Patents by Inventor Eckehard Kelm

Eckehard Kelm 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).

  • Device for adjusting the cover of a sunroof of an automobile
    Patent number: 6428093
    Abstract: An apparatus for a sunroof that contains at least one cover part for selectively closing and at least partially opening an opening in a rigid roof surface of an automobile. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a roof opening that contains a base part with side parts that lie opposite one another and define a longitudinal direction. The sunroof includes a cover part that can be tilted as well as slid along the longitudinal direction. The apparatus includes a cover carrying element that is connect to the cover part and can be pivoted about a cam pin which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction and can slide along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Meritor Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Farmont, Eckehard Kelm
  • Device for adjusting the cover of a sunroof of an automobile
    Publication number: 20020053817
    Abstract: An apparatus for a sunroof that contains at least one cover part for selectively closing and at least partially opening an opening in a rigid roof surface of an automobile. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a roof opening that contains a base part with side parts that lie opposite one another and define a longitudinal direction. The sunroof includes a cover part that can be tilted as well as slid along the longitudinal direction. The apparatus includes a cover carrying element that is connect to the cover part and can be pivoted about a cam pin which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction and can slide along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Meritor Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Farmont, Eckehard Kelm
  • Device for adjusting the cover of a sunroof of an automobile
    Publication number: 20010026085
    Abstract: An apparatus for a sunroof that contains at least one cover part for selectively closing and at least partially opening an opening in a rigid roof surface of an automobile. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a roof opening that contains a base part with side parts that lie opposite one another and define a longitudinal direction. The sunroof includes a cover part that can be tilted as well as slid along the longitudinal direction. The apparatus includes a cover carrying element that is connected to the cover part and can be pivoted about a cam pin which extends transverse to the longitudinal direction and can slide along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: Meritor Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Farmont, Eckehard Kelm