Patents by Inventor Thomas Demmel

Thomas Demmel 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).

  • Patent number: 9475372
    Abstract: A sealing profile for a windowpane of a motor vehicle comprises a receiving section, a bottom lip and a supporting section. The receiving section essentially is U-shaped in cross section and has a first leg, a second leg and a base connecting the first leg and the second leg to each other. The supporting section, in the closed position, supports the bottom lip at the base. The bottom lip comprises a first end, which is arranged at the first leg, a second end, which is free, and a curved contact surface, which is arranged between the first and the second end. The contact surface form-fittingly encompasses a front face of the windowpane in the closed position. The bottom lip a cam section, which is adjacent to the contact surface and which prevents the windowpane from moving in a direction perpendicular to a lateral surface of the windowpane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Standard GmbH
    Inventors: Mircea Doniga-Crivat, Thomas Demmel
  • Publication number: 20150239329
    Abstract: A sealing profile for a windowpane of a motor vehicle comprises a receiving section, a bottom lip and a supporting section. The receiving section essentially is U-shaped in cross section and has a first leg, a second leg and a base connecting the first leg and the second leg to each other. The supporting section, in the closed position, supports the bottom lip at the base. The bottom lip comprises a first end, which is arranged at the first leg, a second end, which is free, and a curved contact surface, which is arranged between the first and the second end. The contact surface form-fittingly encompasses a front face of the windowpane in the closed position. The bottom lip a cam section, which is adjacent to the contact surface and which prevents the windowpane from moving in a direction perpendicular to a lateral surface of the windowpane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Cooper Standard GmbH
    Inventors: Mircea Doniga-Crivat, Thomas Demmel