Patents by Inventor Thomas BRAMBERGER

Thomas BRAMBERGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20180202439
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the gear pump comprises a first gear meshed with a second gear as well as a housing, in which the gears are supported. The housing includes a first void, which at least partly adjoins a first side surface of the first gear, and a second void, which at least partly adjoins a second side surface of the first gear. The gear pump further comprises a fluid intake channel configured to direct fluid towards the gears, wherein at least one deflector is arranged within the fluid intake such that an incident fluid flow is diverted towards the first void as well as to the second void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas BRAMBERGER, Osman Emre ARSLAN, Michael ALTENDORFER
  • Patent number: 9915263
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the gear pump comprises a first gear meshed with a second gear as well as a housing, in which the gears are supported. The housing includes a first void, which at least partly adjoins a first side surface of the first gear, and a second void, which at least partly adjoins a second side surface of the first gear. The gear pump further comprises a fluid intake channel configured to direct fluid towards the gears, wherein at least one deflector is arranged within the fluid intake such that an incident fluid flow is diverted towards the first void as well as to the second void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Steyr Motors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bramberger, Osman Emre Arslan, Michael Altendorfer
  • Publication number: 20170234312
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the gear pump comprises a first gear meshed with a second gear as well as a housing, in which the gears are supported. The housing includes a first void, which at least partly adjoins a first side surface of the first gear, and a second void, which at least partly adjoins a second side surface of the first gear. The gear pump further comprises a fluid intake channel configured to direct fluid towards the gears, wherein at least one deflector is arranged within the fluid intake such that an incident fluid flow is diverted towards the first void as well as to the second void.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas BRAMBERGER, Osman Emre ARSLAN, Michael ALTENDORFER