Patents by Inventor Stephen Murkett

Stephen Murkett 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).

  • Passenger car with a removable top assembly
    Patent number: 5544934
    Abstract: A passenger car body includes a removable top constructed as a roof which covers a passenger compartment above a belt line of the body. So that the occupants have particularly good viewing conditions while the venting of the passenger compartment is good, the removable top has roof frames which bound the side windows and between which--viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle--there extend several transparent roof sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Stephen Murkett, Jurgen Bayer
  • Passenger car, particularly a sports car
    Patent number: 5112100
    Abstract: A passenger car, particularly a sports car, has a vehicle body with an aerodynamically advantageous construction which comprises a windshield, a top, a rear window and door window panes above a belt line. For creating a passenger car with a changeable top configuration and having a vehicle body and a top of a simple construction that can be manufactured at reasonable cost and have a low weight, it is provided that a continuous supporting frame extends along the upper edge of the windshield, the door window panes and rear side windows situated behind them, the top and the rear window being detachably fastened to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Stephen Murkett, Reinhold Schreiber
  • Sports car body
    Patent number: D329212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Porsch AG
    Inventors: Stephen Murkett, Harm Lagaay
  • Spoiler for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D377160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Stephen Murkett
  • Set of components for a motor vehicle comprising a pair of fender panels and a spoiler
    Patent number: D377331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Stephen Murkett