Patents by Inventor Manfred Gingl

Manfred Gingl 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: 9315231
    Abstract: A transmission for a muscle-powered vehicle having an auxiliary motor, in particular for a pedelec, including a housing which can be fitted on the vehicle, a first drive shaft mounted in the housing for feeding in muscle power, said first drive shaft being coupled to an approximately coaxial output shaft for driving the vehicle, and further including, approximately at a right angle to said first drive shaft, a second drive shaft for connecting the auxiliary motor, which second drive shaft acts on the output shaft via an angular gear. The angular gear is formed by a crown gear on the output shaft and a sprocket on the second drive shaft, which sprocket engages in the crown gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Bionx Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Gingl, Sandor Palvolgyi
  • Publication number: 20140345421
    Abstract: A transmission for a muscle-powered vehicle having an auxiliary motor, in particular for a pedelec, including a housing which can be fitted on the vehicle, a first drive shaft mounted in the housing for feeding in muscle power, said first drive shaft being coupled to an approximately coaxial output shaft for driving the vehicle, and further including, approximately at a right angle to said first drive shaft, a second drive shaft for connecting the auxiliary motor, which second drive shaft acts on the output shaft via an angular gear. The angular gear is formed by a crown gear on the output shaft and a sprocket on the second drive shaft, which sprocket engages in the crown gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: BIONX EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Manfred Gingl, Sandor Palvolgyi
  • Publication number: 20030164183
    Abstract: A rotary car washing cell includes a platform for supporting an automotive vehicle and rotatably coupled to a base for rotating the vehicle about a fixed axis. The platform includes a guide rail disposed along a predetermined path on the platform. A support frame is fixedly secured to the base. A wash arm assembly for spraying fluid onto the vehicle is slidably supported by the support frame for radial movement with respect to the fixed axis. The wash arm assembly including a cam follower for engaging the guide rail during rotation of the platform, whereby the wash arm assembly is radially displaced with respect to the fixed axis in response to the rotation of the platform about the fixed axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Paul Manfred Gingl