Patents by Inventor Heinz Pschorn

Heinz Pschorn 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: 8100466
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a passenger car, the vehicle roof having a modular, multishell structure, the vehicle roof including a variably configurable functional shell for providing stiffness to the vehicle roof and configured to be directly attached to a body shell of the vehicle and for variable accommodation of functional elements; an outside roof skin configured to be fixed to an outside surface of the functional shell with a fixing means; and at least one inside lining element configured to be fixed to an inside surface of the functional shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn
  • Patent number: 7695042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for a motor vehicle comprising at least one a tray-shaped container (2) and a hat rack (3), wherein said hat rack (3) is shaped in such a way that it covers the tray-shaped container (2), the inventive receiving device (1) can be placed between the loading space (4) and the passenger compartment (5) of the motor vehicle and the hat rack (3) is at least partly made of a flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Publication number: 20090267387
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a passenger car, the vehicle roof having a modular, multishell structure, the vehicle roof including a variably configurable functional shell for providing stiffness to the vehicle roof and configured to be directly attached to a body shell of the vehicle and for variable accommodation of functional elements; an outside roof skin configured to be fixed to an outside surface of the functional shell with a fixing means; and at least one inside lining element configured to be fixed to an inside surface of the functional shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn
  • Publication number: 20090212585
    Abstract: The inventive loading arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises a loading space (1) consisting of a loading space surface (2) and a pivotable loading space trap-door (3) provided with a receiving surface (4), wherein said loading space trap-door (3) is pivotable to a loading position, in which the loading space surface (2) and the receiving surface (4) are arranged on the same plane or in a substantially parallel manner and a transporting device is placed in such a way that it is movable between the loading space surface (2) and the receiving surface (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Publication number: 20090115228
    Abstract: A vehicle roof is proposed, particularly a passenger automobile roof, comprising a roof outer skin and an internal lining element which serves as a support for functional elements. According to the invention, the internal lining element is frictionally (by means other than form-interlocking means) connected to the roof outer skin, at least locally, and at least in its edge border regions it is fabricated from a flexible material in such a way that its lateral dimensions are adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn
  • Publication number: 20080284189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a loading space arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising a loading space (1) having a loading area, a loading space gate (3), which can pivot about an essentially horizontal axis and which has a holding surface, the loading area and the holding surface, when in a loading position, being located in a plane or in planes oriented approximately parallel to one another. The loading space arrangement has an essentially box-shaped transport device (5) that, in the loading position, can be detachably mounted on the holding surface of the loading space gate (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Publication number: 20080185870
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle with a rear area in which an additional cargo carrier is integrated, comprising a gate, which can pivot about an axis and which, when open, defines an approximately horizontal plane. In addition, a transport module (11) is provided, which can be placed on the cargo support (10) or is mounted thereon and which has means specifically designed for holding and/or fastening certain types of cargo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Publication number: 20080150310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for a motor vehicle comprising at least one a tray-shaped container (2) and a hat rack (3), wherein said hat rack (3) is shaped in such a way that it covers the tray-shaped container (2), the inventive receiving device (1) can be placed between the loading space (4) and the passenger compartment (5) of the motor vehicle and the hat rack (3) is at least partly made of a flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Publication number: 20080122240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tailgate for a vehicle, said tailgate comprising an additional load carrier which is arranged in such a way that it can be pivoted or tilted about an axis in relation to the tailgate, and comprises at least one loading surface arranged approximately horizontally in an outwardly pivoted position. The load carrier (10) also comprises at least one tiltable wall (12) which is connected, at a rigid approximately right angle, to the loading bottom (11) which is approximately horizontally positioned in the outwardly pivoted position, said tiltable wall being located inside the loading region of the vehicle, in the inwardly pivoted position of the load carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Alain Leroy, Heinz Pschorn, Robert Braun, Dirk Legler, Michael Koelbl, Oliver Vogt, Thomas Rudolph, Thomas Jakimenczuk
  • Patent number: 7334833
    Abstract: A rear hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle is proposed which comprises a first, upper rear hatch part (15) which is attached via a coupling means (16) to a body section (11) and can be pivoted around an axis which runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a second, lower rear hatch part (15) with an upper edge which in the closed position borders the lower edge of the upper rear hatch part (14) and which lower rear hatch part can be pivoted out relative to the upper rear hatch part (14) by means of at least one articulated mechanism. As claimed in the invention the articulated mechanism (19) is guided in at least one guide rail (23) so that the lower rear hatch part (15) in the outwardly pivoted state can be translationally shifted relative to the upper rear hatch part (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Webasto AG
    Inventors: Michael Koelbl, Alain Leroy, Dirk Legler, Thomas Jakimenczuk, Heinz Pschorn, Thomas Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20070158973
    Abstract: A rear hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle is proposed which comprises a first, upper rear hatch part (15) which is attached via a coupling means (16) to a body section (11) and can be pivoted around an axis which runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, and a second, lower rear hatch part (15) with an upper edge which in the closed position borders the lower edge of the upper rear hatch part (14) and which lower rear hatch part can be pivoted out relative to the upper rear hatch part (14) by means of at least one articulated mechanism. As claimed in the invention the articulated mechanism (19) is guided in at least one guide rail (23) so that the lower rear hatch part (15) in the outwardly pivoted state can be translationally shifted relative to the upper rear hatch part (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: WEBASTO AG
    Inventors: Michael Kolbl, Alain Leroy, Dirk Legler, Thomas Jakimenczuk, Heinz Pschorn, Thomas Rudolph, Heinz Pschorn