Patents by Inventor Bernd Sebastian

Bernd Sebastian 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).

  • Wheel house shell for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7086692
    Abstract: A wheel house shell is adapted to and mounted on the contour of a motor vehicle wheel house and is provided with an air outlet opening having ribs or gills. A deflector is provided in front of the cool air outlet opening, as seen in the direction of rotation of the wheel, so that particles thrown directly from the wheel and sliding along the wheel house shell wall are guided laterally around rather than the cool air outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bernd Sebastian
  • Wheel house shell for a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20050116508
    Abstract: A wheel house shell is adapted to and mounted on the contour of a motor vehicle wheel house and is provided with an air outlet opening having ribs or gills. A deflector is provided in front of the cool air outlet opening, as seen in the direction of rotation of the wheel, so that particles thrown directly from the wheel and sliding along the wheel house shell wall are guided laterally around rather than the cool air outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
    Inventor: Bernd Sebastian
  • Cooling system for an automotive drive unit
    Publication number: 20040231898
    Abstract: To cool an automotive drive system mounted in the rear of the vehicle, air inlet openings are provided in the covering panel part of the undercarriage, creating through the influx of air a cold air layer zone around the transmission and the bottom of the engine, displacing a hot air layer zone of the engine, which is layered above the cold air, outward through air outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Manfred Hochkoenig, Thomas Wolf, Bernd Sebastian