Patents by Inventor Michael Vinko

Michael Vinko 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: 4173174
    Abstract: An installation for the supply of fresh and/or heated air into the interior space of a motor vehicle which is equipped with an air guide channel within the area of the inner covering of a body part; the air guide channel is formed by a part of the inner wall of the vehicle body part and by a cover member mounted thereon and is in communication with the vehicle interior space by way of discharge openings directed into the vehicle interior space; recesses are thereby provided within the edge area of the cover member and/or within the inner covering adjoining the same or in the vehicle body part adjoining the cover member which form the discharge openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Vinko, Dieter Schmid