Patents by Inventor Helmut Woerner

Helmut Woerner 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).

  • Covering for a gap in a vehicle
    Patent number: 7080867
    Abstract: A covering for a gap between a rear seatback and a baggage compartment covering in a vehicle which has no components permanently connection to the rear seatback is provided. The covering is implemented to slide past the front edge of the baggage compartment covering, and thus covers the gap in each position of the rear seatback. The covering has a covering flap, a hinge and a restoring device. The covering flap is linked to the front edge of the baggage compartment covering or to a hinge support attached to the baggage compartment covering using the hinge and projects forward toward the seatback. The restoring device generates an opposing force, which must be overcome by the seatback to pivot the covering flap out of the at least approximately horizontal base position over the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Woerner, Siegfried Stoeckl, Jochen Bade
  • Covering for a gap in a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050023854
    Abstract: A covering for a gap between a rear seatback and a baggage compartment covering in a vehicle which has no components permanently connection to the rear seatback is provided. The covering is implemented to slide past the front edge of the baggage compartment covering, and thus covers the gap in each position of the rear seatback. The covering has a covering flap, a hinge and a restoring device. The covering flap is linked to the front edge of the baggage compartment covering or to a hinge support attached to the baggage compartment covering using the hinge and projects forward toward the seatback. The restoring device generates an opposing force, which must be overcome by the seatback to pivot the covering flap out of the at least approximately horizontal base position over the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut Woerner, Siegfried Stoeckl, Jochen Bade