Patents by Inventor Alfred Strasser

Alfred Strasser 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).

  • Tensioner for a traction drive
    Patent number: 6857977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tensioner (1) for a traction drive with a rotationally fixed housing (2) to a side of which a rotatable swivel arm (10), provided with a rotatable tension roller, is associated. A torsion spring (7) is placed between the housing (2) and the swivel arm (10) for loading the swivel arm (10) in the direction of an end position. Support of the tension spring (7) is realized by an insert (17a) placed in a circular ring shaped space (16) radially defined by a housing portion and the torsion spring (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: INA Wälzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Bertelshofer, Alfred Strasser, Thomas Ebner, Andreas Lang
  • Automobile wheel unit with tire inflation system
    Patent number: 6497262
    Abstract: A tire inflating system has the tire inflating source connected through the hub to the wheel by a pair of aligned axial holes in the hub and wheel. A movable tube piece in the axial hole in the wheel is formed with side openings and is engaged by a sealing ring in the axial hole in the wheel which also receives a seal pressed by a spring toward a mouth of that hole. The tube piece can hold the seal in an open position until the wheel is separated from the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignees: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug AG & Co.KG, Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Gerhard Skoff, Heinz Christely, Alfred Strasser, Andreas Krauss
  • Mounting for a wheel-speed sensor
    Patent number: 6400135
    Abstract: A mounting for a wheel-revolution sensor in the wheel support of a motor vehicle for scanning a revolving pole ring on a wheel comprises an insert which passes through a bore in the wheel support which receives the sensor in an ideal position with respect to the pole ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Steyr-Daimler-Puch Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Skoff, Alfred Strasser