Patents by Inventor Torsten Rickenberg

Torsten Rickenberg 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).

  • Spring system
    Patent number: 7784772
    Abstract: A spring system has a first pulling part with a first fastening element connected by a tension spring to a second pulling part with a second fastening element. The pulling parts are moveable relative to one another so as to increase or relieve stressing on the tension spring. A damping device damps the movement of the pulling parts in relation to one another. A cylinder is fastened on the first pulling part and a piston 3 is axially displacesably arranged therein, subdividing the interior of the cylinder into a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber. A piston rod connected to the piston is arranged on the second pulling part. The interior of the cylinder is connected to the surroundings via one or more restrictor openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Knopp, Karl-Heinz Darscheid, Stefan Bonnekessel, Rainer Massmann, Rolf Mintgen, Torsten Rickenberg, Jörg-Erwin Scheuer, Dirk Schweinberger, Daniel Herbst, Joachim Völlinger
  • Joint arrangement
    Publication number: 20070209160
    Abstract: A multi-joint hinge for a motor vehicle having a body and a panel, the hinge allowing the panel to be moved between an open position and a closed position relative to the vehicle body. The hinge includes at joint having at least one roller bearing, and is preferably a four bar joint having two bearings mounted on the body and two bearings mounted on the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Stabilus GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Darscheid, Rolf Mintgen, Alexandra Kaiser, Torsten Rickenberg
  • Spring system
    Publication number: 20070187194
    Abstract: A spring system has a first pulling part with a first fastening element connected by a tension spring to a second pulling part with a second fastening element. The pulling parts are moveable relative to one another so as to increase or relieve stressing on the tension spring. A damping device damps the movement of the pulling parts in relation to one another. A cylinder is fastened on the first pulling part and a piston 3 is axially displacesably arranged therein, subdividing the interior of the cylinder into a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber. A piston rod connected to the piston is arranged on the second pulling part. The interior of the cylinder is connected to the surroundings via one or more restrictor openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Axel Knopp, Karl-Heinz Darscheid, Stefan Bonnekessel, Rainer Massmann, Rolf Mintgen, Torsten Rickenberg, Jorg-Erwin Scheuer, Dirk Schweinberger, Daniel Herbst, Joachim Vollinger