Patents by Inventor Andreas Brauns

Andreas Brauns 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).

  • Convertible vehicle roof movable between closed and open positions
    Patent number: 6592168
    Abstract: In a convertible vehicle roof, which is movable between closed and open positions, and which includes front and rear roof parts which are joined by a kinematic linkage arrangement by which the roof parts, which, in a closed position, are disposed closely adjacent each other, are, upon opening of the roof, first linearly moved apart before the front roof part is pivoted below the rear roof part for placement in a storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: CTS Fahrzeug-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Hasselgruber, Andreas Brauns
  • Convertible vehicle roof movable between closed and open positions
    Publication number: 20020125731
    Abstract: In a convertible vehicle roof, which is movable between closed and open positions, and which includes front and rear roof parts which are joined by a kinematic linkage arrangement by which the roof parts, which, in a closed position, are disposed closely adjacent each other, are, upon opening of the roof, first linearly moved apart before the front roof part is pivoted below the rear roof part for placement in a storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Andreas Hasselgruber, Andreas Brauns
  • Arrangement and method for locking a selector mechanism of an automatically operating change-speed gearbox
    Patent number: 5950782
    Abstract: An arrangement for locking a selector mechanism can be moved by a manual selector element, into, among others, positions P and R and is usable for an automatically operating change-speed gearbox. A servomotor can be moved by auxiliary force into one end position, in which locking dogs for locking the manual selector element in the P-position are disengaged, and by spring force into its other end position, in which locking dogs for blocking the movement of the manual selector element into the R-position are disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Brauns, Marek Milewski, Guenter Kretzmer, Klaus-Peter Hansen, Rouven Westphal