Patents by Inventor Karl Kressel

Karl Kressel 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: 6073988
    Abstract: A collapsible hard top for a convertible including a top panel, two side longitudinal top carriers, two rear posts adjoining the two side top carriers from behind, respectively, a top element including a rear window of the convertible and displaceable relative to the top panel, and support and guide rails forming a displacement guide for displacing the top element, together with the rear top posts, with the support and guide rails being arranged in drop-down position relative to a rear panel of the convertible and within a trunk, and with the top panel being formed of at least two longitudinal sections at least one of which is supported for displacement in a longitudinal direction of the convertible on the two side carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Edscha Cabrio-Verdecksysteme GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Helmut Huber, Karl Kressel
  • Patent number: 4206497
    Abstract: A folding headlight for motor vehicles in which the housing holding the main headlights, has a topside which is made at least partially of a light-permeable material. An auxiliary headlight is located within the topside portion of the housing and serves as a light signal. The auxiliary headlight is aligned in the folded position of the housing and has its main beam axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. When viewed in the direction of travel, the auxiliary headlight is located ahead of the main headlights and is displaced upward relative to them. The auxiliary headlight is a broad-band headlight, and the main beam axes of the auxiliary headlight and the main headlight include an angle which corresponds to the tilt angle of the housing. In the extended position of the housing, the light signal is connected to the main headlight which is constructed as a long-distance headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1980
    Inventor: Karl Kressel