Patents by Inventor Gunther Lutz

Gunther Lutz 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).

  • Dry coupling
    Patent number: 5890965
    Abstract: The dry coupling includes a typical shaft to shaft coupling, conformed to body the invention by inclusion of two hub parts (4) with hub flanges (5,5') bonded thereunto and also an intermediate tube (6) interconnecting the flanges with respective flanges (7), each forming a membrane. For transmitting a torque the flanges are coupled to adjacent hub flanges (5). It is important that all parts (4,5;6,7) possibly except connecting elements (8) consist of a high modulus fiber reinforced material (FVW). Preferably the hubs consist of a carbon fiber reinforced material (CFK) and the intermediate tube of a more flexible GFK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignees: Maag Getriebe AB, Dr. Ing. Geislinger &C., Schwingungstechnik Gesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Thomas Deeg, Peter Pfeifer, Gunther Lutz