Patents by Inventor Uwe Semmelmann

Uwe Semmelmann 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).

  • Guide unit for a height-adjustable cargo floor and motor vehicle with such a guide unit and a height-adjustable cargo floor
    Patent number: 8256816
    Abstract: A guide unit is provided for a height-adjustable cargo floor of a motor vehicle with a retaining part, to which a cargo floor can be fixed, and with a guide, along which the retaining part can be displaced from a lower position into an upper position. In addition, a spring element is provided for prestressing the retaining part into the topmost position. A motor vehicle is also provided with a height-adjustable cargo floor and at least one guide unit of the above-described type that is rigidly fixed to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fischer, Karsten Mau, Uwe Semmelmann
  • GUIDE UNIT FOR A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE CARGO FLOOR AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SUCH A GUIDE UNIT AND A HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE CARGO FLOOR
    Publication number: 20100320791
    Abstract: A guide unit is provided for a height-adjustable cargo floor of a motor vehicle with a retaining part, to which a cargo floor can be fixed, and with a guide, along which the retaining part can be displaced from a lower position into an upper position. In addition, a spring element is provided for prestressing the retaining part into the topmost position. A motor vehicle is also provided with a height-adjustable cargo floor and at least one guide unit of the above-described type that is rigidly fixed to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fischer, Karsten Mau, Uwe Semmelmann