Patents by Inventor Max B. Kneusels

Max B. Kneusels 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).

  • Electrical connector assembly
    Patent number: 4218109
    Abstract: A fused electrical connector for connecting an insulated conductor to a terminal is formed of two parts of unequal length, each being formed at one end for attachment to the terminal and the longer part being formed at its other end for securing on the insulation of the conductor, the shorter part being formed to retain one end of the fuse element the opposite end of which is adapted to be inserted into, or secured to, the wires of the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Max B. Kneusels
  • Sliding roof for automobile roofs
    Patent number: 4038910
    Abstract: A ventilator is positioned in the opening in a motor vehicle roof so that it can be moved between a closed position sealing the opening and a number of different oblique opening positions. Levers attached to the roof and connected to a shaft pivotally mounted on the cover affect the pivotal movement of the cover at its rear end. A mechanism is provided to selectively disconnect those levers from the roof to enable the ventilator to be fully removed, with the links attached to the ventilator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Assignee: American Sunroof Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Max B. Kneusels, Dieter Federmann, Rainer Hattass