Patents by Inventor Oluf H. Bendixen

Oluf H. Bendixen 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).

  • Sunroof assembly for an automotive vehicle and control system for operating a sunroof assembly
    Patent number: 6056352
    Abstract: A sunroof assembly (20) of an automotive vehicle employs dual sunroof panes, a pair of movable sunshades and a control system for operating the function thereof. In one aspect of the present invention, a sunroof assembly provides a substantially transparent front pane (22) which is slidable from a covering position to a retracted position and a substantially transparent rear pane (24) movable from a covering position to an open position. In another aspect of the present invention, a sunroof assembly (20) provides a pair of substantially transparent panes in combination with a front sunshade (26) and a rear sunshade (28). The sunshades are movable from a functional position to a stowed position. In a further aspect of the present invention, a control system (32) provides an electric switch assembly (30), electrical circuit and software for operating the panes and sunshades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: ASC Incorporated
    Inventors: Kip A. Ewing, James M. Helms, Oluf H. Bendixen, Mark A. Caye, John D. Goins, David A. Smith