Patents by Inventor Markus Mandera

Markus Mandera 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: 11898695
    Abstract: A progressive distributor for lubricant includes a housing block having an inlet and a plurality of outlets and a plurality of metering pistons received in associated piston bores in the housing block. Each piston bore is associated with two lubricant outlet bores, and each metering piston is displaceable and configured to alternatingly release the one or the other lubricant outlet bore in order to dispense the metered lubricant amount to the lubricant outlet bore. The piston bores are fluidically connected to the lubricant inlet bore and to each other via connecting bores in order to transfer lubricant to the other piston bores. A dummy piston is disposed in one of the piston bores that permanently closes both the lubricant inlet bore and both lubricant outlet bores, and includes at least one bypass passageway that fluidically connects two of the connecting bores to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
  • Patent number: 11639770
    Abstract: A progressive distributor includes a housing block with an inlet bore and outlet bores and first and second metering pistons in first and second piston bores. Each piston defines first and second annular workspaces and delimits first and second metering spaces at the ends of each piston, the first and second piston bores each having a central axis and being disposed one atop the other so that their central axes are parallel to each other and located in a central plane. Switching bores connect the metering spaces of the first metering piston to the workspaces of the second metering piston, and the switching bores are located on opposite sides of the central plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
  • Publication number: 20220107053
    Abstract: A progressive distributor includes a housing block with an inlet bore and outlet bores and first and second metering pistons in first and second piston bores. Each piston defines first and second annular workspaces and delimits first and second metering spaces at the ends of each piston, the first and second piston bores each having a central axis and being disposed one atop the other so that their central axes are parallel to each other and located in a central plane. Switching bores connect the metering spaces of the first metering piston to the workspaces of the second metering piston, and the switching bores are located on opposite sides of the central plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
  • Publication number: 20210317949
    Abstract: A progressive distributor for lubricant includes a housing block having an inlet and a plurality of outlets and a plurality of metering pistons received in associated piston bores in the housing block. Each piston bore is associated with two lubricant outlet bores, and each metering piston is displaceable and configured to alternatingly release the one or the other lubricant outlet bore in order to dispense the metered lubricant amount to the lubricant outlet bore. The piston bores are fluidically connected to the lubricant inlet bore and to each other via connecting bores in order to transfer lubricant to the other piston bores. A dummy piston is disposed in one of the piston bores that permanently closes both the lubricant inlet bore and both lubricant outlet bores, and includes at least one bypass passageway that fluidically connects two of the connecting bores to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Dieter Hess, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
  • Patent number: 10962130
    Abstract: A lubricant reservoir system includes a lubricant reservoir having an interior wall and an inlet for receiving lubricant from a supply. A follower device in the reservoir contacts the interior wall of the reservoir in a sliding and sealing manner, and the follower device is movable up and down in the reservoir from a first position to a second position in response to a changing lubricant level. A valve is in fluid communication with the inlet and is configured to selectively prevent a flow of the lubricant through the inlet. A connector operatively connects the follower device to the valve unit such that the flow of the lubricant through the inlet is prevented when the follower device is in the second position. The connector is configured such that the valve is positionable independently of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Mandera, Dieter Hess, Tobias Mueller, Andreas Schoenfeld
  • Patent number: 10465844
    Abstract: An oil-air lubricant distributor with a tubular distributor body that includes an oil-air mixture inlet and a plurality of lubrication-point outlets for dispensing the oil-air mixture to at least one consumer, wherein the lubrication-point outlets are connected to the oil-air mixture inlet via line channels, and the line channels are provided with an oil-air mixture from a mixture distributor unit, the mixture distributor unit including a single oil inlet, a single air inlet, and a plurality of oil-air-mixture outlets, and wherein the oil-air mixture inlet is directly but releasably connected to the mixture distributor, and the oil-air-mixture outlets are directly but releasably fluidly connected to the line channels in the tubular distributor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Mandera, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann
  • Publication number: 20180224011
    Abstract: A lubricant reservoir system includes a lubricant reservoir having an interior wall and an inlet for receiving lubricant from a supply. A follower device in the reservoir contacts the interior wall of the reservoir in a sliding and sealing manner, and the follower device is movable up and down in the reservoir from a first position to a second position in response to a changing lubricant level. A valve is in fluid communication with the inlet and is configured to selectively prevent a flow of the lubricant through the inlet. A connector operatively connects the follower device to the valve unit such that the flow of the lubricant through the inlet is prevented when the follower device is in the second position. The connector is configured such that the valve is positionable independently of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Markus Mandera, Dieter Hess, Tobias Mueller, Andreas Schoenfeld
  • Publication number: 20170114956
    Abstract: An oil-air lubricant distributor with a tubular distributor body that includes an oil-air mixture inlet and a plurality of lubrication-point outlets for dispensing the oil-air mixture to at least one consumer, wherein the lubrication-point outlets are connected to the oil-air mixture inlet via line channels, and the line channels are provided with an oil-air mixture from a mixture distributor unit, the mixture distributor unit including a single oil inlet, a single air inlet, and a plurality of oil-air-mixture outlets, and wherein the oil-air mixture inlet is directly but releasably connected to the mixture distributor, and the oil-air-mixture outlets are directly but releasably fluidly connected to the line channels in the tubular distributor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: SKF Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Mandera, Juergen Kreutzkaemper, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann
  • Patent number: 9016436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for wetting or lubricating a rail head (7). The device has at least one outlet (30) for a wetting agent and/or lubricant. To ensure that the noise generated by a track-bound vehicle is reduced safely and regardless of the weather, a rail head-side end portion (33) of the at least one outlet (30) is movably mounted between a position at a remote distance from the rail head (7) and a position in closer proximity to the rail head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Lincoln GmbH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera
  • Publication number: 20140339021
    Abstract: A lubrication device includes at least one attachment unit for attaching the lubrication device relative to and adjacent to a rail of a track during an operating process. At least one dispensing unit sprays lubricant onto at least one part of a top side of the rail during the operating process. The dispensing unit includes a high-pressure-exerting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Markus Mandera, Zdravko Paluncic
  • Publication number: 20130025972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for wetting or lubricating a rail head (7). The device has at least one outlet (30) for a wetting agent and/or lubricant. To ensure that the noise generated by a track-bound vehicle is reduced safely and regardless of the weather, a rail head-side end portion (33) of the at least one outlet (30) is movably mounted between a position at a remote distance from the rail head (7) and a position in closer proximity to the rail head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: LINCLOLN GMBH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera
  • Patent number: 8196709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lubricant distributor with a distributor plate (1, 21) and one or more injectors (2, 22) that can be connected to this plate and that are each formed from a housing (8, 28) defining a longitudinal axis with an inlet (11, 31) and an outlet (14, 34) that connect to corresponding connections in the distributor plate, and also from a dosing and reversing unit that is formed in the housing, wherein the inlets and outlets are arranged on the side of the housing facing the distributor plate (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Lincoln GmbH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera
  • Patent number: 8087902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic device with a supply line for pressurized hydraulic fluid and with a lubricating pump that is connected to the supply line in a fluidic fashion. The lubricating pump comprises a hydraulic inlet, a pump element for conveying a lubricant from a reservoir to at least one lubricating point of the hydraulic device, and mechanism for producing a pump stroke of the pump element. The mechanism for producing a pump stroke comprises a base body, a piston unit movable in the base body, and a reversing mechanism for reversing the direction of movement of at least one element of the piston unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Lincoln GmbH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera, Ayzik Grach
  • Publication number: 20100096218
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lubricant distributor with a distributor plate (1, 21) and one or more injectors (2, 22) that can be connected to this plate and that are each formed from a housing (8, 28) defining a longitudinal axis with an inlet (11, 31) and an outlet (14, 34) that connect to corresponding connections in the distributor plate, and also from a dosing and reversing unit that is formed in the housing, wherein the inlets and outlets are arranged on the side of the housing facing the distributor plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: LINCOLN GMBH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera
  • Publication number: 20090155093
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic device with a supply line for pressurized hydraulic fluid and with a lubricating pump that is connected to the supply line in a fluidic fashion. The lubricating pump comprises a hydraulic inlet, a pump element for conveying a lubricant from a reservoir to at least one lubricating point of the hydraulic device, and mechanism for producing a pump stroke of the pump element. The mechanism for producing a pump stroke comprises a base body, a piston unit movable in the base body, and a reversing mechanism for reversing the direction of movement of at least one element of the piston unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: LINCOLN GMBH
    Inventors: Zdravko Paluncic, Markus Mandera, Ayzik Grach