Patents by Inventor Udo Rademacher

Udo Rademacher 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: 8657359
    Abstract: A folding top (3) for a convertible is disclosed, with at least two roof segments (7), which can be moved by means of a folding top linkage (11) between a closed position covering a passenger compartment (10) and an open position uncovering at least some areas of the passenger compartment (10), and with an interior ceiling (15) facing the passenger compartment (10), which has at least one zone (18) that is loosely guided relative to at least one roof segment (7). At least one wire-type shaping element (19) cooperates with the interior ceiling (15) in order to shape the interior ceiling (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: Markus Richter, Udo Rademacher
  • Publication number: 20120007384
    Abstract: A folding top (3) for a convertible is disclosed, with at least two roof segments (7), which can be moved by means of a folding top linkage (11) between a closed position covering a passenger compartment (10) and an open position uncovering at least some areas of the passenger compartment (10), and with an interior ceiling (15) facing the passenger compartment (10), which has at least one zone (18) that is loosely guided relative to at least one roof segment (7). At least one wire-type shaping element (19) cooperates with the interior ceiling (15) in order to shape the interior ceiling (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Richter, Udo Rademacher
  • Patent number: 6499793
    Abstract: A folding top for a convertible vehicle including a folding top frame movable between a closed, stretched position and an open, compacted position. The top frame includes two rod linkage systems, each including a first leg and a frame section having a guide rail connected to the first leg and a holding strut movable relative to the guide rail and the first leg during movement of the top frame between the open and closed positions. A flexible skin is retained by the holding strut such that the skin is movable relative to the first leg during movement of the first leg to thereby reduce stresses on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Heselhaus, Uwe Plassmeyer, Udo Rademacher, Carsten Ventker
  • Publication number: 20020021020
    Abstract: A folding top for a convertible vehicle is provided with a folding top frame (4), which can be swiveled out of a closed position in contact with the windshield frame into a rear open position and has rod linkage legs (6, 6′, 7, 7′), which lie opposite to one another in pairs symmetrically to the longitudinal medium plane (5) and at which, in particular, a flexible skin (8) of the folding top (2) is held. The inventive folding top frame (4) is provided in the region of at least one pair of rod linkage legs (6, 6′), lying opposite to one another, in each case with a frame section (9), which is intended to hold the folding top (2) and can be shifted to during the opening and closing motions (arrow A) relative to these rod linkage legs (6, 6′).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Udo Heselhaus, Uwe Plassmeyer, Udo Rademacher, Carsten Ventker