Patents by Inventor Ansgar Damm

Ansgar Damm 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).

  • Twin clutch
    Publication number: 20030024788
    Abstract: A twin clutch, in particular an actively closing, dry friction twin clutch is provided for a twin clutch transmission of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a crankshaft, and two transmission input shafts. The two transmission input shafts are connected to respective friction clutches and can be selectively connected to the crankshaft. At least one axial bearing is provided at the twin clutch such that axial forces, which are present when the clutch is actuated, can be transferred to the transmission housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Ansgar Damm, Wolfgang Schreiber, Wolf-Rudiger Lutz, Volker Becker, Georg Kruse, Frank Schade
  • Method for shifting a twin-clutch transmission and twin-clutch transmission arrangement
    Patent number: 5950781
    Abstract: A twin-clutch transmission having the driving gear wheels of adjacent gears on different transmission input shafts permits skipping one gear stage while shifting gears, i.e. shifting between gears whose driving gear wheels are on the same transmission input shaft, by using an auxiliary gear on the other transmission input shaft to supply a filler torque while shifting between the initial gear and a selected gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Panagiotis Adamis, Bernd Cappelmann, Reinhold Haack, Harald Ludanek, Ansgar Damm
  • Method for shifting a twin-clutch transmission and twin-clutch transmission arrangement
    Patent number: 5915512
    Abstract: A twin-clutch transmission having the driving gear wheels of adjacent gears on different transmission input shafts permits skipping one gear stage while shifting gears, i.e. shifting between gears whose driving gear wheels are on the same transmission input shaft, by using an auxiliary gear on the other transmission input shaft to supply a filler torque while shifting between the initial gear and a selected gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Panagiotis Adamis, Bernd Cappelmann, Reinhold Haack, Harald Ludanek, Ansgar Damm