Patents by Inventor Uwe Hinsberger

Uwe Hinsberger 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).

  • Clutch assembly with a leg spring
    Patent number: 8042674
    Abstract: A clutch device is described comprising a first clutch element, a second clutch element that is disposed in a coaxial manner in relation to the first clutch element, a first engagement means, a second engagement provided for engaging with the first engagement in a positively interlocking manner for transmitting a torque between the first clutch element and the second clutch element, and a spring biasing the first engagement element and the second engagement element in a circumferential direction against each other. The spring comprises a leg spring with a ring part and two legs, wherein the ring part is disposed in a substantially coaxial relation to the first and second clutch parts and the legs extend in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Getrag Ford Transmissions GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Hegerath, Uwe Hinsberger, Johann None Kirchhoffer, Josef Fuss
  • CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH A LEG SPRING
    Publication number: 20080223682
    Abstract: A clutch device comprising a first clutch element, a second clutch element that is disposed in a coaxial manner in relation to the first clutch element, a first engagement means, a second engagement means provided for engaging with the first engagement means in a positively interlocking manner for transmitting a torque between the first clutch element and the second clutch element, and a spring means biasing the first engagement means and the second engagement means in a circumferential direction against each other. The spring means comprises a leg spring with a ring part and two legs, wherein the ring part is disposed in a substantially coaxial relation to the first and second clutch parts and the legs extend in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Hegerath, Uwe Hinsberger, Johann None Kirchhoffer, Josef Fuss