Patents by Inventor CHRISTIAN SOERGEL

CHRISTIAN SOERGEL 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: 10189338
    Abstract: A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, and which includes a top linkage and a top cover. The top linkage may be adjusted for movement between a closed position and an open position via a roof kinematic system. The roof kinematic system is configured as a four-bar linkage kinematic system having a first link, a second link, and a drive member to drive the first link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA Car Top Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Gernot Bruder, Tobias Kober, Metodi Kostadinov, Christian Soergel, Reinhard Suess
  • Publication number: 20170203641
    Abstract: A folding top for a cabriolet vehicle, and which includes a top linkage and a top cover. The top linkage may be adjusted for movement between a closed position and an open position via a roof kinematic system. The roof kinematic system is configured as a four-bar linkage kinematic system having a first link, a second link, and a drive member to drive the first link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Gernot BRUDER, Tobias KOBER, Metodi KOSTADINOV, Christian SOERGEL, Reinhard SUESS
  • Patent number: 8459719
    Abstract: A roof construction for a motor vehicle has a roll bar and a roof element which, in a closed position, is accommodated between the roll bar and a windshield and, in an open position, is accommodated behind the roll bar and can be shifted from the open position into the closed position and vice versa beyond the roll bar via an opening and closing mechanism. The roof constructing further has a covering which covers the roll bar on the outside in the open position of the roof element and in the closed position of the roof element. Vertical extending side parts of the covering can be shifted relative to the roll bar during the shifting of the roof element. A transverse part of the covering extends substantially in a horizontal direction and is fastened to the roll bar so as not to be able to be shifted relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Magna Car Top Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Schulzki, Kurt Pfertner, Gernot Bruder, Metodi Kostadinov, Christian Soergel
  • Publication number: 20120153664
    Abstract: A roof construction for a motor vehicle has a roll bar and a roof element which, in a closed position, is accommodated between the roll bar and a windshield and, in an open position, is accommodated behind the roll bar and can be shifted from the open position into the closed position and vice versa beyond the roll bar via an opening and closing mechanism. The roof constructing further has a covering which covers the roll bar on the outside in the open position of the roof element and in the closed position of the roof element. Vertical extending side parts of the covering can be shifted relative to the roll bar during the shifting of the roof element. A transverse part of the covering extends substantially in a horizontal direction and is fastened to the roll bar so as not to be able to be shifted relative thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicants: MAGNA CAR TOP SYSTEMS GMBH, DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MARKUS SCHULZKI, KURT PFERTNER, GERNOT BRUDER, METODI KOSTADINOV, CHRISTIAN SOERGEL