Patents by Inventor Frank Stretz

Frank Stretz 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).

  • Brake caliper
    Patent number: 8631912
    Abstract: A brake caliper for a disk brake is disclosed. The brake caliper includes a caliper housing defining a bore that extends along a bore axis. A piston of an actuating device is mounted within the bore so as to be movable along the bore axis in an application direction and a return direction. A sealing arrangement is at least partially provided between the piston and the bore. The sealing arrangement includes a sealing ring positioned in a radial groove. A base surface of the groove is formed in the direction of the bore axis and oriented antiparallel with respect to the bore axis such that the groove base surface approaches the bore axis in the application direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Langer, Hans Olms, Thorsten Adam, Frank Stretz
  • Brake Caliper
    Publication number: 20090127036
    Abstract: A brake caliper for a disk brake is disclosed. The brake caliper includes a caliper housing defining a bore that extends along a bore axis. A piston of an actuating device is mounted within the bore so as to be movable along the bore axis in an application direction and a return direction. A sealing arrangement is at least partially provided between the piston and the bore. The sealing arrangement includes a sealing ring positioned in a radial groove. A base surface of the groove is formed in the direction of the bore axis and oriented antiparallel with respect to the bore axis such that the groove base surface approaches the bore axis in the application direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Langer, Hans Olms, Thorsten Adam, Frank Stretz