Patents by Inventor Heinrich Winkelmann, Jr.

Heinrich Winkelmann, Jr. 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: 5979390
    Abstract: An assembly for transmitting rotational movements and for damping torsional vibration and including a damper housing, a connection section located radially inward of the damper housing for attaching the assembly to a to-be-damped part, with the connection section being formed integrally with the housing as a one-piece part, a cover for sealingly closing the housing and a damping weight located in the working chamber which is formed in the housing, in a viscose medium filling the working chamber, with the assembly being formed as a camshaft gear, and with the radial outer circumference of the housing being formed as a camshaft gear toothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignees: Palsis Schwingungstechnik GmbH & Co., Audi AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Depp, Michael Forkel, Heinrich Winkelmann, Jr., Michael Jung
  • Patent number: 5367916
    Abstract: A drive gear for a motor vehicle including a starter disc having a hub for attachment to a shaft of a vehicle motor for joint rotation therewith, and a drive ring which is supported on the starter disc, is provided with a plurality of holes for connecting the drive ring to a converter of the automatic transmission of the vehicle and has, in the region of the holes, protrusions which engage in corresponding recessed openings formed in the starter disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Winkelmann & Pannhoff GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Bevc, Heinrich Winkelmann, Jr.