Patents by Inventor Jorn Lenhardt

Jorn Lenhardt 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).

  • Publication number: 20020153751
    Abstract: A hatch for an opening in a fixed roof surface of a motor vehicle such as a bus, commercial vehicle or camping vehicle. The hatch includes a frame for insertion into the roof opening, a selectively movable cover supported by the frame, and a lining for at least partially covering or clearing the roof opening or the cover. The lining is attached roof-mounted by way of a connecting site which is made such that the lining can be manually removed without a tool in order to at least partially clear the roof opening or the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Jorn Lenhardt, Hans-Michael Wardenga, Helmut Stenzel, Dieter Schulz
  • Patent number: 6439655
    Abstract: A hatch in a fixed roof surface of a motor vehicle with a frame (1) which is located in the roof cutout in the roof surface, with a cover (2) which can be opened and closed relative to the frame (1) via a raising mechanism, and with an actuating mechanism for the raising mechanism, the raising mechanism having a first pair of toggle joints (3 and 4) which are supported on the frame (1) to raise one edge of the cover (2) and a second pair of toggle joints (5 and 6) which are supported on the frame (1) to raise the opposite edge of the cover (2), and the actuating mechanism having a transmission mechanism (24) which can be moved along the frame (1), which is guided on the frame (1), and to which actuating elements (28, 29 and 30, 28′, 29′, 30′) are attached for simultaneous actuation of the toggle joints of a respective one of the first and second pairs of toggle joints (3, 4 and 5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Jörn Lenhardt, Hans-Michael Wardenga, Helmut Stenzel, Dieter Schulz