Patents by Inventor Thomas NEHMEYER

Thomas NEHMEYER 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).

  • Damping device for a selector shaft and gearshift tower having the damping device
    Patent number: 8590413
    Abstract: A damping device for a selector shaft, having a damper weight with a damper unit, and having a guide device. The guide device guides the damper weight in a circumferential direction about the pivoting axis of the selector shaft. The damper weight is guided in the circumferential direction so that it is damped by the damper unit. The guide device also guides and/or holds the damper weight rigidly and/or without damping in the radial direction with respect to the pivoting axis. The damper unit is arranged off-center, asymmetrically and/or eccentrically with respect to the pivoting axis, and/or the damper weight and the damper unit form a damping absorber device arranged outside the force transmission path for the shifting and/or selection movement of the selector shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Nehmeyer
  • DAMPING DEVICE FOR A SELECTOR SHAFT AND GEARSHIFT TOWER HAVING THE DAMPING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120297914
    Abstract: A damping device for a selector shaft, having a damper weight with a damper unit, and having a guide device. The guide device guides the damper weight in a circumferential direction about the pivoting axis of the selector shaft. The damper weight is guided in the circumferential direction so that it is damped by the damper unit. The guide device also guides and/or holds the damper weight rigidly and/or without damping in the radial direction with respect to the pivoting axis. The damper unit is arranged off-center, asymmetrically and/or eccentrically with respect to the pivoting axis, and/or the damper weight and the damper unit form a damping absorber device arranged outside the force transmission path for the shifting and/or selection movement of the selector shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas NEHMEYER