Patents by Inventor Walter Schiffler

Walter Schiffler 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).

  • Bearing device
    Patent number: 8091175
    Abstract: A bearing device comprising: an at least partially hollow structural element having a first wall region provided with an opening and a second wall region, the first and second wall regions being located opposite one another; and a punching bushing provided for bearing at least one separate component, the punching bushing comprising a punching blade being in jam contact with a punched out opening of the second wall region such that the punching bushing connects the first and second wall regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Manfred Weiss, Walter Schiffler
  • Bearing device
    Publication number: 20080047095
    Abstract: A bearing device comprising: an at least partially hollow structural element having a first wall region provided with an opening and a second wall region, the first and second wall regions being located opposite one another; and a punching bushing provided for bearing at least one separate component, the punching bushing comprising a punching blade being in jam contact with a punched out opening of the second wall region such that the punching bushing connects the first and second wall regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicants: Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    Inventors: Manfred Weiss, Walter Schiffler