Patents by Inventor Timo Butz

Timo Butz 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).

  • Vehicle hatch assembly
    Patent number: 9597948
    Abstract: A hatch assembly attachable to a roof of a vehicle includes a removable dome attached to a frame including opposed first and second linkage mechanisms and a latch assembly. The frame includes an annular sidewall section defining an aperture and an outwardly extending flange portion peripheral to the annular wall portion and includes a continuous upper peripheral surface. The dome has an outer planar surface covering the aperture and an inner surface including a hinge portion attached to the first linkage assembly. A latch assembly attaches to the inner surface of the dome on a side of the dome that is opposed to the hinge portion. The latch assembly rotatably couples to a lock wedge, which includes a helical locking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SPHEROS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Timo Butz, Marko Tapio Jokila
  • VEHICLE HATCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160361983
    Abstract: A hatch assembly attachable to a roof of a vehicle includes a removable dome attached to a frame including opposed first and second linkage mechanisms and a latch assembly. The frame includes an annular sidewall section defining an aperture and an outwardly extending flange portion peripheral to the annular wall portion and includes a continuous upper peripheral surface. The dome has an outer planar surface covering the aperture and an inner surface including a hinge portion attached to the first linkage assembly. A latch assembly attaches to the inner surface of the dome on a side of the dome that is opposed to the hinge portion. The latch assembly rotatably couples to a lock wedge, which includes a helical locking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: SPHEROS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Timo Butz, Marko Tapio Jokila
  • Roof and emergency exit hatch for buses
    Patent number: D553048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Spheros-Parabus Oy
    Inventor: Timo Butz