Patents by Inventor Luis Hoeks

Luis Hoeks 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: 9709100
    Abstract: A component that is to be mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and transmits torque along with a rotating partner includes a first serration that extends about the axis of rotation and is to mesh with the rotating partner which has an adequate second serration mating with the first serration. The first serration has a plurality of teeth which have tooth tips extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation and tooth valleys located between the tooth tips. The tooth tips of the first serration each have a meshing edge forming a first line, while the tooth valleys located between the teeth each define a second line. At least two adjacent second lines intersect at an imaginary point lying between the axis of rotation and the maximum circumference of the first serration, in the semicircular surface beyond the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NEAPCO EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Felchner, Luis Hoeks, Wolfgang Jackels
  • Publication number: 20170138407
    Abstract: A sliding ball joint comprising a joint outer part having inclined ball raceways which are formed on an inner periphery and which are arranged about an axis of rotation of the joint outer part, a joint inner part having inclined ball raceways, which are formed on an outer periphery and which are arranged about an axis of rotation of the joint inner part. Ball raceways of the joint outer part and of the joint inner part face each other in pairs and have angles of inclination opposite to each other, one ball per ball raceway pair, and a cage, which is arranged between the joint outer part and the joint inner part and having windows, in which the balls are accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Peter LOHMBERG, Mateusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Luis HOEKS, Michael ELING, Subramanyam MUNTIMADUGU
  • Publication number: 20150132051
    Abstract: A component that is to be mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and transmits torque along with a rotating partner includes a first serration that extends about the axis of rotation and is to mesh with the rotating partner which has an adequate second serration mating with the first serration. The first serration has a plurality of teeth which have tooth tips extending substantially in the direction of the axis of rotation and tooth valleys located between the tooth tips. The tooth tips of the first serration each have a meshing edge forming a first line, while the tooth valleys located between the teeth each define a second line. At least two adjacent second lines intersect at an imaginary point lying between the axis of rotation and the maximum circumference of the first serration, in the semicircular surface beyond the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NEAPCO EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Felchner, Luis Hoeks, Wolfgang Jackels
  • Patent number: 8544591
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a bearing device for the vibrationally decoupled rotary mounting of an intermediate shaft on the engine block of a motor vehicle. It has the following features: a. a radial bearing with an inner ring for accommodating the intermediate shaft, and an outer ring, b. a bearing housing provided for attachment on the engine block of the motor vehicle and for accommodating the radial bearing in a non-rotatable manner, and which forms a mechanical interface for the attachment of the bearing housing on the engine block of the motor vehicle, wherein the bearing device further comprises at least one rubber-elastic damper member provided to be disposed in a vibration-damping way between the bearing housing and the engine block when the bearing housing is mounted on the engine block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Neapco Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Felchner, Ole Biskup, Luis Höks
  • Patent number: 8038540
    Abstract: The apparatus relates to a vibration absorber for mounting onto the outer circumference of a rotating shaft or axis having an inner part (3) of substantially resilient material for abutting against the outer circumference of the shaft or axis, and an outer part (2, 2?), which comprises at least two segments (2, 2a, 2b), that grips around the inner part and abuts it vibratingly, and serves as an inertial mass member. The segments (2, 2a, 2b) are configured at their two ends in the circumferential direction with connecting members (5a, 5b, 5a?, 5b?, 6a, 6b, 6a?, 6b?) formed integrally therewith for establishing a mutual latching connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Neapco Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Luis Hoeks, Marco Schwab, Christian Felchner
  • Publication number: 20100285892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration absorber for mounting onto the outer circumference of a rotating shaft or axis having an inner part (3) of substantially resilient material for abutting against the outer circumference of the shaft or axis, and an outer part (2, 2?), which comprises at least two segments (2, 2a, 2b), that grips around the inner part and abuts it vibratingly, and serves as an inertial mass member. The segments (2, 2a, 2b) are configured at their two ends in the circumferential direction with connecting members (5a, 5b, 5a?, 5b?, 6a, 6b, 6a?, 6b?) formed integrally therewith for establishing a mutual latching connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: TEDRIVE HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Luis Hoeks, Marco Schwab, Christian Felchner
  • Publication number: 20100065364
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a bearing device for the vibrationally decoupled rotary mounting of an intermediate shaft on the engine block of a motor vehicle. It has the following features: a. a radial bearing with an inner ring for accommodating the intermediate shaft, and an outer ring, b. a bearing housing provided for attachment on the engine block of the motor vehicle and for accommodating the radial bearing in a non-rotatable manner, and which forms a mechanical interface for the attachment of the bearing housing on the engine block of the motor vehicle, wherein the bearing device further comprises at least one rubber-elastic damper member provided to be disposed in a vibration-damping way between the bearing housing and the engine block when the bearing housing is mounted on the engine block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: tedrive Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Christian FELCHNER, Ole Biskup, Luis Höks