Patents by Inventor Georg Vonhausen

Georg Vonhausen 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).

  • Valve actuator
    Patent number: 4638977
    Abstract: A valve actuation system is disclosed having a spur wheel which meshes with a crown-wheel segment attached to the valve. For linear increase or decrease in the flow cross section, the toothing of the crown-wheel segment is arranged to produce a multiplication ratio which decreases and/or increases in the direction of opening, i.e., which produces valve opening rates which become smaller and/or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Georg Vonhausen