Patents by Inventor Rudolf Steinbrenner

Rudolf Steinbrenner 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).

  • Retardation and energy storage device for folding-top convertibles
    Patent number: 6325446
    Abstract: A folding top for a vehicle having a vehicle body with an x direction and a z direction, the folding top comprising a front top component for resting on a part of the vehicle body when the folding top is in a closed position, another top component, the front top component being pivotable with respect to the other top component, the front top component being pivotable upwardly about a bearing axis when being opened, and a spring energy store of an automatic facility for pivoting the front top component, the spring energy store being stressed as the front top component is pivoted downwardly and released as the front top component is pivoted upwardly, the spring energy store being arranged in an installation space remote from the bearing axis of the front top component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Edscha Cabrio-Verdecksysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Wuellrich, Rudolf Steinbrenner