Patents by Inventor Klaus Spiegel

Klaus Spiegel 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: 9062717
    Abstract: A method for producing a plain bearing including at least one plain bearing segment for forming a first plain bearing shell, at least one running element of a second plain bearing shell which forms a counter-bearing surface to the at least one plain bearing segment, with a sliding surface of the at least one running element having a higher hardness than a sliding surface of the at least one plain bearing segment, a carrying body for the at least one running element, an intermediate layer which is arranged between the at least one running element and the carrying body, a plastic deformability of which can be set by a temperature guidance. The method includes heating the intermediate layer, adjusting the running element, and reducing the plastic deformability of the intermediate layer by the temperature guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Holstein, Norman Perner, Klaus Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20130043623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plain bearing for an underwater power plant, comprising at least one plain bearing segment for forming a first plain bearing shell; at least one running element of a second plain bearing shell, the running element forming the counter bearing surface to the plain bearing segment, the sliding surface of the running element having a higher hardness than the sliding surface of the plain bearing segment; a carrying element for the running element; characterized in that an intermediate layer having an adjustable plastic deformability is arranged between the running element and a carrying element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Holstein, Norman Perner, Klaus Spiegel