Patents by Inventor Florian Burkhardt

Florian Burkhardt 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).

  • Method for producing a vehicle roof, modular roof for a vehicle roof, and vehicle roof for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10913336
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle roof for a motor vehicle may have the steps of providing of a first roof module with a frame element and of a second roof module which is frameless with respect to the first roof module. The method may further provide the step of foaming of an edge of the second roof module at a predefined position, and coupling of a rear (in relation to a longitudinal axis (L) of the vehicle roof) section of the frame element of the first roof module to the foamed edge of the second roof module, and configuring of a modular roof as a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Matthew Pike, Michael Schönberger, Josef Haas, Florian Burkhardt, Philipp Hüttel, Robert Bertsch
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VEHICLE ROOF, MODULAR ROOF FOR A VEHICLE ROOF, AND VEHICLE ROOF FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190291548
    Abstract: A method for producing a vehicle roof for a motor vehicle may have the steps of providing of a first roof module with a frame element and of a second roof module which is frameless with respect to the first roof module. The method may further provide the step of foaming of an edge of the second roof module at a predefined position, and coupling of a rear (in relation to a longitudinal axis (L) of the vehicle roof) section of the frame element of the first roof module to the foamed edge of the second roof module, and configuring of a modular roof as a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew PIKE, Michael Schönberger, Josef Haas, Florian Burkhardt, Philipp Hüttel, Robert Bertsch