Patents by Inventor Manfred F{haeck over (a)}rber

Manfred F{haeck over (a)}rber 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).

  • Motor vehicle roof with at least two raisable and movable rigid cover elements
    Patent number: 6270154
    Abstract: A motor vehicle roof has at least two raisable cover elements for selective closing or at least partially exposing a roof opening in a fixed roof surface, with gutters which run laterally lengthwise along the roof opening, a bead-shaped seal which is located transversely in the direction of travel on the front edge of the cover element and which with the roof closed fills and seals the gap between adjacent cover elements, a first primary gutter which is located in front of the bead-shaped seal, and a secondary gutter which is located in front of the primary gutter such that two gutters arranged in a cascade are formed, the end sides of the primary and secondary gutter being located over the gutters which run laterally along the roof opening in order to drain off the water which is located on the cover element with the cover element raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred F{haeck over (a)}rber