Patents by Inventor Arno K. Flohr

Arno K. Flohr 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: 4848823
    Abstract: A remotely controlled power-assisted vehicle cover is attached to a take-up spool winding and unwinding mechanism which is housed in an eccentric-shaped containment tube, mounted under the front or back bumper areas of a vehicle. The vehicle cover is extracted from the cylindrical cover containment tube and placed over a vehicle by a wand fastened to the l eading edge of the vehicle cover and houses a wireless control system including a remote motor control and a transmitter to send: on/off, single or variable speed, and reversing controls to the drive motor of the cover extracting/retracting mechanism. In addition to controlling the co ver drive motor, the control wand is used to physically guide the protective cover on or off the vehicle. The control wand can easily be operated with one hand and enables precise control of the power-assisted application or removal of the vehicle cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Entretec, Inc.
    Inventors: Arno K. Flohr, Edward J. Fasiska