Patents by Inventor Charles Wassen

Charles Wassen 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).

  • Publication number: 20160325610
    Abstract: A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle, including applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by means of a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used which serves for shaping further sections of the curable material, an opening remaining accessible towards the environment through which the curable material can be introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Joachim ROEDER, Stefan VOGEL, Martin NISCACK, Pavol HURBAN, Andre SCHARPER, Andreas KUNZE, Charles WASSEN
  • Patent number: 9308804
    Abstract: A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle is provided. The method including the steps of: applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used for further shaping sections of the curable material, and wherein an opening remains accessible towards an environment through which the curable material is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: ROOF SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Roeder, Stefan Vogel, Martin Niscack, Pavol Hurban, Andre Schaper, Andreas Kunze, Charles Wassen
  • Publication number: 20140049076
    Abstract: A method of attaching functional components to a roof element of a vehicle, including applying a curable material in a low-viscosity state which is molded in sections by means of a first mold surface, wherein a second mold surface is used which serves for shaping further sections of the curable material, an opening remaining accessible towards the environment through which the curable material can be introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Joachim ROEDER, Stefan VOGEL, Martin NISCACK, Pavol HURBAN, Andre SCHARPER, Andreas KUNZE, Charles WASSEN
  • Patent number: 5283956
    Abstract: A device for indicating the aim, at least in bearing, of the optical axis of the reflector of a motor vehicle headlight relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, wherein the device comprises apparatus for establishing a reference direction and suitable for being mounted on a fixed portion of the vehicle to define a reference direction that is well determined relative to the longitudinal axis apparatus. Apparatus is also included for establishing the direction of the optical axis of the reflector and is fixed relative to the reflector and distinct from a surface of the reflector for generating its beam. Finally, an indicator is provided for establishing the position of the optical axis direction relative to the reference direction. Indications thus given by the device enable the reflector to be adjusted after is has been mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Patrice Collot, Charles Wassen, Ghislaine Pinson, Hector Fratty, Jean-Marie Brel, Guy Dorleans, Norbert Brun
  • Patent number: 4954933
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a device for adjusting the aiming direction of a motor vehicle headlight reflector, said device comprising three essentially localized bearing points to support said reflector against a relatively fixed structure, the three bearing points being placed at the three apexes of a triangle having one horizontal side, one of said points being fixed and the other two points being adjustable through shifting in a direction that is essentially perpendicular to the plane of said triangle, to cause heightwise and lateral variation in the aiming direction of the reflector, and further comprising driving means capable of moving at least one of the two adjustable points, wherein the two adjustable bearing points are located on one and the same lateral side of the headlight, opposite the fixed support, the driving means include a single driving member, and means are provided for selectively connecting the driving member to a first adjustable bearing point, which is horizontally aligned with the fixed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Charles Wassen