Patents by Inventor Michael Heidan

Michael Heidan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230331424
    Abstract: The invention relates to a glass vessel having at least one wall and manufactured from a base material which is an alkali-containing silicate glass. It is a feature of the glass vessel that at least a surface layer is enriched in potassium and depleted of sodium and/or lithium, while an inner layer, especially one directly adjoining the surface layer, is not enriched in potassium and not depleted of sodium and/or lithium, and that the glass vessel has compressive stress up to a compressive stress depth and tensile stress beyond the compressive stress depth, wherein the tensile stress rises with increasing depth up to a tensile stress maximum within the inner layer and/or wherein the progression of the tensile stress as a function of depth does not have a linear section and/or wherein the progression of the tensile stress as a function of depth does not have a section in which tensile stress is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas VOLAND, Sabine HÖNIG, Martin GROSS, Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20230312389
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat glass pane made of a base material, which is an alkali-containing silicate glass. The flat glass pane is characterized in that at least one surface layer is enriched with potassium and is depleted of sodium and/or lithium while an inner layer, in particular an inner layer directly adjoining the surface layer, is not enriched with potassium and is not depleted of sodium and/or lithium; and the flat glass pane has a compressive stress up to a compressive stress depth and a tensile stress starting from the compressive stress depth, wherein the tensile stress increases as the depth increases up to a tensile stress maximum arranged in the inner layer, and/or the curve of the tensile stress does not have a linear section depending on the depth, and/or the curve of the tensile stress does not have a section in which the tensile stress is constant depending on the depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas VOLAND, Sabine HÖNIG, Martin GROSS, Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20230295032
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a glass article. The method includes the step of producing a glass body from a glass material and the further step of bringing the glass body, at a primary temperature which is at most 50 Kelvin below and at most 30 Kelvin above the Littleton softening point of the glass material, into contact with a liquid cooling agent which has a cooling agent temperature which is at least 200 Kelvin and at most 550 Kelvin below the primary temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas VOLAND, Sabine HÖNIG, Martin GROSS, Michael HEIDAN
  • Patent number: 11623501
    Abstract: A drive system including a guide rail assembly fixed to a roof module and including a control mechanism movable in the guide rail assembly and operatively connected to the roof part in order to move the moveable roof part between a closed position, a ventilation position, and an open position. The control mechanism has a drive slide connected to a drive transmission section. A tilting claw is provided on the drive slide, and a wall section of the guide rail assembly is provided with at least one latching profiled section positioned in the region of the guide rail assembly and facing the drive slide. The drive slide is positioned in the guide rail assembly region in the open position of the moveable roof part, and interacts with the tilting claw in a form-fitting manner when the drive slide is tilted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heidan, Marius Marquart
  • Publication number: 20220089007
    Abstract: A drive system including a guide rail assembly fixed to a roof module and including a control mechanism movable in the guide rail assembly and operatively connected to the roof part in order to move the moveable roof part between a closed position, a ventilation position, and an open position. The control mechanism has a drive slide connected to a drive transmission section. A tilting claw is provided on the drive slide, and a wall section of the guide rail assembly is provided with at least one latching profiled section positioned in the region of the guide rail assembly and facing the drive slide. The drive slide is positioned in the guide rail assembly region in the open position of the moveable roof part, and interacts with the tilting claw in a form-fitting manner when the drive slide is tilted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael HEIDAN, Marius MARQUART
  • Publication number: 20210362572
    Abstract: A drive apparatus for a movable roof part of a roof system, and a threaded helix cable therefor. The drive apparatus has a threaded helix cable, which has a driver on the end, by which the threaded helix cable can be connected to a drive slide of a displacement mechanism in a force-transmitting manner. The driver has a bent sheet-metal part which interlockingly surrounds the threaded helix cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Michael HEIDAN, Marius MARQUART
  • Patent number: 10960744
    Abstract: A system for a multi-directional roof cover system includes a vehicle comprising an opening in the top of the vehicle and a cover movably coupled to selectively cover the opening. The cover has a first end proximate a first end of the vehicle, a second end proximate a second end of the vehicle, lateral edges connecting the first end and the second end, and linkages coupling the lateral edges to the vehicle. The cover is actuatable, based on one or more conditions, between a first position in which the cover is closed and covers the opening, a second position in which the cover is open and the first end of the cover is raised relative to the second end of the cover, and a third position in which the cover is open and the second end of the cover is raised relative to the first end of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Earl, Christopher William Labadie, Brandon Loeb, Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Marius Marquart, Patricia Josephine Malloy, Jürgen Salewski, Michael Heidan, Roberto Cabral, Everardo Hernandez
  • Patent number: 10399416
    Abstract: A sliding roof system including a support frame, a front movable roof part and a rear roof part, wherein the front roof part is shiftable between a closed position, an obliquely erected ventilation position and an open position in which the front roof part is positioned over the rear roof part. The front guide lever has a lower guide joint which is guided in a guide path, which is curved downwards on the front side, of the guide rail arrangement in such a manner that, in the ventilation position of the roof part, the guide slide is held in the guide path in a self-locking manner with respect to shifting of the control slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Michael Heidan
  • Patent number: 10272751
    Abstract: A roof system for a motor vehicle including a support frame which supports at least one roof element, and drainage system which has at least one water gutter. The water gutter is provided at least over part of its length with a plurality of anti-surge bodies which are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the water gutter, are each extended over a partial region of a width and/or a height of the water gutter and leave free at least a partial portion of a base of the water gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Michael Heidan
  • Publication number: 20180326822
    Abstract: A drive system having a control slide movable by a drive transmission train in a guide rail arrangement, and having a support profile, to which the movable roof part is fastened. Front and rear deploying mechanisms move the support profile between closed, ventilating and open positions. The front deploying mechanism has a deploying lever movable in a guide channel of the guide rail arrangement by a lower sliding joint, which guide channel has a front supporting bearing holding a front section of the support profile in a pivotably movable manner. The guide channel is connected to the control slide by a rear control bearing. The deploying lever and the control slide each have a control track. The rear control bearing is guided in the control track of the control slide, and the control slide has a control cam guided in the deploying lever control track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20180326821
    Abstract: A drive system having a control slide movable by a drive transmission train in a guide rail arrangement, and having a support profile, to which a movable roof part is fastened. A rear deploying mechanism has a control slider which engages around a slotted guide web of the support profile in a movable manner and is held on a pivoting lever of the rear deploying mechanism. The pivoting lever is movable between an upper and a lower end position by a positive guidance arrangement of the control slide. The positive guidance arrangement has a control lever mounted on a guide slide in a pivotably movable manner, which guide slide is operatively connected to the control slide. The control lever acts on the control slide and/or on the pivoting lever such that the control slide and the pivoting lever are movable in a guided manner between the different end positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20180326823
    Abstract: A drive system for a movable roof part of a spoiler roof module of a motor vehicle, having a support profile, to which the movable roof part is fastened and which is assigned a control mechanism, in order to move the support profile between a closed position, a ventilator position and an open position. The control mechanism is mounted movably in a guide rail arrangement which is fixed to the vehicle, and a side panel is provided which is oriented in an upright manner and extends in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail arrangement. 2.2 The side panel is mounted such that it can be moved to a limited extent in the vertical direction relative to the guide rail arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HEIDAN
  • Patent number: 10065485
    Abstract: A sliding roof system with a guiding rail profile, including a fastening section with a plurality of mounting domes for connecting the guiding rail profile to a vehicle-fixed roof portion. A water drainage section extending in parallel to the fastening section is provided, which water drainage section is adjoined by a guiding section to guide control kinematics for a movable roof part. The fastening section is provided with integrally formed stiffening reinforcements. The stiffening reinforcements are provided in the vicinity of the mounting domes and extend in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile continuously into the water drainage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Michael Heidan
  • Patent number: 10040340
    Abstract: A drive system including a guide rail arrangement fixed to a roof module, a drive slide, a front-side lifting arrangement, a rear-side extension mechanism, and a profiled support part. The lifting arrangement and the extension mechanism interact with the profiled support part such that the profiled support part is guided in a force-controlled manner between a closed, ventilating and open positions of the roof part. The coupling device end region remote from the extension mechanism has a coupling slide which is guided in the guide rail arrangement and which comprises a blocking element that can be moved in the vertical direction. A stationary latch recess is provided in the guide rail arrangement, and the drive slide has a receiving area. Depending on the position of the drive slide, the blocking element is moved into the latch recess or into the receiving area in a force-controlled manner by mechanical control contours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heidan, Hartmut Eberst
  • Publication number: 20180215242
    Abstract: A sliding roof system including a support frame, a front movable roof part and a rear roof part, wherein the front roof part is shiftable between a closed position, an obliquely erected ventilation position and an open position in which the front roof part is positioned over the rear roof part. The front guide lever has a lower guide joint which is guided in a guide path, which is curved downwards on the front side, of the guide rail arrangement in such a manner that, in the ventilation position of the roof part, the guide slide is held in the guide path in a self-locking manner with respect to shifting of the control slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20180118001
    Abstract: A roof system for a motor vehicle including a support frame which supports at least one roof element, and drainage system which has at least one water gutter. The water gutter is provided at least over part of its length with a plurality of anti-surge bodies which are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the water gutter, are each extended over a partial region of a width and/or a height of the water gutter and leave free at least a partial portion of a base of the water gutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: MICHAEL HEIDAN
  • Patent number: 9931917
    Abstract: Sliding roof system for an automotive vehicle with a movable roof part, a fixed in location roof portion and an adjustment mechanism positioned within a guide track arrangement in order to displace the roof part between a closed position, a ventilation position and an open position below the roof portion. The adjustment mechanism includes a drive carriage driven by a drive system and a support profile fixedly connected to the roof part and operatively connected to the drive carriage by a slotted guide mechanism. The support profile, on the rear end region thereof, is articulated to a support lever, which lever is longitudinally displaceable within the guide track arrangement by a support carriage. Within the guide track arrangement a support recess is provided and fixed in location, in which a support element of the support lever is supported in response to a position of the support lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Michael Heidan
  • Patent number: 9914345
    Abstract: A wind protection device having a curved wind deflection member on which a flexible wind protection structure is retained and which has at least one lateral wind deflection arm which can be displaced by means of a guiding mechanism in the vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction of the openable roof portion between a lower rest position and an upwardly deployed operating position. The guiding mechanism includes a linear force guide having a curved guiding path along which the wind deflection arm can be displaced in the longitudinal and vertical direction relative to the roof opening portion. The wind deflection arm is associated with at least one additional supporting surface which is supported on a stationary sliding surface extending in parallel to the guiding path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heidan, Marc Wendler
  • Publication number: 20180029453
    Abstract: A sliding roof system with a guiding rail profile, including a fastening section with a plurality of mounting domes for connecting the guiding rail profile to a vehicle-fixed roof portion. A water drainage section extending in parallel to the fastening section is provided, which water drainage section is adjoined by a guiding section to guide control kinematics for a movable roof part. The fastening section is provided with integrally formed stiffening reinforcements. The stiffening reinforcements are provided in the vicinity of the mounting domes and extend in the transverse direction of the guiding rail profile continuously into the water drainage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Michael HEIDAN
  • Publication number: 20180009296
    Abstract: A drive system including a guide rail arrangement fixed to a roof module, a drive slide, a front-side lifting arrangement, a rear-side extension mechanism, and a profiled support part. The lifting arrangement and the extension mechanism interact with the profiled support part such that the profiled support part is guided in a force-controlled manner between a closed, ventilating and open positions of the roof part. The coupling device end region remote from the extension mechanism has a coupling slide which is guided in the guide rail arrangement and which comprises a blocking element that can be moved in the vertical direction. A stationary latch recess is provided in the guide rail arrangement, and the drive slide has a receiving area. Depending on the position of the drive slide, the blocking element is moved into the latch recess or into the receiving area in a force-controlled manner by mechanical control contours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Michael HEIDAN, Hartmut EBERST