Patents by Inventor Manfred Gensler

Manfred Gensler 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).

  • Floor covering for a powered vehicle
    Patent number: 6821598
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a floor covering for a powered vehicle having a base covering 44 and a least one affixing arrangement 56″ for the affixing of the supplemental mat 42 to the base covering wherein the affixing arrangement 56″ comprises a first affixing element 20 which may be connected releaseably with a complementary second affixing element 60 provided to the supplemental mat 42. In accordance with the present invention the first affixing element 20 is embedded in the base covering 44 wherein the upwardly extending distal end of the first affixing element 20 is provided no higher than the level of the nap side of the base covering 44. A further embodiment of the floor covering of the present invention comprises the supplemental mat 42 wherein a second affixing element 60 is invisibly provided to its underside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Dura Tufting GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Gensler
  • Floor covering for a powered vehicle
    Publication number: 20020197446
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a floor covering for a powered vehicle having a base covering 44 and a least one affixing arrangement 56″ for the affixing of the supplemental mat 42 to the base covering wherein the affixing arrangement 56″ comprises a first affixing element 20 which may be connected releaseably with a complementary second affixing element 60 provided to the supplemental mat 42. In accordance with the present invention the first affixing element 20 is embedded in the base covering 44 wherein the upwardly extending distal end of the first affixing element 20 is provided no higher than the level of the nap side of the base covering 44. A further embodiment of the floor covering of the present invention comprises the supplemental mat 42 wherein a second affixing element 60 is invisibly provided to its underside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventor: Manfred Gensler