Patents by Inventor Frank Gethöfer

Frank Gethöfer 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).

  • Patent number: 10100924
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission including a valve device. The valve device comprising a switching valve, featuring a switching component and a check valve. The switching valve is formed in a housing and is hydraulically connected to a first pressure adjusting device and a second pressure adjusting device along with a shift element for transferring a certain torque. The switching valve is formed as a directional seat valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Schiele, Frank Gethöfer
  • Publication number: 20160153551
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission featuring at least one valve device (1), the valve device (1) comprising a switching valve (10), featuring a switching component (11) and a check valve (20), whereas the switching valve (10) is formed in a housing (30) and is hydraulically connected to a first pressure adjusting device (HCU) and a second pressure adjusting device (EDS) along with a shift element (K) for transferring a certain torque, whereas the switching valve (10) is formed as a directional seat valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Schiele, Frank Gethöfer
  • Patent number: 6544007
    Abstract: Described is a radial piston pump with a pump housing (3), which has a plurality of cylinder bores (5) arrayed in star shape around a cam (4), for the reception of pistons (6) and possesses inlet (7) and outlet (8) when penetrate to each cylinder inner chamber (9) with a therein compressible working volume. In accord with the invention, each cylinder inner chamber (9) is provided with at least one relief opening, which connects the working volumes during a compression stroke of the piston (6) with a space of lesser pressure for the reduction of the pressure gradient and also thereby reducing the noise of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Frank Gethöfer, Wolfgang Reuter, Ralf Zischka