Patents by Inventor Armin Blöchl

Armin Blöchl 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: 6309009
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle convertible top has an outer cover formed with a window opening having an edge, a window having an outer edge secured to the outer-cover edge, and at least one hook fixed to the edge at a side of the opening and open toward the opening. A flexible liner generally similar to the cover has an edge extending along the side of the opening and formed with a pocket. A bar set in the pocket is fitted to the hook. The pocket is formed with an opening through which the hook engages directly with the bar. There are a plurality of the hooks spaced along the side of the opening and the pocket is formed with a plurality of the holes through which the respective hooks engage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Parat Automotive Schoenbach GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Armin Blöchl, Manfred Kasparak