Patents by Inventor Moritz PRADELLA

Moritz PRADELLA 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: 12270942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible sensor strip for a motor vehicle, in particular for a tailgate, a movable roof element or a convertible top of a motor vehicle, the flexible sensor strip including: a first continuous portion; a second portion, which is at least partially electrically connected to the first continuous portion, and comprises alternately arranged recesses and mounting portions; where the first continuous portion and the second portion are arranged at an angle to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Alexander Hinz, Moritz Pradella
  • Publication number: 20240239161
    Abstract: A fixed roof element for a vehicle roof, said fixed roof element having a panel to the underside of which at least one guide rail of a shading system is joined via a plastic moulded portion. The plastic moulded portion receives a clamping unit, which keeps the guide rail at the panel and which is formed by at least one insert part of the plastic moulded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHREIBER, Julian KNÖPFLE, Ludwig STIGLER, Johann LANG, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Eva HUTTNER
  • Publication number: 20240113397
    Abstract: A vehicle battery for an electric vehicle, a method for producing a busbar assembly, and a busbar assembly for installation in a vehicle battery for an electric vehicle, comprising a housing and a plurality of busbars received in the housing, where a busbar receiving body formed of a cured plastics foam is applied by foaming to an inside wall of a housing part, where each busbar is inserted into a receiver in the busbar receiving body and is held therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Moritz Pradella, Matthias Morvilius
  • Publication number: 20240113396
    Abstract: A busbar assembly for a vehicle battery of an electric vehicle, comprising at least two busbars arranged side by side for electrically contacting at least one electrical component of the vehicle battery, where the busbars are surrounded by a plastics body, where at least one fastening insert for fastening the plastics body to a structure of the vehicle battery is embedded in the plastics body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Moritz Pradella, Jan Woköck
  • Publication number: 20240069164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible sensor strip for a motor vehicle, in particular for a tailgate, a movable roof element or a convertible top of a motor vehicle, the flexible sensor strip including: a first continuous portion; a second portion, which is at least partially electrically connected to the first continuous portion, and comprises alternately arranged recesses and mounting portions; where the first continuous portion and the second portion are arranged at an angle to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Hinz, Moritz Pradella
  • Publication number: 20240010059
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle roof has a deployable cover, a cover inside panel coupled to the cover and a cover frame configured to couple the cover to a roof of a vehicle. The assembly has a cover receptacle unit having a receptacle element with a receptacle opening and an insertion element, the insertion element and receptacle opening designed to match one another. One receptacle element and insertion element in terms of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle roof is coupled to the cover frame on a front cross strut of the latter and the other receptacle element and insertion element is coupled to the cover inside panel, so that the cover by inserting the insertion element into the receptacle opening can be coupled to the cover frame and an operationally ready state of the assembly is able to be configured on the front cross strut of the cover frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Julian KNÖPFLE, Ulrich SCHREIBER, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Publication number: 20240010058
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle roof having a cover for forming a deployable for the roof, and an inner cover panel which is coupled to the cover. The assembly also has a cover frame configured for coupling the cover to a roof bodywork of the motor vehicle. The assembly also has a cover receiving unit configured for receiving the cover and coupling it to the cover frame; and a tilt mechanism which is coupled firstly to the inner cover panel and secondly to the cover frame, and which is configured for moving the cover between a first retracted position and a second deployed position. The assembly moreover has an electric drive unit coupled directly to the tilt mechanism so that the cover can be electrically moved between the first and second position by the tilt mechanism and the drive unit without the use of the drive cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHREIBER, Julian KNÖPFLE, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Publication number: 20230406081
    Abstract: A cover system for a vehicle roof has a deployable and retractable first cover with a predefined stiffness and a fixed second cover with a predefined stiffness. The cover system has a cover frame coupled to the two covers. The cover system has a cross strut with a stiffness of predefined configuration. The cross strut is coupled to the cover frame on opposite sides and is disposed between a rear edge of the first cover and a front edge of the second cover. The cover system has a reinforcement assembly having a U-shaped reinforcement frame coupled to the first cover, the reinforcement frame and the stiffnesses of the two covers and the cross strut configured to be mutually adapted such that a movement of the covers in the vertical direction is permitted within a predefined tolerance range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHREIBER, Julian KNÖPFLE, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Publication number: 20230406075
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle roof has a cover, a cover inside panel and a cover frame to couple the cover to the roof body. The assembly has a cover receptacle unit and a tilting mechanism having a deployment lever, a sliding guide and a slotted guide. The deployment lever is pivotably coupled to the sliding guide and pivotably coupled to the cover inside panel and having first and second pivot axis. The sliding guide by the slotted guide is coupled to the cover frame so the cover by the tilting mechanism is adjustable between a retracted and deployed position. The tilting mechanism is configured that the second pivot axis is fixed in position relative to the cover, and the first pivot axis when transferring the cover from the first to second position is displaceable, and when reaching the second position is fixed in position relative to the sliding guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Julian KNÖPFLE, Ulrich SCHREIBER, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Publication number: 20230406080
    Abstract: An assembly for vehicle roof has a deployable cover, a cover inside panel which is coupled to the cover, and a cover frame configured to couple the cover to the roof. The assembly has a cover receptacle unit to receive the cover and to couple the latter to the cover frame, and a cover centering unit with a centering lever and lever receptacle, configured to match one another. One centering lever and lever receptacle is coupled to the cover frame on a lateral longitudinal strut of the latter. The other of centering lever and lever receptacle is coupled to the cover inside panel so that the cover can be coupled to the cover frame by the cover receptacle unit and by inserting the centering lever is able to be centered in the lever receptacle in relation to a plane of main extent of the cover relative to the cover frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Julian KNÖPFLE, Ulrich SCHREIBER, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Publication number: 20230391175
    Abstract: An assembly for sealing an intermediate space between two covers for a vehicle roof has a cover frame which is configured to couple a deployable and retractable first cover and a fixed second cover to a roof body of the motor vehicle, and a cover seal which is configured to seal a space between the first cover and the cover frame. The assembly furthermore has an adhesive track which is configured to couple the second cover to the cover frame, and a cross strut which in terms of a longitudinal axis of the vehicle roof is coupled to the cover frame on opposite sides. The assembly further has a respective permanently plastic sealant element, which is disposed in a respective peripheral region of the cross strut and is coupled in a sealing manner to the latter and to the cover frame, the cover seal and the adhesive track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ulrich SCHREIBER, Julian KNÖPFLE, Maciej KACZMAREK, Moritz PRADELLA, Johann LANG
  • Patent number: 11110780
    Abstract: An assembly for a roof of a motor vehicle having two roof frame elements. The two roof frame elements are arranged in such a way relative to one another that a region of overlap is formed, in which the two roof frame elements overlap one another, a plastic jacket, which covers the region of overlap and seals off the region of overlap, wherein the following are formed along the region of overlap in a manner offset with respect to one another: a joining location, at which the two roof frame elements are connected to one another and which is covered by the plastic jacket to seal off the joining location, an adhesive bonding location, which is formed on an outer side of the plastic jacket, for the application of an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Philipp Hüttel, Moritz Pradella
  • Publication number: 20200114740
    Abstract: An assembly for a roof of a motor vehicle having two roof frame elements. The two roof frame elements are arranged in such a way relative to one another that a region of overlap is formed, in which the two roof frame elements overlap one another, a plastic jacket, which covers the region of overlap and seals off the region of overlap, wherein the following are formed along the region of overlap in a manner offset with respect to one another: a joining location, at which the two roof frame elements are connected to one another and which is covered by the plastic jacket to seal off the joining location, an adhesive bonding location, which is formed on an outer side of the plastic jacket, for the application of an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Philipp HÜTTEL, Moritz PRADELLA
  • Patent number: 10406901
    Abstract: A wind deflector for a vehicle roof having a displaceable cover element. The wind deflector can have an unfoldable deflector element made of a flat flexible material and whose lower edge portion can be fastened to a vehicle-mounted base via a lower edge strip and whose upper edge portion is fastened to a pivotable deploying bow via an upper edge strip. The lower edge strip and the vehicle-mounted base and/or the upper edge strip and the deploying bow can form a respective fastening system. The fastening system may have a fixing rib on one side and an arrangement of tabs attached to the fixing rib on the other side, the arrangement of tabs being formed by locking tabs and support tabs alternating along the fixing rib, the locking tabs and the support tabs being in contact with the fixing rib on sides facing away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Rudolf Wimmer, Moritz Pradella
  • Publication number: 20180208035
    Abstract: A wind deflector for a vehicle roof having a displaceable cover element. The wind deflector can have an unfoldable deflector element made of a flat flexible material and whose lower edge portion can be fastened to a vehicle-mounted base via a lower edge strip and whose upper edge portion is fastened to a pivotable deploying bow via an upper edge strip. The lower edge strip and the vehicle-mounted base and/or the upper edge strip and the deploying bow can form a respective fastening system. The fastening system may have a fixing rib on one side and an arrangement of tabs attached to the fixing rib on the other side, the arrangement of tabs being formed by locking tabs and support tabs alternating along the fixing rib, the locking tabs and the support tabs being in contact with the fixing rib on sides facing away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Rudolf WIMMER, Moritz PRADELLA