Patents by Inventor Andreas ASCHER

Andreas ASCHER 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).

  • Method of making a folding vehicle top
    Patent number: 9085094
    Abstract: A folding top for vehicles has a cast-resin bead element provided in a connecting region between an outer cover surface element and at least one further cover element. The top is made by first inserting at least one section of the outer cover surface element into a casting mold and at least one section of a sacrificial profile into the casting mold. A head area of the profile is wider than a neck area thereof. Then a casting compound is introduced into the casting mold around the head area. After curing of the compound, the cover surface element is removed with bead element affixed thereto from the casting mold. The sacrificial profile is extracted from the bead element in order to provide an undercut seat in the bead element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: PARAT BETEILIGUNGS GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Ascher
  • Casting Form with Receiving Profile
    Publication number: 20130038083
    Abstract: A folding top for vehicles has a cast-resin bead element provided in a connecting region between an outer cover surface element and at least one further cover element. The top is made by first inserting at least one section of the outer cover surface element into a casting mold and at least one section of a sacrificial profile into the casting mold. A head area of the profile is wider than a neck area thereof. Then a casting compound is introduced into the casting mold around the head area. After curing of the compound, the cover surface element is removed with bead element affixed thereto from the casting mold. The sacrificial profile is extracted from the bead element in order to provide an undercut seat in the bead element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Andreas ASCHER