Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Kopittke

Wolfgang Kopittke 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).

  • Hand brake for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6122990
    Abstract: A hand brake for motor vehicles, and including a trestle provided with a toothing, a brake lever pivotally supported on the trestle, a locking pawl for retaining the brake lever on the trestle in an arbitrary selected pull position, at least one brake cable, a spring-biased tensioning element for the brake cable supported on the trestle, and a spring-biased arrangement for connecting the brake lever with the tensioning element, with the tensioning element being formed as a tooth segment or a tooth wheel which is constantly form-lockingly connected with the brake lever and a brake cable connector associated with the trestle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: ED. Scharwachter GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Bode, Wolfgang Kopittke