Patents by Inventor Torsten Dotzel

Torsten Dotzel 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).

  • Wheel bearing of an aircraft landing gear
    Patent number: 8992093
    Abstract: A wheel bearing for aircraft, that has a long service life and is reliable. The wheel bearing has a small number of individual parts and components that are simple to handle, to mount or to dismount. The wheel bearing of an aircraft landing gear has a wheel rim that is rotationally mounted about an axis over two roller bearings of a bearing arrangement. The external rings of the roller bearings are received together in a single-piece external ring bearing housing. The wheel rim can be detachably connected to the bearing arrangement in such a manner that it can be mounted or dismounted independently from the bearing arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Torsten Dotzel, Robin Lang, Christian Proeschel, Wilhelm Sebald, Gerhard Kreiselmeier
  • Wheel Bearing of an Aircraft Landing Gear
    Publication number: 20100202719
    Abstract: A wheel bearing for aircraft, that has a long service life and is reliable. The wheel bearing has a small number of individual parts and components that are simple to handle, to mount or to dismount. The wheel bearing of an aircraft landing gear has a wheel rim that is rotationally mounted about an axis over two roller bearings of a bearing arrangement. The external rings of the roller bearings are received together in a single-piece external ring bearing housing. The wheel rim can be detachably connected to the bearing arrangement in such a manner that it can be mounted or dismounted independently from the bearing arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO., KG
    Inventors: Torsten Dotzel, Robin Lang, Christian Proeschel, Wilhelm Sebald, Gerhard Kreiselmeier