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Johann Van Niekerk
Also filed as: VAN NIEKERK JOHANN
37 granted patents·8 pending applications·145 citations·filing 2011–2024
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45 records- 0196US9050690B2Component connection and/or method for connecting componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·41 cites·18 claims
- 0292US9039318B2Component connection comprising a first and a second component and a male and a female fixing elementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·39 cites·24 claims
- 0391US9631655B2Component connection and method for connecting two componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 25, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 0489US9751282B2Plastic componentBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 5, 2017·7 cites·5 claims
- 0582US9687928B2Fixing element, method for welding a fixing element to a component and component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·6 cites·16 claims
- 0681US9382928B2Component connection and a method for connecting two componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·6 cites·21 claims
- 0780US9222500B2Component connection and method for the detachable connection of the components of a component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 29, 2015·6 cites·28 claims
- 0879US11266209B2Functional element comprising a ball-like welded element, combination of components comprising a functional element of said type, and method for manufacturing a combination of components of said typeBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 8, 2022·2 cites·6 claims
- 0977US9873186B2Connecting elementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·6 cites·8 claims
- 1076US10314371B2Clamping element and component connection having a clamping elementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 1175US10022938B2Plastic componentBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·7 claims
- 1275US9855978B2Component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 2, 2018·4 cites·13 claims
- 1373US10738812B2Component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 1473US9550259B2Method for connecting two components, and component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 1573US9097272B2Fixing arrangement for fixing motor vehicle componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·5 cites·9 claims
- 1672US10072688B2Clip connection and clip elementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 1761US10718367B2Component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 21, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 1861US9707644B2Method for connecting two vehicle components and/or two non-vehicle componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 18, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 1957US10414027B2Method for positioning a component and component positioning deviceBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 2056US11331772B2Method of connecting two components as well as a component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2022·0 cites·12 claims
- 2156US10654136B2Component connection and method for producing a component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2255US11027367B2Tool for laser beam processing, laser beam processing apparatus and method for laser beam processingBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·12 claims
- 2354US10655660B2Component connection and method for the plastic forming of a ballBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Granted May 19, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2454US10252469B2Method for producing a component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 9, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 2553US11839930B2Method for welding componentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 2653US9701049B2Method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastics part with a connecting regionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·0 cites·9 claims
- 2751US12203789B2Water management systemCONNECTED SENSORS LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2851US10605283B2Method for producing a component connection and component connection produced according to the methodBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
- 2950US10245790B2Method for producing a component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·0 cites·11 claims
- 3050US2025327711A1Toilet leak detection device and methodCONNECTED SENSORS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3149US10550871B2Method for producing a component connection and component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 3249US2014270907A1Connecting ElementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3347US10307878B2Method for producing a component or a component composite consisting of a plurality of components, using a camera for detecting the position of a componentBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 4, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 3447US2024151011A1Water management system for a buildingCONNECTED SENSORS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3545US10427243B2Method for producing a laser weld seam between components by use of a spherical or sphere-like element, and corresponding component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 3645US2018015677A1Method for Exchanging a Section of a Plastic ComponentBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3745US2017136577A1Method for Welding a Ball onto a First Component, and Method for Connecting Two ComponentsBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3844US10371186B2Method for producing a component connection and component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 6, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 3942US10823212B2Component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 3, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
- 4041US10421155B2Method for producing a component connection from two different materials, and a corresponding component connectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 4140US10590970B2Plastic component comprising a connecting elementBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 4237US2017114816A1Clip Element, Method for Producing a Component Connection, and Component ConnectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4334US8567035B2Method of loosely prefixing at least two components that are to be firmly connected with one anotherVAN NIEKERK JOHANN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·0 cites·13 claims
- 4430US2016138626A1Longitudinally Displaceable Clip ConnectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4526US2017097027A1Method for Pressing a Ball Together with a First Component, and a Component ConnectionBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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