Patents by Inventor Gerd Ludwig Brueggmann

Gerd Ludwig Brueggmann 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: 5794940
    Abstract: An end face seal especially adapted for use in severe service environments such as for sealing track pins or track rollers of crawler type tractors. The seal includes a primary annular seal ring, having a radially extending flange with a portion for contacting a mating surface on a machine part in face sealing engagement and an axially extending flange portion, as well as a secondary annular sealing ring positioned in use about the axial flange portion. The secondary seal ring includes an abradable auxiliary excluder lip that contacts a portion of the machine part with the mating surface so as to initially exclude grit from the seal band area of contact between the seal ring and the machine part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: SKF USA Inc.
    Inventor: Gerd Ludwig Brueggmann