Patents by Inventor Walter Shimpl

Walter Shimpl 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).

  • Vehicle having a transverse leaf spring wheel suspension
    Patent number: 9061563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having a transverse leaf spring arranged transversely relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis. The transverse leaf spring is supported at each of the two sides of a vehicle longitudinal center plane by at least one resilient member on a vehicle-side support which is securely connected to the vehicle superstructure or an auxiliary frame which is connected to the vehicle superstructure. The resilient member and the support form an articulated engagement. With an articulated engagement provided at each side of the vehicle longitudinal center plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alberto Girelli Consolaro, Marc Simon, Paul Zandbergen, Thomas Gerhards, Walter Shimpl
  • Vehicle Having a Transverse Leaf Spring Wheel Suspension
    Publication number: 20140175767
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel suspension for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having a transverse leaf spring arranged transversely relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis. The transverse leaf spring is supported at each of the two sides of a vehicle longitudinal center plane by at least one resilient member on a vehicle-side support which is securely connected to the vehicle superstructure or an auxiliary frame which is connected to the vehicle superstructure. The resilient member and the support form an articulated engagement. With an articulated engagement provided at each side of the vehicle longitudinal center plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG and CoAG, Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alberto Girelli Consolaro, Marc Simon, Paul Zandbergen, Thomas Gerhards, Walter Shimpl