Patents by Inventor Geoffrey TANAKA-WISSEL

Geoffrey TANAKA-WISSEL 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: 11318823
    Abstract: A roof system for a vehicle includes a fixed roof element, forming a fixed roof segment of a vehicle roof bounding a passenger compartment and situated in a rear area of the vehicle roof, a roof opening and closing mechanism, which allows a relative movement of a movable roof element in relation to the fixed roof element and/or a relative movement of a movable roller blind in relation to the vehicle roof. The fixed roof element is designed as a single-piece roof element having at least one impact energy absorption section and at least one receiving section locally distinct from the impact energy absorption section for receiving electrical and/or mechanical function elements, by which or in the interplay of which with other function elements a movement of the movable roof element for opening and closing of the roof opening and/or driving the roller blind can be effectuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Geoffrey Tanaka-Wissel, Alexander Walter
  • Publication number: 20190315207
    Abstract: A roof system for a vehicle includes a fixed roof element, forming a fixed roof segment of a vehicle roof bounding a passenger compartment and situated in a rear area of the vehicle roof, a roof opening and closing mechanism, which is designed to allow a relative movement of a movable roof element in relation to the fixed roof element for the opening and closing of a roof opening in the vehicle roof and/or a relative movement of a movable roller blind in relation to the vehicle roof. The fixed roof element is designed as a single-piece roof element having at least one impact energy absorption section and at least one receiving section locally distinct from the impact energy absorption section for receiving of electrical and/or mechanical function elements, by which or in the interplay of which with other function elements a movement of the movable roof element for the opening and closing of the roof opening and/or a driving of the roller blind can be effectuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Geoffrey TANAKA-WISSEL, Alexander WALTER