Patents by Inventor Olaf Weismuller

Olaf Weismuller 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).

  • Convertible vehicle with a roof held at lateral roof linkage parts
    Patent number: 7857374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle having a roof which is provided with lateral roof linkage parts and can be stowed away in the rear of the vehicle. At least one hold-down device acts on the roof linkage parts of the stowed roof and is associated with the body of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Weismuller, Klaus Russke
  • Convertible with a roof which can be stored in a folding-top compartment
    Patent number: 7806459
    Abstract: A convertible vehicle has a vehicle body with a passenger compartment defined therein and a rearward body region with a top storage well defined therein. A movable roof has a closed position extending over the passenger compartment and a stowed position in the top storage well. The top storage well has a base element that is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The base element covers an intermediate space between the rearward side of the seats and the inner side of the rear roof region when the roof is in the closed position and the base element is in the raised position. A coupling linkage interconnects the base element with the rear roof region such that movement of the roof from the stowed position to the closed position causes movement of the base element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Weismüller, Udo Heselhaus
  • Convertible With a Roof Which Can Be Stored in a Folding-Top Compartment
    Publication number: 20080217954
    Abstract: A convertible vehicle has a vehicle body with a passenger compartment defined therein and a rear region with a top storage well defined therein. A retractable roof is movable between a closed position extending over the passenger compartment and a stowed position in the top storage well. The top storage well has a base region that is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The base region covers an intermediate space between the rearward side of the seats and the inner side of the rear roof region when the roof is in the closed position and the base region is in the raised position. A coupling linkage interconnects the base region with the rear roof region such that movement of the retractable roof from the stowed position to the closed position causes movement of the base region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Weismuller, Udo Heselhaus
  • Convertible Vehicle Comprising a Roof Held at Lateral Roof Linkage Parts
    Publication number: 20080054673
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle comprising a roof which is provided with lateral roof linkage parts and can be stowed away in the rear of the vehicle, said vehicle being embodied in such a way that at least one holding-down device acting on the roof linkage parts of the stowed roof is associated with the body of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Weismuller, Klaus Russke