Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Schabel

Wolfgang Schabel 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).

  • Tolerance compensation element
    Patent number: 7591403
    Abstract: The invention refers to a spacing device for bridging a gap between a carrier part and a roof body and intended for fastening a roof rack, roof rail, roof strip or the like on a vehicle roof, with a support part and a counter-support part, the support part and the counter-support part being held together by a screw connection and being displaceable relative to one another to allow the adjustment of the bridging length, the support part and/or counter-support part being provided with an internally disposed adjustment tool-gripping seat intended for the manipulation and/or adjustment of the bridging length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Suddeutsche Aluminium Manufaktur GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Binder, Ottmar Binder, Wolfgang Schabel
  • Tolerance compensation element
    Publication number: 20050102938
    Abstract: The invention refers to a spacing device for bridging a gap between a carrier part and a roof body and intended for fastening a roof rack, roof rail, roof strip or the like on a vehicle roof, with a support part and a counter-support part, the support part and the counter-support part being held together by a screw connection and being displaceable relative to one another to allow the adjustment of the bridging length, the support part and/or counter-support part being provided with an internally disposed adjustment tool-gripping seat intended for the manipulation and/or adjustment of the bridging length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Hans Binder, Ottmar Binder, Wolfgang Schabel