Patents by Inventor Saman Hekmat

Saman Hekmat 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).

  • Device for influencing an air flow
    Patent number: 6523889
    Abstract: In a device for influencing the air flow in the area of the roof opening (10) of an openable motor vehicle roof with at least one wind deflector (14) which is located to be vertically displaceable in the area of the front edge of the roof opening between a neutral position in which the top of the wind deflector does not project over the fixed roof surface, and an extended position in which the top of the wind deflector does project over the fixed roof surface, the wind deflector can be selectively moved into at least one first extended position in which an air flow streaming over the motor vehicle roof (20) is routed exclusively over the top of the wind deflector, and into at least one second extended position in which an air flow streaming over the motor vehicle roof is routed at least partially under the wind deflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Webasto Vehicle Systems International GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Birndorfer, Helmut Höckmayr, Saman Hekmat, Stephan Schreiter
  • Device for influencing an air flow
    Publication number: 20010017479
    Abstract: In a device for influencing the air flow in the area of the roof opening (10) of an openable motor vehicle roof with at least one wind deflector (14) which is located to be vertically displaceable in the area of the front edge of the roof opening between a neutral position in which the top of the wind deflector does not project over the fixed roof surface, and an extended position in which the top of the wind deflector does project over the fixed roof surface, the wind deflector can be selectively moved into at least one first extended position in which an air flow streaming over the motor vehicle roof (20) is routed exclusively over the top of the wind deflector, and into at least one second extended position in which an air flow streaming over the motor vehicle roof is routed at least partially under the wind deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Robert Birndorfer, Helmut Hockmayr, Saman Hekmat, Stephan Schreiter