Patents by Inventor Ludger Willenbrink

Ludger Willenbrink 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: 6499347
    Abstract: In the case of vehicle wheels the single-phase wobble may not exceed a certain maximum value if the vehicle is to satisfy certain demands of comfort. However, in this case it is of little use to measure the wobble of the vehicle brake disc and that of the vehicle hub carrying the said brake disc individually, because this is unable to give any statement concerning the wobble of the entire constructional unit. With the aid of the method according to the invention, the wobble component, due to a wheel hub, of the constructional unit mentioned can be ascertained exactly if the precise data of the very precisely produced master brake disc, which is used in the measurement instead of the vehicle brake disc, is known. The method can only be carried out successfully using the master brake disc mentioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChysler AG
    Inventors: Uwe Kugel, Helmut Reichelt, Ludger Willenbrink
  • Patent number: 6154970
    Abstract: A method of sensing the axle geometry, in particular the toe-in, camber and caster, on motor vehicles with independent wheel suspensions. The inclination of certain links of the wheel suspensions is measured in at least one arbitrary motor-vehicle position, or the inclination measurements are carried out in the case of certain links of the wheel suspensions and one specific location of the vehicle body in at least one arbitrary motor-vehicle position. The measured values sensed are sent via a data line or wirelessly to a computer and either compared with vehicle-type-specific setpoint values or setpoint value ranges adapted in the computer to the currently applicable motor-vehicle position or are converted in the computer to a neutral motor-vehicle position and compared with the vehicle-type-specific setpoint values or setpoint value ranges based on a neutral motor-vehicle position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Helmut Reichelt, Karlheinz Schwegler, Ludger Willenbrink