Patents by Inventor Werner Freimuth

Werner Freimuth 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).

  • Top for a convertible vehicle
    Patent number: 6871899
    Abstract: A top for a convertible vehicle moveable between an open state and a closed state: The top includes a flexible top fabric, a top linkage, a laterally disposed top-cloth tensioning bracket, and a fin link including an inherently rigid structural part configured to bear longitudinal and tensile loads. The fin link is connected in an articulated manner on a rear end of the top-cloth tensioning bracket. In the closed state, the top-cloth tensioning bracket is part of a fin of the top and the fin link supports the top-cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mandl, Walter Pecho, Werner Freimuth, Klaus Obendiek
  • Top for a convertible vehicle
    Publication number: 20030146642
    Abstract: A top for a convertible vehicle moveable between an open state and a closed state: The top includes a flexible top fabric, a top linkage, a laterally disposed top-cloth tensioning bracket, and a fin link including an inherently rigid structural part configured to bear longitudinal and tensile loads. The fin link is connected in an articulated manner on a rear end of the top-cloth tensioning bracket. In the closed state, the top-cloth tensioning bracket is part of a fin of the top and the fin link supports the top-cloth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Edscha Cabrio-Dachsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Mandl, Walter Pecho, Werner Freimuth, Klaus Obendiek