Patents by Inventor Thorsten Budzinski

Thorsten Budzinski 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).

  • Convertible vehicle having at least two rigid roof parts
    Patent number: 6702362
    Abstract: A convertible vehicle has a carbody having a rear area and a roof connected to the carbody. The roof has a first rigid roof part arranged rearwardly and provided with a rear window. The roof further has at least one second rigid roof part. The first and second roof parts can be nested into one another when opening the roof and stowed in the stowed position in the rear area of the carbody. The first roof part is positioned in a stowed position of the roof above the at least one second roof part in a substantially horizontal position. The rear window has an exterior side in a closed position of the roof, and the exterior side of the rear window in the stowed position faces upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Eichholz, Thorsten Budzinski
  • Convertible Vehicle Having at Least Two Rigid Roof Parts
    Publication number: 20030197396
    Abstract: A convertible vehicle has a carbody having a rear area and a roof connected to the carbody. The roof has a first rigid roof part arranged rearwardly and provided with a rear window. The roof further has at least one second rigid roof part. The first and second roof parts can be nested into one another when opening the roof and stowed in the stowed position in the rear area of the carbody. The first roof part is positioned in a stowed position of the roof above the at least one second roof part in a substantially horizontal position. The rear window has an exterior side in a closed position of the roof, and the exterior side of the rear window in the stowed position faces upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: WILHELM KARMANN GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Eichholz, Thorsten Budzinski