Patents by Inventor Dennis FELKER

Dennis FELKER 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: 10773579
    Abstract: A vehicle roof is provided having a roof opening limited by a fixed roof portion which is immobile relative to a vehicle body, and a roof opening system having a lid element which can be selectively displaced between a closed position, in which the roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is open, wherein the lid element comprises at least one rigid panel which is disposed on a support arrangement which is mounted via a multi-bar linkage on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roof, wherein an actuation handle is connected to the bilaterally disposed multi-bar linkages, allowing the lid element to be displaced between the closed position and the open position by manual actuation of the multi-bar linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Michael T. Willard, Paul Finch, Ryan Mitchell, Dennis Felker
  • Publication number: 20200164730
    Abstract: A vehicle roof is provided having a roof opening limited by a fixed roof portion which is immobile relative to a vehicle body, and a roof opening system having a lid element which can be selectively displaced between a closed position, in which the roof opening is closed, and an open position, in which the roof opening is open, wherein the lid element comprises at least one rigid panel which is disposed on a support arrangement which is mounted via a multi-bar linkage on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roof, wherein an actuation handle is connected to the bilaterally disposed multi-bar linkages, allowing the lid element to be displaced between the closed position and the open position by manual actuation of the multi-bar linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Michael T. Willard, Paul Finch, Ryan Mitchell, Dennis Felker
  • Publication number: 20200109739
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a component system of a vehicle comprising a vehicle element which is displaceable in relation to a base element and connected to a drive cable system which can be driven by a drive and comprises a first cable unit and a second cable unit which is connected to the first cable unit via a connecting unit. The connecting unit comprises a coupling box in which a spring element acting on a cable of the first cable unit is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Anilash Panikulangara, Dennis Felker
  • Patent number: 10611217
    Abstract: A vehicle roof is provided having, according to one embodiment, two lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that has a base support. The transverse roof beam can be selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and has a fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Michael T Willard, Dennis Felker
  • Publication number: 20190329638
    Abstract: A vehicle roof is provided having, according to one embodiment, two lateral longitudinal roof beams that laterally define a roof opening and are connected to each other via a transverse roof beam that has a base support. The transverse roof beam can be selectively secured to and detached from the longitudinal roof beams by a latching device and has a fixing device for at least one rigid roof panel, the fixing device being displaceable between a locked position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel is secured, and a release position, in which the at least one rigid roof panel can be removed from the vehicle roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Michael T WILLARD, Dennis FELKER