Patents by Inventor Walter Widl

Walter Widl 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).

  • Hinge system of a hood of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11897414
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A hinge system of a hood of a vehicle has a hinge which is arranged between the hood and a mating element of the vehicle. The hinge is designed both for opening the hood and for raising the hood when the latter is in the closed state, and includes a lifting-piston actuator for initiating a raising movement of the hood. The lifting-piston actuator has a piston element which can be connected to the hinge and/or the hood in a form-fitting manner in order to limit freedom of movement of the hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Boiger, Michael Kelm, Walter Meierhofer, Walter Widl
  • Hinge System of a Hood of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220048462
    Abstract: Please substitute the new Abstract submitted herewith for the original Abstract: A hinge system of a hood of a vehicle has a hinge which is arranged between the hood and a mating element of the vehicle. The hinge is designed both for opening the hood and for raising the hood when the latter is in the closed state, and includes a lifting-piston actuator for initiating a raising movement of the hood. The lifting-piston actuator has a piston element which can be connected to the hinge and/or the hood in a form-fitting manner in order to limit freedom of movement of the hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander BOIGER, Michael KELM, Walter MEIERHOFER, Walter WIDL
  • Vehicle with an impact damping arrangement between the vehicle body and a vehicle door or vehicle panel
    Patent number: 10450786
    Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one vehicle door or vehicle flap which forms a first body, a vehicle bodyshell which forms a second body, and an impact damper arrangement. The impact damper arrangement is configured such that, when the vehicle door or vehicle flap moves toward the vehicle bodyshell, a first movement section is passed through first, and then a second movement section is passed through. The first movement section is arranged such that movement along the first movement section comes to an end when a lock and closing element come into contact with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Koestler, Anton Kieferl, Marcus Knechtel, Markus Springsklee, Walter Widl
  • Vehicle with an impact damping arrangement between the vehicle body and vehicle door or vehicle panel
    Publication number: 20170067279
    Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one vehicle door or vehicle flap which forms a first body, a vehicle bodyshell which forms a second body, and an impact damper arrangement. The impact damper arrangement is configured such that, when the vehicle door or vehicle flap moves toward the vehicle bodyshell, a first movement section is passed through first, and then a second movement section is passed through. The first movement section is arranged such that movement along the first movement section comes to an end when a lock and closing element come into contact with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ulrich Koestler, Anton Kieferl, Marcus Knechtel, Markus Springsklee, Walter Widl