Patents by Inventor Lothar Dettling

Lothar Dettling 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).

  • Folding top for vehicles
    Patent number: 5975619
    Abstract: A folding top is provided for vehicles, with the top being lowered into a rear storage compartment of the vehicle when the top is open. The upwardly directed opening of the rear storage compartment is covered by at least one lid which can be displaced for closing the top into a deflecting position that provides the pivoting clearance for the top. The lid has a supporting means arrangement which, when folding top is lowered and the lid cooperates with a corresponding supporting means arrangement of the folding top so that the folding top can be secured by the locking means of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Lothar Dettling, Astrid Harting, Sabine Hollik, Juergen Schrader