Patents by Inventor Stefan Schäufler

Stefan Schäufler 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).

  • Publication number: 20240239167
    Abstract: An openable vehicle roof having a fixed roof element and a roof opening system having a movable lid, the fixed roof element having with a weather-strip assembly at its front and lateral edges, a rear edge of the lid element being adjacent to a transverse leg of the weather-strip assembly of the fixed roof element when in the closed position, and the kinematic mechanism having a kinematic unit on either side of the roof plane, each kinematic unit having a deployment lever which slides on an associated longitudinal leg of the weather-strip assembly when the lid element is moved, the longitudinal legs of the weather-strip assembly each being connected to the transverse leg via a corner piece. The corner piece has at least one fixing base on its underside, the fixing base engaging a corresponding geometry formed on a molded portion with which the fixed roof element is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Patent number: 11958343
    Abstract: Vehicle roof arrangement with a movable roof element held by a frame for selectively closing a roof opening. The roof element may have a first strand-like seal profile and a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile. The first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and can be fastened to the vehicle roof, and the second seal profile can be fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof. The plug connection may have a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile may be plugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Samuel Schuster, Stefan Schäufler, Andreas Josef Zunzer
  • Patent number: 11577594
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle roof having a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing and at least partially uncovering the roof opening, a strand-shaped sealing profile which is adapted on a sealing side for sealing against the movable roof element and can be fastened to a fastening side on the vehicle roof. The sealing profile may have a sealing tube which is elongated along a longitudinal axis (X) and which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a recess which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) through the sealing tube, such that the fastening side is fluid-connected to a side of the sealing tube facing away from the fastening side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Stefan Schäufler
  • Publication number: 20220371416
    Abstract: Vehicle roof arrangement with a movable roof element held by a frame for selectively closing a roof opening. The roof element may have a first strand-like seal profile and a second strand-like seal profile, which is formed separately from the first seal profile. The first seal profile is configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element and can be fastened to the vehicle roof, and the second seal profile can be fastened to the frame by a plug connection and is configured for sealing between the frame and the vehicle roof. The plug connection may have a plug-in region of the frame, into which plug-in region a projection of the second seal profile may be plugged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel SCHUSTER, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER
  • Patent number: 11498401
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a motor vehicle having a roof opening which is defined by a peripheral vehicle roof edge, a moveable roof element for either closing or at least partially exposing the roof opening, which is held on the vehicle roof, and a continuous profiled seal fixed to the vehicle roof along the vehicle roof edge, wherein the continuous profiled seal comprises a first tubular seal, wherein the first tubular seal is designed to seal the vehicle roof in relation to the moveable roof element, the first tubular seal has a drainage lip, which extends downwards in a vertical direction (Z) from the first tubular seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Michael Adam, Matthias Frank, Stefan Schäufler, Nico Austermann
  • Patent number: 11358457
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Matthias Frank, Stefan Schäufler, Andreas Josef Zunzer, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20210339612
    Abstract: A roof assembly for a vehicle roof having a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing and at least partially uncovering the roof opening, a strand-shaped sealing profile which is adapted on a sealing side for sealing against the movable roof element and can be fastened to a fastening side on the vehicle roof. The sealing profile may have a sealing tube which is elongated along a longitudinal axis (X) and which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a recess which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis (X) through the sealing tube, such that the fastening side is fluid-connected to a side of the sealing tube facing away from the fastening side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Josef Zunzer, Stefan Schäufler
  • Publication number: 20210078394
    Abstract: A vehicle roof for a motor vehicle having a roof opening which is defined by a peripheral vehicle roof edge, a moveable roof element for either closing or at least partially exposing the roof opening, which is held on the vehicle roof, and a continuous profiled seal fixed to the vehicle roof along the vehicle roof edge, wherein the continuous profiled seal comprises a first tubular seal, wherein the first tubular seal is designed to seal the vehicle roof in relation to the moveable roof element, the first tubular seal has a drainage lip, which extends downwards in a vertical direction (Z) from the first tubular seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michael ADAM, Matthias FRANK, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Nico AUSTERMANN
  • Patent number: 10926614
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a movable roof element and underlying frame with a seal hose having a strand shaped seal profile having a drain lip extending below an uppermost web of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Stefan Schäufler, Matthias Frank, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20200156452
    Abstract: A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias FRANK, Stefan SCHÄUFLER, Andreas Josef ZUNZER, Reinhard WENZEL
  • Publication number: 20190275871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a roof arrangement (8) for a vehicle roof (2) having a roof opening (3), comprising a movable roof element (4) for selectively closing or at least partially opening the roof opening (3), a frame (5) which holds the roof element (4), and a strand-shaped seal profile (9) which extends in a horizontal main direction of extent, it being possible for the strand-shaped seal profile (9) to be fastened to the vehicle roof (2), and the said strand-shaped seal profile (9) having a first seal hose (10), the first seal hose (10) being configured for sealing with respect to the movable roof element (4), the frame (5) having an uppermost web (17), the first seal hose (10) being arranged above the uppermost web (17) in a state of the roof arrangement (8) in which it is mounted for proper operation on the vehicle roof (2), and the first seal hose (10) having a drain lip (22) which extends along a vertical direction from the seal hose (10) as far as below the uppermost web (17) of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Schäufler, Matthias Frank, Reinhard Wenzel