Patents by Inventor Markus Ofen

Markus Ofen 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: 6773053
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a window glass of a motor vehicle, with anti-trap protection, in particular on a cabriolet or coupe, with a motor-driven and electronically controlled adjustment mechanism. In a partly open position of the window glass a gap exists between a side edge of the glass and an adjacent glass edge of a further window glass, or of a chassis component, for example, the pillar of a door frame. The gap is closed on closing the window glass by [means of a] movement in the Z- and X-axes. The window glass moves essentially vertically (in the Z-axis), on going from the at least partly opened position to an almost completely closed glass position, while maintaining a vertical gap, between the side edge of the glass and an adjacent sealing edge of a further window glass or a chassis component and, in the last phase of the closing process, an essentially horizontal displacement (in the X-axis) and/or a rotary movement of the window glass occurs about the transverse axis (Y-axis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugtelle GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Stefan Richter, Markus Ofen
  • Publication number: 20030116994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting a window glass of a motor vehicle, with anti-trap protection, in particular on a cabriolet or coupe, with a motor-driven and electronically controlled adjustment mechanism. In a partly open position of the window glass a gap exists between a side edge of the glass and an adjacent glass edge of a further window glass, or of a chassis component, for example, the pillar of a door frame. Said gap is closed on closing the window glass by means of a movement in the Z- and X-axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Stefan Richtor, Markus Ofen