Patents by Inventor Harald Heiss

Harald Heiss 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).

  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: 7481476
    Abstract: As an alternative to a known partition between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment of a passenger vehicle that is open at the top, a preassembly unit including a transverse member extending over the width of the vehicle and insertable into side receptacles fixedly mounted on the body is proposed. The transverse member is additionally supported via struts on the automotive body. The struts run obliquely downward and outward at an angle of approximately 45° to the transverse member, resulting in a large clearance below the transverse member that can be utilized for loading between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Heiss, Gerhard Neis
  • Vehicle body
    Publication number: 20060273629
    Abstract: As an alternative to a known partition between a passenger compartment and a luggage compartment of a passenger vehicle that is open at the top, a preassembly unit including a transverse member extending over the width of the vehicle and insertable into side receptacles fixedly mounted on the body is proposed. The transverse member is additionally supported via struts on the automotive body. The struts run obliquely downward and outward at an angle of approximately 45° to the transverse member, resulting in a large clearance below the transverse member that can be utilized for loading between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Harald Heiss, Gerhard Neis