Patents by Inventor Gerhard Hoermann

Gerhard Hoermann 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: 8747266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for a transmission, comprising a summing planetary gear set (17) and a variator unit (13) and components that bring them into operative connection with each other and with an input shaft (1) and output shaft (3, 8) for influencing the output speed in a continuously variable manner at constant input speed. The device can be installed as a prefabricated module between an internal combustion engine and a conventional transmission of any configuration and is also suitable for splitting the drive power of an internal combustion engine among a vehicle drive and one or several power take-offs, with the speed of the vehicle drive and/or the speed of the power take-off being adjustable in a continuously variable manner by the device. The device is also suitable for retrofitting existing motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: VDS Getriebe GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Aitzetmueller, Dieter Stoeckl, Gerhard Hoermann
  • Publication number: 20120157254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for a transmission, comprising a summing planetary gear set (17) and a variator unit (13) and components that bring them into operative connection with each other and with an input shaft (1) and output shaft (3, 8) for influencing the output speed in a continuously variable manner at constant input speed. The device can be installed as a prefabricated module between an internal combustion engine and a conventional transmission of any configuration and is also suitable for splitting the drive power of an internal combustion engine among a vehicle drive and one or several power take-offs, with the speed of the vehicle drive and/or the speed of the power take-off being adjustable in a continuously variable manner by the device. The device is also suitable for retrofitting existing motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: VDS GETRIEBE GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz Aitzetmueller, Dieter Stoeckl, Gerhard Hoermann