Patents by Inventor Dirk Auerswald

Dirk Auerswald 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: 20230074027
    Abstract: A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle. The roof module may have a panel component which at least partially forms a roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof skin serving as an outer sealing surface of the roof module; at least one environment sensor configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area for detecting a vehicle environment; and at least one cleaning nozzle configured to clean the see-through area. At least one flow guide element is disposed on the panel component, the flow guide element being configured to focus headwind onto at least part of the see-through area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Maximilian EHRMANN, Dirk AUERSWALD, Alexander KILIAS
  • Patent number: 6520571
    Abstract: A multi-part hollow chamber seal for sealing a rectangular cover (10) relative to the edge of a rectangular motor vehicle roof opening with a connecting part for connecting a sealing part (14) which runs around a curved comer to a sealing part (13) which adjoins it via a seam, in the form of a connecting tube (21) which penetrates the seam and which is inserted into the hollow chambers (19, 20) of the two sealing parts (13, 14). The connecting tube (21) extends along the entire bend of the sealing part (14) which runs around the corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stemmer, Dirk Auerswald, Keith Bishop, Symon Lewis
  • Publication number: 20020003358
    Abstract: A multi-part hollow chamber seal for sealing a rectangular cover (10) relative to the edge of a rectangular motor vehicle roof opening with a connecting part for connecting a sealing part (14) which runs around a curved comer to a sealing part (13) which adjoins it via a seam, in the form of a connecting tube (21) which penetrates the seam and which is inserted into the hollow chambers (19,20) of the two sealing parts (13,14). The connecting tube (21) extends along the entire bend of the sealing part (14) which runs around the comer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Stemmer, Dirk Auerswald, Keith Bishop, Symon Lewis