Patents by Inventor Volker Hummel

Volker Hummel 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: 11987311
    Abstract: A lock system for securing a battery of a vehicle operable by muscle power and/or motor power, in particular an electric bicycle. The lock system includes: a deadbolt which is pivotable about a bolt axis, a lock cylinder which is configured to actuate the deadbolt, and a lifting element which is coupled to the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder being movable into a holding position and into a release position, the lock cylinder in the holding position preventing a removal of the battery in a removal direction, and in the release position allowing the removal of the battery. The lifting element is configured to move the battery in the removal direction when the deadbolt is moved from the holding position into the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Schumacher, Dennis Mehlo, Haris Alisic, Lisa Bayer, Thilo Koeder, Volker Jabs, Frank Hummel
  • Publication number: 20130221731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel for a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel body (3) with a rim tape (7) for receiving a tire and a rim star (9) or a wheel disk, through-holes (13) for receiving fastening means (17) of the wheel body (3) on a vehicle axle being formed in the rim star or in the wheel disk. The wheel body (3) is produced from a reinforced polymer material and is connected non-positively, positively or integrally to a cap (5), the cap (5) covering the rim star (9) or the wheel disk. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a process for producing the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: Hummel-Formen GmbH, BASF SE
    Inventors: Heiko HESS, Sven Wenigmann, Gerhard Bohrmann, Uwe Gleiter, Walter Rau, Volker Hummel