Patents by Inventor Thorsten Wietheger

Thorsten Wietheger 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: 7506914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a convertible vehicle (1) having a movable roof (2), which has a flexible cover (4) at least in its back area (6), said cover being held in a tensioning bracket (8) in the back area thereof, which can be displaced upwards from a tensioned position forming the closed roof (2). The convertible vehicle is configured in such a way that at least one folding device (13) acting upon a border area of the cover (4) that is located beneath and in front of the tensioning bracket (8) in driving direction (F) of the cover (4) is assigned to said cover (4), said folding device exerting a constraining folding force upon said border area when the roof is being opened (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Schonhorst, Thorsten Wietheger, Klaus Licher
  • Publication number: 20070138827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a convertible vehicle (1) having a movable roof (2), which has a flexible cover (4) at least in its back area (6), said cover being held in a tensioning bracket (8) in the back area thereof, which can be displaced upwards from a tensioned position forming the closed roof (2). The convertible vehicle is configured in such a way that at least one folding device (13) acting upon a border area of the cover (4) that is located beneath and in front of the tensioning bracket (8) in driving direction (F) of the cover (4) is assigned to said cover (4), said folding device exerting a constraining folding force upon said border area when the roof is being opened (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Heiko Schonhorst, Thorsten Wietheger, Klaus Licher