Patents by Inventor Alexander Penner

Alexander Penner 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).

  • Patent number: 8556037
    Abstract: A lubricating nipple (1) to be pressed into a bore (5) of a bearing bush (7) of a universal joint has a housing with a flow-through channel (22) to receive a lubricant. A check valve (25, 26, 27) is arranged in the through-flow channel (22). A seat portion (3) positions the lubricating nipple (1) in the bore (5) in the mounted condition. A coupling portion (2) couples the lubricating nipple (1) to a lubricating device. The coupling portion (2) has a first abutment face (10) that faces the seat portion (3). The mounted lubricating nipple (1), in the pressing-in direction, is axially supported by the first abutment face (10) against the thin-walled component (7). A collar portion (4) has a second abutment face (12). The second abutment face (12) is arranged opposite to the first abutment face (10). The mounted lubricant nipple (1) can be axially supported by the second abutment face (12) against the thin-walled component (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: GKN Walterscheid GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Penner, Uwe Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20110048855
    Abstract: A lubricating nipple (1) to be pressed into a bore (5) of a bearing bush (7) of a universal joint has a housing with a flow-through channel (22) to receive a lubricant. A check valve (25, 26, 27) is arranged in the through-flow channel (22). A seat portion (3) positions the lubricating nipple (1) in the bore (5) in the mounted condition. A coupling portion (2) couples the lubricating nipple (1) to a lubricating device. The coupling portion (2) has a first abutment face (10) that faces the seat portion (3). The mounted lubricating nipple (1), in the pressing-in direction, is axially supported by the first abutment face (10) against the thin-walled component (7). A collar portion (4) has a second abutment face (12). The second abutment face (12) is arranged opposite to the first abutment face (10). The mounted lubricant nipple (1) can be axially supported by the second abutment face (12) against the thin-walled component (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: GKN Walterscheid GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Penner, Uwe Schafer