Patents by Inventor Viktor Pfeifer

Viktor Pfeifer 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 and a display device for use therein
    Patent number: 12623540
    Abstract: A display device for attachment to a vehicle roof, comprises a display screen and an operating mechanism to move the screen into a storage position and an operational position. The operating mechanism includes at least one guide rail mounted to the roof and a first and second slide shoe slidably guided in the guide rail. A screen support supports the screen and is pivotally connected to the first or second slide shoe. A lever is pivotally connected to the screen support and to the other of the first and second slide shoes to at least rotate the screen between its operational and storage positions by changing the distance between the first and second slide shoes. Only the first slide shoe is driven by a drive motor. The second slide shoe has a locking mechanism to lock the second slide shoe where the screen is moved toward its operational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V.
    Inventors: Marcel Johan Christiaan Nellen, Viktor Pfeifer
  • VEHICLE AND A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20240190250
    Abstract: A display device for attachment to a vehicle roof, comprises a display screen and an operating mechanism to move the screen into a storage position and an operational position. The operating mechanism includes at least one guide rail mounted to the roof and a first and second slide shoe slidably guided in the guide rail. A screen support supports the screen and is pivotally connected to the first or second slide shoe. A lever is pivotally connected to the screen support and to the other of the first and second slide shoes to at least rotate the screen between its operational and storage positions by changing the distance between the first and second slide shoes. Only the first slide shoe is driven by a drive motor. The second slide shoe has a locking mechanism to lock the second slide shoe where the screen is moved toward its operational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Marcel Johan Christiaan Nellen, Viktor Pfeifer