Patents by Inventor Martin Ballmann

Martin Ballmann 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).

  • Air spring strut with a plastics air spring cover
    Patent number: 11707959
    Abstract: An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock damper for the spring-cushioning and damping of oscillations of a motor vehicle chassis, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and a rolling piston, wherein a rolling bellows of elastomer material is clamped in an airtight manner between the air spring cover and the rolling piston, wherein the air spring cover comprises a damper bearing receptacle in which a damper bearing of the shock damper is arranged, and wherein the air spring cover comprises a clamping base to which a first end of the rolling bellows is attached, wherein at least the damper bearing receptacle of the air spring cover is produced from a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Jens-Uwe Gleu, Martin Ballmann
  • AIR SPRING STRUT WITH A PLASTICS AIR SPRING COVER
    Publication number: 20200223275
    Abstract: An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock damper for the spring-cushioning and damping of oscillations of a motor vehicle chassis, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and a rolling piston, wherein a rolling bellows of elastomer material is clamped in an airtight manner between the air spring cover and the rolling piston, wherein the air spring cover comprises a damper bearing receptacle in which a damper bearing of the shock damper is arranged, and wherein the air spring cover comprises a clamping base to which a first end of the rolling bellows is attached, wherein at least the damper bearing receptacle of the air spring cover is produced from a plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Jens-Uwe Gleu, Martin Ballmann