Patents by Inventor Gerd Bruessler

Gerd Bruessler 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: 10427455
    Abstract: A wheel hub bearing unit of a motor vehicle includes at least one roller bearing for mounting a wheel hub. The roller bearing contains an outer ring which, on an outer peripheral face, is at least partially equipped with a first threaded element and at least one inner ring, and a wheel carrier with a mounting hole. A wall of the mounting hole is at least partially equipped with a second threaded element that is provided for mechanical engagement with the first threaded element. The outer ring and the wheel carrier each have at least one contact face, which are provided to come into mutual mechanical contact when the roller bearing is mounted in the wheel carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten Kremer, Gerd Bruessler, Hubertus Von Chappuis
  • Publication number: 20190039410
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a wheel hub bearing unit of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one roller bearing for mounting a wheel hub. The roller bearing contains an outer ring which, on an outer peripheral face, is at least partially equipped with a first threaded element and at least one inner ring, and a wheel carrier with a mounting hole. A wall of the mounting hole is at least partially equipped with a second threaded element that is provided for mechanical engagement with the first threaded element. According to the disclosure, the outer ring and the wheel carrier each have at least one contact face, which are provided to come into mutual mechanical contact when the roller bearing is mounted in the wheel carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Carsten KREMER, Gerd BRUESSLER, Hubertus VON CHAPPUIS
  • Patent number: 9568048
    Abstract: A bearing cap having a top wall, a side wall extending away from the top wall, a peripheral wall extending away from the top wall forming a receiver, a bottom wall closes the receiver at an axial end facing the top wall, and at least one opening is formed by the peripheral wall to drain moisture from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Markus Jung, Carsten Kremer, Gerd Bruessler, Stephan Weykam
  • Patent number: 9422967
    Abstract: A wheel stud includes a fixing segment, which has a first external thread, and a receiving segment, which has a second external thread. Here, the first external thread runs opposite in direction to the second external thread. More particularly, the wheel stud is configured to be connected to a wheel hub through the fixing segment, where the wheel hub includes at least one receiver bore having an internal thread corresponding to the first external thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul-Uwe Koenig, Gerd Bruessler, Michael Bartel, Hubertus von Chappuis
  • Publication number: 20150198203
    Abstract: A bearing cap having a top wall, a side wall extending away from the top wall, a peripheral wall extending away from the top wall forming a receiver, a bottom wall closes the receiver at an axial end facing the top wall, and at least one opening is formed by the peripheral wall to drain moisture from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Jung, Carsten Kremer, Gerd Bruessler, Stephan Weykam
  • Publication number: 20140105706
    Abstract: A wheel stud includes a fixing segment, which has a first external thread, and a receiving segment, which has a second external thread. Here, the first external thread runs opposite in direction to the second external thread. More particularly, the wheel stud is configured to be connected to a wheel hub through the fixing segment, where the wheel hub includes at least one receiver bore having an internal thread corresponding to the first external thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Paul-Uwe Koenig, Gerd Bruessler, Michael Bartel, Hubertus von Chappuls