Patents by Inventor Gerd Baumgartner

Gerd Baumgartner 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).

  • Centering device for a motor vehicle having a retractable or detachable top
    Patent number: 7566090
    Abstract: A centering device for a motor vehicle having a convertible or folding top or hardtop, includes a protruding centering pin on a centering pin carrier and a centering bushing on a centering bushing carrier. A centering opening is provided in the centering bushing, which radially centers the centering pin upon penetration of at least one area of the centering pin into the centering opening. Either the centering bushing is situated in a guide opening of the centering bushing carrier or the centering pin is situated in a guide opening of the centering pin carrier so it is axially adjustable between stops. The adjustable centering bushing or the adjustable centering pin is loaded by an elastic spring device against a stop toward the fixed part, toward the centering pin, or toward the centering bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerd Baumgartner
  • Centering Device for a Motor Vehicle Having a Retractable or Detachable Top
    Publication number: 20090072591
    Abstract: A centering device for a motor vehicle having a convertible or folding top or hardtop, includes a protruding centering pin on a centering pin carrier and a centering bushing on a centering bushing carrier. A centering opening is provided in the centering bushing, which radially centers the centering pin upon penetration of at least one area of the centering pin into the centering opening. Either the centering bushing is situated in a guide opening of the centering bushing carrier or the centering pin is situated in a guide opening of the centering pin carrier so it is axially adjustable between stops. The adjustable centering bushing or the adjustable centering pin is loaded by an elastic spring device against a stop toward the fixed part, toward the centering pin, or toward the centering bushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerd BAUMGARTNER