Patents by Inventor Gerhard Flores

Gerhard Flores 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: 11598358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a press connection arrangement and a clamping connection, the method including a plurality of steps, as well as a press connection arrangement and a clamping connection per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: GEHRING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Fares Gamal Abdullah Ali, Matthias Weigold, Gerhard Flores, Tobias Thom, Tobias Wagner
  • Patent number: 11364571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for roughening cylinder bores using a beam tool and offering a very high level of process reliability even for a large quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Martin Freitag, Wolfram Lohse
  • Publication number: 20220152734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatuses and methods for laser treatment, more particularly laser roughening, of surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: GEHRING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Martin Freitag, Oliver Bey
  • Publication number: 20210213566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for roughening cylinder bores using a beam tool and offering a very high level of process reliability even for a large quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Martin Freitag, Wolfram Lohse
  • Publication number: 20200384599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for machining a stator opening of a stator and a bearing opening of an electromechanical converter, in particular an electric motor, the method comprising the steps of honing the stator opening using a honing tool and machining, preferably honing, the bearing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andy van Boven, Michael Schäfer, Andreas Wiens, Gerhard Flores
  • Publication number: 20200325922
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a press connection arrangement and a clamping connection, the method including a plurality of steps, as well as a press connection arrangement and a clamping connection per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: GEHRING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Fares Gamal Abdullah Ali, Matthias Weigold, Gerhard Flores, Tobias Thom, Tobias Wagner
  • Patent number: 10322490
    Abstract: A honing tool has a tool body and shells disposed on the tool body. Honing stone sets each provided with two or more honing stones are provided. The shells each support one of the honing stone sets. Guide bars of the honing tool are placed against the bore and a portion of the bore is conically honed with decreasing stroke of the honing tool, wherein a lower reversing point of the honing tool remains substantially unchanged. Honing is terminated as soon as an upper reversing point has reached a predetermined terminal value. Alternatively, a portion of the bore is conically honed with a constant stroke of the honing tool, wherein reversing points of the stroke of the honing tool remain substantially unchanged and a feeding force pressing the honing stones against the bore is controlled as a function of a position of the honing tool in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Erwin Baumgartner, Manuel Waiblinger, Andreas Wagner
  • Patent number: 10309447
    Abstract: A method for machining a surface of a metal component, in particular a connecting rod or a cam for a motor vehicle, including the following steps: providing a metal component which has a surface to be machined; premachining the surface to be machined; structuring the premachined surface by a laser beam in such a way that elevations but no depressions are formed as laser structures on the premachined surface with respect to the level thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Wels, Gerhard Flores
  • Patent number: 10272536
    Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a roller tool for roughening a friction ring of a brake disk, the roller tool including a roller body including inner and outer ends and a casing surface positioned therebetween, the inner end differing in cross-section dimension than the outer end, the casing surface including thereupon one or more protrusions for contacting the friction ring. The roller tool may further include a support frame supporting the roller body. The support frame may include a short leg connected to the outer end of the roller body and a long leg connected to the inner end of the roller body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Josef Koepp, Valeri Hartmann, Clemens Maria Verpoort
  • Patent number: 10040158
    Abstract: A dressing device for dressing honing stones is provided with a base body and a mounting device for mounting the dressing device in a grinding machine. The base body has at least one honing stone receptacle that is a pocket. Honing stones are inserted and secured in the honing stone receptacles and the abrasive coating of the honing stones are ground by the grinding machine. A set of honing stones that is required for furnishing a honing tool can be dressed by one mounting action in the dressing device and can be inserted into the honing tool so as to be positioned exactly at the same radial position without requiring additional machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Wiens, Andreas Wagner, Gerhard Flores, Manuel Waiblinger
  • Patent number: 9994966
    Abstract: A method is proposed for producing a cylinder working surface of an internal combustion engine that is optimized in terms of friction and wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventors: Urban Morawitz, Clemens Verpoort, Christian Rosenkranz, Gerhard Flores, Andreas Wiens, Andreas Wagner
  • Publication number: 20170284454
    Abstract: A method for machining a surface of a metal component, in particular a connecting rod or a cam for a motor vehicle, including the following steps: providing a metal component which has a surface to be machined; premachining the surface to be machined; structuring the premachined surface by means of a laser beam in such a way that elevations but no depressions are formed as laser structures on the premachined surface with respect to the level thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Wels, Gerhard Flores
  • Publication number: 20170129070
    Abstract: A honing tool has a tool body and shells disposed on the tool body. Honing stone sets each provided with two or more honing stones are provided. The shells each support one of the honing stone sets. Guide bars of the honing tool are placed against the bore and a portion of the bore is conically honed with decreasing stroke of the honing tool, wherein a lower reversing point of the honing tool remains substantially unchanged. Honing is terminated as soon as an upper reversing point has reached a predetermined terminal value. Alternatively, a portion of the bore is conically honed with a constant stroke of the honing tool, wherein reversing points of the stroke of the honing tool remain substantially unchanged and a feeding force pressing the honing stones against the bore is controlled as a function of a position of the honing tool in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Erwin Baumgartner, Manuel Waiblinger, Andreas Wagner
  • Publication number: 20170008142
    Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a roller tool for roughening a friction ring of a brake disk, the roller tool including a roller body including inner and outer ends and a casing surface positioned there-between, the inner end differing in cross-section dimension than the outer end, the casing surface including thereupon one or more protrusions for contacting the friction ring. The roller tool may further include a support frame supporting the roller body. The support frame may include a short leg connected to the outer end of the roller body and a long leg connected to the inner end of the roller body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: GERHARD FLORES, JOSEF KOEPP, VALERI HARTMANN, CLEMENS MARIA VERPOORT
  • Patent number: 9481067
    Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a roller tool for roughening a friction ring of a brake disk, the roller tool including a roller body including inner and outer ends and a casing surface positioned there-between, the inner end differing in cross-section dimension than the outer end, the casing surface including thereupon one or more protrusions for contacting the friction ring. The roller tool may further include a support frame supporting the roller body. The support frame may include a short leg connected to the outer end of the roller body and a long leg connected to the inner end of the roller body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Josef Koepp, Valeri Hartmann, Clemens Maria Verpoort
  • Publication number: 20160289856
    Abstract: A method is proposed for producing a cylinder working surface of an internal combustion engine that is optimized in terms of friction and wear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Urban Morawitz, Clemens Verpoort, Christian Rosenkranz, Gerhard Flores, Andreas Wiens, Andreas Wagner
  • Patent number: 9221106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for the combined precision turning and honing of a cylindrical borehole (35). The device (1) according to the invention can comprise either only honing stones (29) which can be fed or also cutters (7) that can be fed during machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Erwin Baumgartner, Frank Hummel, Michael Rach
  • Publication number: 20150231752
    Abstract: A dressing device for dressing honing stones is provided with a base body and a mounting device for mounting the dressing device in a grinding machine. The base body has at least one honing stone receptacle that is a pocket. Honing stones are inserted and secured in the honing stone receptacles and the abrasive coating of the honing stones are ground by the grinding machine. A set of honing stones that is required for furnishing a honing tool can be dressed by one mounting action in the dressing device and can be inserted into the honing tool so as to be positioned exactly at the same radial position without requiring additional machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Wiens, Andreas Wagner, Gerhard Flores, Manuel Waiblinger
  • Publication number: 20150082850
    Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a roller tool for roughening a friction ring of a brake disk, the roller tool including a roller body including inner and outer ends and a casing surface positioned there-between, the inner end differing in cross-section dimension than the outer end, the casing surface including thereupon one or more protrusions for contacting the friction ring. The roller tool may further include a support frame supporting the roller body. The support frame may include a short leg connected to the outer end of the roller body and a long leg connected to the inner end of the roller body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: GERHARD FLORES, JOSEF KOEPP, VALERI HARTMANN, CLEMENS MARIA VERPOORT
  • Patent number: 8959749
    Abstract: The invention proposes a device which prepared a cylinder bore of a combustion engine in one working stroke such that the cylinder bore can subsequently be thermally coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gehring Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Flores, Erwin Baumgartner, Michael Rach