Patents by Inventor Axel BOYWITT

Axel BOYWITT 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).

  • Publication number: 20150097397
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle body with a lateral roof frame, a sliding roof structure and an angled connecting flange with a first web and second web. The first web is connected in a frictionally and/or positively joined manner to the lateral roof frame by means of a first elongated hole arrangement. The second web is connected to the sliding roof structure in a frictionally or positively joined manner by means of a second elongated hole arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo Fettel, Ralf Krug, Axel Boywitt
  • Patent number: 8814260
    Abstract: A wind deflector for an overflowable opening in a wall element of a motor vehicle, which can be moved from a basic position exposed at least nearly to no flow into an operating position exposed to a flow, is provided. The wind deflector includes a movable first clamping arm that protrudes over the wall element in the operating position exposed to a flow, and a movable second clamping arm. The wind deflector includes an extensive wind deflector arranged between the first clamping arm and second clamping arm, wherein the second clamping arm and/or the wind deflector at least nearly abuts against an edge of the overflowable opening in the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Axel Boywitt, Ingo Fettel, Manfred Tines, Klaus-Dieter Kramer
  • Patent number: 8672397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof structure of a motor vehicle, in which a roof channel, which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, having a fastening flange is formed on both vehicle sides by at least one vehicle body component. A roof module is fastened on the two fastening flanges, which has a planar section, implemented at least sectionally in the form of a glass roof, for bridging a roof opening formed between the roof channels, at least one pair of installation bases for installing a roof rail being arranged between the fastening flanges and the planar section of the roof module. The planar section has a plurality of module openings, which are assigned to the installation bases and are each enclosed by a plastic extrusion coating, for an installation of the roof rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Richard Stahlhut, Axel Boywitt
  • Publication number: 20120292950
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof structure of a motor vehicle, in which a roof channel, which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, having a fastening flange is formed on both vehicle sides by at least one vehicle body component. A roof module is fastened on the two fastening flanges, which has a planar section, implemented at least sectionally in the form of a glass roof, for bridging a roof opening formed between the roof channels, at least one pair of installation bases for installing a roof rail being arranged between the fastening flanges and the planar section of the roof module. The planar section has a plurality of module openings, which are assigned to the installation bases and are each enclosed by a plastic extrusion coating, for an installation of the roof rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Richard STAHLHUT, Axel BOYWITT