Patents by Inventor Thomas WEIDERER

Thomas WEIDERER 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).

  • Frame of a vehicle roof comprising a cable guide element
    Patent number: 11040604
    Abstract: A frame of a vehicle roof which may have a cable guide element in which a cable duct for accommodating a drive cable for a displaceable roof element is formed, the cable duct being limited by a duct wall. The duct wall may have a buckling cutout whose length in the longitudinal direction of the cable duct is greater than a buckling limit length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Gabriel Kalkbrenner, Peter Reihl, Thomas Weiderer
  • Motor vehicle having a vehicle part that can be displaced relative to the vehicle structure
    Patent number: 10710436
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a vehicle structure and a vehicle part that can be displaced relative to the vehicle structure with the aid of at least one drive cable that is provided with a plastics injection molded section for joining the drive cable to the vehicle part. A load reduction device may have at least one coupling member which allows a relative movement between the displaceable vehicle part and the drive cable in the case of an acceleration of the vehicle part relative to the vehicle structure and which interacts with a catch device during the relative movement, the catch means absorbing at least part of the kinetic energy resulting from the acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Dominik Blendl, Thomas Weiderer
  • Frame of a Vehicle Roof Comprising a Cable Guide Element
    Publication number: 20200016964
    Abstract: A frame of a vehicle roof which may have a cable guide element in which a cable duct for accommodating a drive cable for a displaceable roof element is formed, the cable duct being limited by a duct wall. The duct wall may have a buckling cutout whose length in the longitudinal direction of the cable duct is greater than a buckling limit length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Gabriel KALKBRENNER, Peter REIHL, Thomas WEIDERER
  • Motor vehicle having a vehicle part that can be displaced relative to the vehicle structure
    Publication number: 20190070939
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a vehicle structure and a vehicle part that can be displaced relative to the vehicle structure with the aid of at least one drive cable that is provided with a plastics injection molded section for joining the drive cable to the vehicle part. A load reduction device may have at least one coupling member which allows a relative movement between the displaceable vehicle part and the drive cable in the case of an acceleration of the vehicle part relative to the vehicle structure and which interacts with a catch device during the relative movement, the catch means absorbing at least part of the kinetic energy resulting from the acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Dominik BLENDL, Thomas WEIDERER