Patents by Inventor Heiko Geissinger

Heiko Geissinger 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).

  • Motor vehicle having a fixed rollover bar
    Patent number: 8678433
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (1) has a fixed rollover bar (8) that spans a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle (1) also has removable roof (16) that can be moved between a closed position where the roof (16) is arranged between a windshield frame (2) and the rollover bar (8) and a storage position where the roof (16) is behind the rollover bar (8). A linkage (15) is mounted to a vehicle body (19) behind the rollover bar (8) and can be articulated for moving the roof (16). Links (20, 21) of the linkage (15) lie in depressions (11, 23) on the rollover bar (8) when the roof (16) is in the closed position. Buffer elements (22) are between the links (20, 21) and the rollover bar (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ali Oezkan, Heiko Geissinger, Andreas Schramm
  • MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A FIXED ROLLOVER BAR
    Publication number: 20130320657
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (1) has a fixed rollover bar (8) that spans a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle (1) also has removable roof (16) that can be moved between a closed position where the roof (16) is arranged between a windshield frame (2) and the rollover bar (8) and a storage position where the roof (16) is behind the rollover bar (8). A linkage (15) is mounted to a vehicle body (19) behind the rollover bar (8) and can be articulated for moving the roof (16). Links (20, 21) of the linkage (15) lie in depressions (11, 23) on the rollover bar (8) when the roof (16) is in the closed position. Buffer elements (22) are between the links (20, 21) and the rollover bar (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Ali Oezkan, Heiko Geissinger, Andreas Schramm