Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Greis

Wolfgang Greis 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).

  • Drive arrangement for adjusting a component in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10407966
    Abstract: A drive arrangement comprising an adjustment drive for adjusting a component, in particular a tailgate, said adjustment drive comprising an output shaft which extends concentrically about an output axis and can be rotated about the output axis in and against a direction of rotation, and comprising a hinge which has a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm that can be rotated with respect to the first hinge arm about a hinge axis, wherein the adjustment drive is provided to rotate the second hinge arm, wherein the hinge axis and the output axis are disposed in alignment with one another and wherein the second hinge arm is connected to the output shaft in a rotationally fixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Braun, Wolfgang Greis, Franz Schwendemann, Hans-Juergen Oberle
  • DRIVE ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A COMPONENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160059907
    Abstract: A drive arrangement comprising an adjustment drive for adjusting a component, in particular a tailgate, said adjustment drive comprising an output shaft which extends concentrically about an output axis and can be rotated about the output axis in and against a direction of rotation, and comprising a hinge which has a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm that can be rotated with respect to the first hinge arm about a hinge axis, wherein the adjustment drive is provided to rotate the second hinge arm, wherein the hinge axis and the output axis are disposed in alignment with one another and wherein the second hinge arm is connected to the output shaft in a rotationally fixed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Roland Braun, Wolfgang Greis, Franz Schwendemann, Hans-Juergen Oberle