Patents by Inventor Andreas Sedlmeir

Andreas Sedlmeir 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).

  • Patent number: 10384521
    Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway, a winding shaft and lateral elements wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway. The lateral edges of the shade guideway have each a flat and flexible driving band. In order to ensure that said diving bands are wound on the winding shaft and are unwound therefrom in a specific manner, a lateral winding guide is arranged at the winding shaft for each driving band, said winding guides preventing the driving bands from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
  • Publication number: 20170113522
    Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway, a winding shaft and lateral elements wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway. The lateral edges of the shade guideway have each a flat and flexible driving band. In order to ensure that said diving bands are wound on the winding shaft and are unwound therefrom in a specific manner, a lateral winding guide is arranged at the winding shaft for each driving band, said winding guides preventing the driving bands from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
  • Patent number: 9358861
    Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system (10,40,50) for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway (12), a winding shaft and lateral guide elements (18, 20) wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway (12). The lateral edges of the shade guideway (12) have each a flat and flexible driving band (22A, 22B). In order to ensure that said driving bands (22A, 22b) are wound on the winding shaft (16) and are unwound therefrom in specific manner, a lateral winding guide (28A, 28B;42;52) is arranged at the winding shaft (16) for each driving band (22A, 22B), said winding guides (28A, 28B;42;52) preventing the driving bands (22A, 22B) from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
  • Publication number: 20090309393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wind deflector for a vehicle roof comprising a roof opening (14) which can be closed by means of a displaceable cover element (16), said wind deflector comprising a deflector element (20) which is arranged along a front edge (17) of the roof opening (14) and can be displaced between a lowered inoperative position and a deployed operating position, in which there is a gap between the deflector element (20) and the front edge (17) of the roof opening (14) for the flow to pass under the deflector element (20), wherein at least one turbulence-generating device (24) made of a foldable flat material is arranged between the deflector element (20) and the front edge (17) of the roof opening (14), in the mounted state, said turbulence-generating device being effective when the flow passes under the deflector element (20), being arranged in the path of the flow passing under the deflector element (20) in the deployed operating position thereof and being deposited in a folded manner in the low
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Johann Pihale, Andreas Sedlmeir
  • Patent number: 7537278
    Abstract: A guide device for a movable roof element of an openable vehicle roof with a guide sliding block connected to the roof element and with a guide unit which has two guide surfaces which route the guide sliding block between themselves and which are pointed in opposite directions, one of the guide surfaces being held on the guide unit to be able to move relative to the guide sliding block and being pretensioned relative to the other guide surface by a spring mechanism, the spring mechanism having at least two spring elements which are located in a parallel connection on the guide unit. Preferably, the component which contains the slide surface is supported by the first spring element on the first support site of the guide unit and by the second spring element on the second support site of the guide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Seifert, Johann Pihale, Dominik Hoelzel, Andreas Sedlmeir
  • Publication number: 20080277077
    Abstract: The invention concerns a shade system (10,40,50) for a motor vehicle, said system being adapted to obscure a transparent bodywork element. Said shade system comprises at least one shade guideway (12), a winding shaft and lateral guide elements (18, 20) wherein are guided the lateral edges of the shade guideway (12). The lateral edges of the shade guideway (12) have each a flat and flexible driving band (22A, 22B). In order to ensure that said driving bands (22A, 22b) are wound on the winding shaft (16) and are unwound therefrom in specific manner, a lateral winding guide (28A, 28B;42;52) is arranged at the winding shaft (16) for each driving band (22A, 22B), said winding guides (28A, 28B;42;52) preventing the driving bands (22A, 22B) from being laterally offset at the winding shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Rockelmann, Andreas Sedlmeir, Armin Frommer, Frank Koslowski
  • Publication number: 20080001441
    Abstract: A guide device for a movable roof element of an openable vehicle roof with a guide sliding block connected to the roof element and with a guide unit which has two guide surfaces which route the guide sliding block between themselves and which are pointed in opposite directions, one of the guide surfaces being held on the guide unit to be able to move relative to the guide sliding block and being pretensioned relative to the other guide surface by a spring mechanism, the spring mechanism having at least two spring elements which are located in a parallel connection on the guide unit. Preferably, the component which contains the slide surface is supported by the first spring element on the first support site of the guide unit and by the second spring element on the second support site of the guide unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Seifert, Johann Pihale, Dominik Hoelzel, Andreas Sedlmeir