Patents by Inventor Frank Wätzig

Frank Wätzig 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).

  • Openable motor vehicle roof and switching element for actuating the openable motor vehicle roof
    Patent number: 6409261
    Abstract: A switching element for actuating an openable motor vehicle roof in which at least one outer cover part can be actuated for closing or at least partially exposing of a roof opening (3) with a first drive (13) and in which at least one inner cover part (sliding inside roof lining 5) can be actuated with a second drive (18), actuation of the outer cover part (cover 4) being assigned to a first control (28) and actuation of the inner cover part (sliding inside roof lining 5) being assigned to a second control (29). For purposes of ease of operator control and economical production, the first control (28) and the second control (29) are combined in a single switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Webasto Karosseriesysteme Gmbh
    Inventors: Franz Lindinger, Frank Wätzig