • Publication number: 20250198207
    Abstract: A lock for a motor vehicle, comprising a locking mechanism with a rotary catch and at least one locking pawl, wherein the rotary catch can be latched by means of the locking pawl in at least one latching position, a lock housing with at least one housing cover, a printed circuit board which is arranged in the interior of the lock housing, wherein the printed circuit board is arranged in a dry chamber which is separated at least from the locking mechanism, and wherein the dry chamber can be sealed by way of a plastics film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AG
    Inventor: Uwe REDDMANN
  • Publication number: 20250101790
    Abstract: An opening device is provided for a movable motor vehicle element, for example a motor vehicle door, a motor vehicle door handle, a motor vehicle fuel tank door, or the like. For this purpose, the opening device is equipped with an electric motor drive which has at least one electric motor and also has at least one transmission element rotationally driven by the at least one electric motor, said transmission element being provided for acting upon the movable motor vehicle element. According to the invention, the transmission element is rotationally acted upon by means of two or more electric motors jointly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Uwe REDDMANN, Benjamin DJEDOVIC
  • Publication number: 20250059804
    Abstract: A method for closing and opening a motor vehicle lock door and to a motor vehicle lock includes a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a rotational movement of the rotary latch being lockable in at least one latching position by means of the pawl, a closing device, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from a pre-latching position into a main latching position by means of the closing device, and an opening device, wherein a door element can be transferred from a closing position into an open position by means of the opening device, and wherein a coupling element can be controlled by a drive device such that an opening and closing of the door element can be made possible by means of the closing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Uwe REDDMANN
  • Publication number: 20250027346
    Abstract: A motor vehicle door arrangement is equipped with at least one electromotive drive for positioning a door leaf in a predetermined gap position relative to a motor vehicle body. A state sensor which is connected to a control unit and detects the state of the door leaf is also provided. The control unit acts on the electromotive drive in accordance with signals of the state sensor, wherein the electromotive drive is preferably only acted on if the positioning of the door leaf, based on the state, requires this. According to the invention, for this purpose, the electromotive drive acts on a body component via a switch lever, equipped with its own switch sensor, in order to position the door leaf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tobias KLOCKE, Thorsten BENDEL, Uwe REDDMANN
  • Publication number: 20250027345
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a rotary latch and a pawl. An electromotive drive is also implemented, which performs actuating movements using a drive element. There is also a blocking element for the drive element. According to the invention, the blocking element is designed as a blocking lever which is rotatable about a pin and which pivots into its blocking position by means of an actuating movement of the drive element. In this way, the actuating movement of the drive element and a subsequent reversing movement take place in a purely motorized manner and without spring force, specifically until the blocking position is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Uwe REDDMANN
  • Patent number: 12203310
    Abstract: An opening apparatus for a motor vehicle door element, the opening apparatus having an electric drive and an actuator, wherein the actuator can be displaced by the drive and a gear mechanism arranged between the actuator and the drive, such that a movement of the door element can be made possible by displacement of the actuator, and a sensor for detecting the door element movement, wherein at least one gear mechanism component of the gear mechanism is pivotably received in the opening apparatus, and the pivoting movement of the gear mechanism component can be detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Publication number: 20250003261
    Abstract: A motor vehicle locking system having a locking mechanism with a rotary catch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary catch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl in order to hold a lock striker; a control unit; and a pyrotechnic actuator, wherein the pyrotechnic actuator can be activated by means of the control unit, and the locking mechanism can be unlocked by means of the pyrotechnic actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ömer INAN, Michael SCHOLZ, Holger SCHIFFER, Uwe REDDMANN
  • Publication number: 20250003263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door arrangement which is equipped with at least one electromotive drive (4, 18) and a closing device (6). The electromotive drive (4, 18) is configured to open a door leaf (1) into a predefined gap position (gap S) in comparison with the motor vehicle body (2) and additionally to implement at least one functional position of the closing device (6). According to the invention, the functional position of the closing device (6) is a safety position and/or an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Tobias KLOCKE, Thorsten BENDEL, Uwe REDDMANN
  • Patent number: 12173546
    Abstract: An opening device for a motor vehicle door element having an electric drive and an actuating means, wherein the actuating means is adjustable by means of the drive and a gear mechanism arranged between the actuating means and the drive, with the result that a movement of the door element can be made possible, and a sensor for detecting a force on the opening device, wherein the door element can be held by way of the actuating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12129688
    Abstract: A motor vehicle closing device having a locking mechanism with a catch; at least one pawl, said catch being latchable in at least one latching position by means of the pawl; a lock holder, wherein the lock holder can be brought into engagement with the catch by means of a relative movement between the closing device and the lock holder, and the locking mechanism can be converted into a latching position; and means for locking the lock holder in a main latching position of the locking mechanism. According to the invention, a holding device is provided. The holding device is used to convert a vehicle part which interacts with the motor vehicle closing device from a closed position into an open position, and the holding device forms at least one part of the means for locking the lock holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12129704
    Abstract: An opening apparatus for a motor vehicle door element, comprising an electric drive, an actuator, more particularly a pusher element, acting on the door element, wherein the actuator can be adjusted by means of the electric drive and a transmission arranged between the electric drive and the actuator, such that the door element can be at least opened by means of the actuator, wherein a discontinuous transmission ratio is made possible by means of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Patent number: 12024937
    Abstract: A partial-opening device for a motor-vehicle door element, having an electric drive, an actuating element, more particularly a pushing element which acts the door element, wherein the actuating element can be moved by means of the electric drive and by means of a gearing arranged between the electric drive and the actuating element, such that the door element can be at least partially opened by means of the actuating element, and wherein the gearing has a drive lever, which is disposed on an outer end of the actuating element, which outer end is associated with the door element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe Reddmann
  • Publication number: 20240044183
    Abstract: A method for closing and opening a motor vehicle door and a motor vehicle latch having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, wherein a rotary movement of the catch can be locked in at least one latching position by means of the pawl, a drive device, with which the pawl can be transferred from a latching position into a release position for the catch, and a closing device, by means of which the pawl can be transferred from a latching position into a release position for the catch, and a closing device, it being possible by means of the closing device to transfer the latch from a pre-ratchet position into a main ratchet position, and it being possible by means of the drive device to control a coupling element in such a way that the vehicle part can be set up by means of the closing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Uwe REDDMANN
  • Publication number: 20240026723
    Abstract: An opening apparatus for a motor vehicle door element, comprising an electric drive, an actuator, more particularly a pusher element, acting on the door element, wherein the actuator can be adjusted by means of the electric drive and a transmission arranged between the electric drive and the actuator, such that the door element can be at least opened by means of the actuator, wherein a discontinuous transmission ratio is made possible by means of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Uwe REDDMANN