Patents by Inventor Paul Michael Ludwig

Paul Michael Ludwig 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: 11841029
    Abstract: Axial sliding bearing arrangement for a pump impeller (8) of a radial pump (1) with a first, rotating friction surface (22) pointing in an axial direction (A), a second, non-rotating friction surface (23) facing the first, rotating friction surface (22), wherein the second, non-rotating friction surface (23) is allocated to a swivel head body (20), wherein the swivel head body (20) is axially supported via an axial support surface (24), and the swivel head body (20) is radially supported in a resiliently yielding manner at radial support surfaces (25) by means of first spring means (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC GPM GMBH
    Inventor: Paul Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20220049713
    Abstract: Axial sliding bearing arrangement for a pump impeller of a radial pump and a radial pump comprising the axial sliding bearing arrangement Axial sliding bearing arrangement for a pump impeller (8) of a radial pump (1) with a first, rotating friction surface (22) pointing in an axial direction (A), a second, non-rotating friction surface (23) facing the first, rotating friction surface (22), wherein the second, non-rotating friction surface (23) is allocated to a swivel head body (20), wherein the swivel head body (20) is axially supported via an axial support surface (24), and the swivel head body (20) is radially supported in a resiliently yielding manner at radial support surfaces (25) by means of first spring means (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Paul Michael LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20210396241
    Abstract: A rolling bearing having a sealing arrangement, preferably as a compact bearing and seal for water pumps, is proposed having two axially adjacent rolling-element rows between an outer ring and a shaft bearing section, and a wet-side shaft seal and a dry-side shaft seal. A lubricant reservoir with a substrate that is porous in at least some sections is arranged circumferentially in a radial contact to the shaft section and the outer ring; wherein the lubricant reservoir in pores of the substrate, includes a lubricant insoluble in water, and a volume of the lubricant reservoir and a volume of a lubricant filling with the lubricant take up a total volume of spaces between the wet-side shaft seal and the dry-side shaft seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Michael Ludwig, Franz Pawellek