Patents by Inventor Julius Frank

Julius Frank 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: 4541611
    Abstract: An arrangement is described for pivoting a flap (5) relative to an air duct (1), as used for example in a vehicle heating and ventilation system. A first actuating element (7a) is connected by film hinge (8) to a base plate (4) on the duct, and a second actuating element (7b) is connected by film hinge (9) to the flap (5). The actuating elements (7a) and (7b) are further hinged to each other along a film hinge (10). Movement of the actuating elements 7a, 7b for example by means of a Bowden cable (12) rotates the closure flap (5) about its film hinge (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gerd Tannenlaufer, Julius Frank, Bernhard Forsting
  • Patent number: 4332416
    Abstract: A vehicle roof with a roof aperture of the type having a parametric frame and a displaceable closure panel for opening and closing the aperture is formed through the use of a pre-assembled installation unit which is attachable to the frame and upon which the closure panel is mounted. The installation unit comprises all of the parts necessary for guiding and displacing the closure panel operationally associated with each other in a manner enabling complete testing of the drive for the displaceable closure panel without attachment of the installation unit to the aperture frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Webasto-Werk W. Baier GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Alfons Lutz, Walter Schatzler, Hans Jardin, Werner Sielk, Julius Frank