Patents by Inventor Achim Schmeink

Achim Schmeink 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).

  • Rolling boot with transition region
    Patent number: 9494199
    Abstract: A rolling boot comprises a first fastening region for fastening the boot to a joint casing, a second fastening region for fastening the boot to a shaft, and a fold region between the first and the second fastening region with a first fold near to the first fastening region and a second fold near to the second fastening region. The boot further comprises, between the first fastening region and the first fold, a first transition region comprising a first flange neighboring the first fastening region with a bottom. A ratio between a first minimal diameter D1, defined by the bottom of the first flange of the first transition region, and a second maximal diameter D2, defined by the first fold, where both are viewed in a longitudinal section direction along the main axis, is between approximately 1:1.01 to approximately 1:1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: GKN Driveline International GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Schumacher, Winfried Busch, Markus Deisinger, Joachim Wette, Wolfgang Hildebrandt, Thomas Schafferus, Achim Schmeink
  • ROLLING BOOT WITH TRANSITION REGION
    Publication number: 20150119152
    Abstract: A rolling boot comprises a first fastening region for fastening the boot to a joint casing, a second fastening region for fastening the boot to a shaft, and a fold region between the first and the second fastening region with a first fold near to the first fastening region and a second fold near to the second fastening region. The boot further comprises, between the first fastening region and the first fold, a first transition region comprising a first flange neighbouring the first fastening region with a bottom. A ratio between a first minimal diameter D1, defined by the bottom of the first flange of the first transition region, and a second maximal diameter D2, defined by the first fold, where both are viewed in a longitudinal section direction along the main axis, is between approximately 1:1.01 to approximately 1:1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Schumacher, Winfried Busch, Markus Deisinger, Joachim Wette, Wolfgang Hildebrandt, Thomas Schafferus, Achim Schmeink