Patents by Inventor Günter Höfer

Günter Höfer 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).

  • Drive arrangement for rolling mill
    Patent number: 7870775
    Abstract: In the case of a drive arrangement for a rolling mill, comprising at least one drive motor (M), a main gear mechanism (HG), a pinion gear mechanism (KWG), a rolling stand (G) with working rolls (AW), and the spindles, couplings and the like which connect these components, the main gear mechanism (HG) is a single-stage one and the drive axis (AN) is spaced apart from the output axis (AB) by an upwardly directed, vertical spacing (vA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: SMS Siemag Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Günter Höfer, Volker Braas, Michael Lipowski, Heinz-Adolf Müller, Peter Brandenfels, Joachim Hafer, Christof Klein, Christoph Sundermann, Stefan Krämer