Patents by Inventor Anton Joehl

Anton Joehl 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).

  • Roof module of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7802842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof module of a motor vehicle, which can be fastened to the chassis of the motor vehicle and defines a roof area. The aim of the invention is to improve the utility of the roof module or the motor vehicle. For this purpose, the roof module (9) is a planar full roof that is non-transparent or at least partially transparent, or the roof module (9) is a panoramic roof that projects towards the top and/or is at least partially transparent and/or comprises a roof box fixed to the top thereof, or comprises a bearing device (18) for detachably fixing a roof box (19) to the top of the roof module (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Oliver Vogt, Bernhard Schleicher, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Koelbl, Anton Jöhl, Alain Leroy, Rupert Kogler, Nigel Westwood, Mirko Konta
  • DEVICE FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A PIVOTING CHASSIS PIECE
    Publication number: 20090265989
    Abstract: A device for opening and/or closing a pivoting body piece (14), especially a rear hatch, of a motor vehicle (10). The device has an electric motor drive (20) which drives a motor shaft which drives the pivotable body piece (14) via a gearing (22). In order to enable the device to have a clutch-free structure, the electric motor drive (20) is provided, in accordance with the invention, with an electronic isolation means (24) which can be activated depending on a signal from a sensor means (30) which recognizes manual actuation of the pivoting body piece (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Tobias Mueller, Anton Joehl, Josef Appel, Thomas Kraus
  • Motor vehicle roof with a control means for electrical motor vehicle components and process for operating electrical motor vehicle components
    Patent number: 7342485
    Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a control for comfortable operation of at least one motor vehicle component by a passenger of the vehicle, the control having a sensor surface arrangement (12g) for detecting the presence and/or movement of the hand or part of the hand of the passenger in a detection area of the sensor surface arrangement (12g). The sensor surface arrangement (12g) provides an electrical trigger signal based on detection of the presence and/or movement of at least part of the hand for triggering the vehicle component(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Anton Joehl, Joachim Klesing, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Eder
  • Motor vehicle roof with a control means for electrical motor vehicle components and process for operating electrical motor vehicle components
    Publication number: 20040227625
    Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a control for comfortable operation of at least one motor vehicle component by a passenger of the vehicle, the control having a sensor surface arrangement (12g) for detecting the presence and/or movement of the hand or part of the hand of the passenger in a detection area of the sensor surface arrangement (12g). The sensor surface arrangement (12g) provides an electrical trigger signal based on detection of the presence and/or movement of at least part of the hand for triggering the vehicle component(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Anton Joehl, Joachim Klesing, Thomas Rudolph, Michael Eder