Patents by Inventor Alexander Bross

Alexander Bross 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: 7578549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof, which comprises at least two rigid roof sections, which can be displaced between a closed position that covers the vehicle interior and a storage position that exposes the vehicle interior and which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction in the closed position and are stowed in a concealed storage compartment in the stored position. The roof is equipped with a sliding roof cover element that runs over the exterior and that is guided in an assembly that extends on both sides of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction. To reliably drain leaked water from the region of the guide assembly, a water drainage channel (56) is located beneath the guide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Thomas Betzl, Alexander Bross
  • Publication number: 20080224503
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle roof, which comprises at least two rigid roof sections, which can be displaced between a closed position that covers the vehicle interior and a storage position that exposes the vehicle interior and which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction in the closed position and are stowed in a concealed storage compartment in the stored position. The roof is equipped with a sliding roof cover element that runs over the exterior and that is guided in an assembly that extends on both sides of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction. To reliably drain leaked water from the region of the guide assembly, a water drainage channel (56) is located beneath the guide assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Betzl, Alexander Bross