Patents by Inventor Steffen Walz

Steffen Walz 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: 7658370
    Abstract: A rope winch has at least one bearing support and a rope drum supported on the at least one bearing support so as to be rotatable about a drive axis. A drive motor and a gear connected to the drive motor are provided, wherein the drive motor drives the rope drum about the drive axis through the gear. At least one sensor that senses a load acting on the rope drum is provided. An exchangeably secured component that is exchangeable without dismounting the at least one bearing support is provided. The at least one sensor is arranged on the exchangeably secured component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rotzler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Rotzler, Steffen Walz
  • Publication number: 20100024162
    Abstract: An engine hood hinge for an engine hood can be transferred from an operating position into a protective position and pivoted about an engine hood pivot into an open position. The engine hood pivot is mounted on a supporting structure of a motor vehicle via a lever mechanism, and the engine hood, as it transfers from the operating position into the protected position, carries along the engine hood pivot. In order to provide a robust engine hood hinge, the lever mechanism is designed as a multi-bar linkage mechanism, in particular as a four-bar linkage mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Steffen Walz
  • Publication number: 20080054237
    Abstract: A rope winch has at least one bearing support and a rope drum supported on the at least one bearing support so as to be rotatable about a drive axis. A drive motor and a gear connected to the drive motor are provided, wherein the drive motor drives the rope drum about the drive axis through the gear. At least one sensor that senses a load acting on the rope drum is provided. An exchangeably secured component that is exchangeable without dismounting the at least one bearing support is provided. The at least one sensor is arranged on the exchangeably secured component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ROTZLER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Rotzler, Steffen Walz