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• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
VALMET AUTOMOTIVE OY	23500 UUSIKAUPUNKI

International Classification(s)

• B60J:WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR S....

• 2004 Application Filing Year
• B60J Class
• 533 Applications Filed
• 173 Patents Issued To-Date
• 32.46 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Bunsmann, Winfried	Bissendorf, DE	30	285
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 285
Emmelmann, Hans-Joachim	Osnabruck, DE	2	89
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 89
Feussahrens, Heino	Wagenfeld, DE	2	5
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 5

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
August 18, 2009	US,7575268,B2   US7575268B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
June 14, 2007	US,20070132270,A1   US20070132270A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 7575268

Component of an adjusting mechanism for a convertible motor vehicle roof

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Abstract

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A component of an adjustment mechanism for a vehicle roof of a convertible, designed to be adjustable between a first position and a second position, which is exposed to alternating loads as a function of its position and is topologically and/or topographically adjusted to the loads acting on component for a predefined design space, so that a uniform stress distribution is at least approximately present in component, at least in critical load situations, and the component is designed in the areas with limited load with less use of material than in the areas with higher load, or with a recess.

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Legal Events

 

• LAPS2017
• STCH2017
• FP2017
• REMI2017
• AS2013
• FPAY2013
• FEPP2011
• I2009
• P2007
• AS2006
• F2004
• PD2003

Date	Code	Event	Description
Sep 18, 2017	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: EXP.)
Sep 18, 2017	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Aug 18, 2017	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Aug 18, 2017
Mar 31, 2017	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Jun 10, 2013	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:WILHELM KARMANN GMBH;REEL/FRAME:031485/0597 Owner name: VALMET AUTOMOTIVE OY, FINLAND Effective Date: Jun 10, 2013
Feb 11, 2013	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Dec 04, 2011	FEPP	FEE PAYMENT PROCEDURE	free format text: PAYOR NUMBER ASSIGNED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: ASPN); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY
Aug 18, 2009	I	Issuance
Jun 14, 2007	P	Published
Nov 01, 2006	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:FEUSSAHRENS, HEINO;EMMELMANN, HANS-JOACHIM, DR.;BUNSMANN, WINFRIED;REEL/FRAME:018462/0365;SIGNING DATES FROM 20060717 TO 20060721 Owner name: WILHELM KARMANN GMBH, GERMANY
Dec 15, 2004	F	Filing
Dec 19, 2003	PD	Priority Date