Patents by Inventor Antonius Wolking

Antonius Wolking 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: 11951561
    Abstract: A method for producing a cavity valve is provided. The method includes providing a valve body which has a cavity in the interior. The valve body has a circular opening having an opening edge surface on a bottom side. A circular valve cover with a cover edge surface is provided. Inductive heating of at least one of the opening edge surface or the cover edge surface takes place and then welding the valve body to the valve cover by friction welding of the opening edge surface to the cover edge surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking
  • Patent number: 11850655
    Abstract: A matrix for shaping a valve preform has a circular through opening and a reduced conical section. The reduced conical section tapers from an outer diameter to a reduced cone inner diameter, the outer diameter being greater than or equal to the initial outer diameter of the valve preform, and the matrix inner diameter being smaller than the initial outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard
  • Patent number: 11813658
    Abstract: A method for producing a valve body of a hollow valve includes providing a workpiece blank or semi-finished product, spin extruding the workpiece to produce a preform having a cup with a hollow shape formed by the cup wall. A hollow valve produced by this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Johannes Knust
  • Patent number: 11788440
    Abstract: A cover body (2) for a valve rotating device includes a ring-shaped upper part (4) and a ring-shaped lower part (6). The upper part (4) and the lower part (6) are axially spaced apart and are adapted to accommodate an axial spring element (24) therebetween. The upper part (4) and the lower part (6) are connected to one another by at least one connecting piece arranged at the location opposite an insertion position of the axial spring element (24). A valve rotating device (12) having such a cover body is also provided. A ring-shaped base body (22) has a plurality of pockets (16) oriented in a circumferential direction, in each of which a ball (14) and a tangential spring (32) are arranged. The pockets (16) have a variable depth in the circumferential direction such that inclined raceways (26) for the balls (14) arranged therein are formed. The tangential springs (32) push the balls (14) toward an end of the respective pocket (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Antonius Wolking, Luthfi Arief, Florian Ringeling
  • Patent number: 11732622
    Abstract: A method for producing a valve body of a hollow valve with optimised interior stem geometry includes a preform with a valve plate and a tubular wall surrounding a cavity. Flow forming the tubular wall over a flow-forming mandrel, which is inserted into the cavity to enlarge a length of the tubular wall. An interior area of the tubular wall is embossed with a structure either due to the fact that the flow-forming mandrel is a structuring mandrel having a surface structure, or alternatively, because the method includes a further step of reducing an outer diameter of the tubular wall by swaging or drawing and ironing over a structuring mandrel. Furthermore, a hollow valve is produced by this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthais, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard
  • Patent number: 11654471
    Abstract: A production method for a valve body of a hollow valve includes providing a preform with a valve head and a tubular wall which surrounds a cylindrical cavity. The tubular wall is flow formed above a flow forming mandrel which is inserted into the cavity in order to increase a length of the tubular wall. A hollow valve produced by flow forming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard
  • Patent number: 11524330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a valve body for a hollow valve. Said method comprises the following steps: providing a workpiece, blank or semi-finished product and a forming punch, introducing a protective layer between the workpiece and the forming punch (22) and press forming the workpiece to produce a preform. The invention also relates to a hollow valve produced by means of this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Thorsten, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard
  • Publication number: 20220168798
    Abstract: A method for producing a valve body of a hollow valve includes providing a workpiece blank or semi-finished product, spin extruding the workpiece to produce a preform having a cup with a hollow shape formed by the cup wall. A hollow valve produced by this method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: THORSTEN MATTHIAS, ANTONIUS WOLKING, JOHANNES KNUST
  • Publication number: 20220152690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a valve body for a hollow valve. Said method comprises the following steps: providing a workpiece, blank or semi-finished product and a forming punch, introducing a protective layer between the workpiece and the forming punch (22) and press forming the workpiece to produce a preform. The invention also relates to a hollow valve produced by means of this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: MATTHIAS THORSTEN, ANTONIUS WOLKING, GUIDO BAYARD
  • Patent number: 11333046
    Abstract: An internally cooled valve (2) includes a valve body having a valve head (4) and a valve stem (6). The valve body has at least one cavity (8) in which coolant (10) is situated. The coolant is a nanofluid (12) in which nanoparticles (14) are dispersed in a dispersion medium (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Fernando Arias, Florian Ringeling
  • Patent number: 11311964
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an internally cooled valve (2), includes providing a valve body (4) having a valve stem (6) that ends in a valve head (8). The valve body (4) has a cavity (10) that is open toward the valve head (8) and with a valve base element (12) by friction welding the valve base element (12) to the valve head (8). The valve bottom element (12) is preferably a sintered component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Bayard, Stefan Kellerman, Antonius Wolking, Luthfi Arief
  • Patent number: 11313257
    Abstract: A hollow valve having optimized interior stem geometry, whose valve stem has surface-enlarging structuring on an inner surface is provided. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a valve body of such a hollow valve, wherein the method comprises: providing a bowl-shaped semi-finished product having an annular wall that surrounds a cavity, and having a base section, followed by lengthening the wall with an inserted, structured mandrel, and lastly, reducing an outer diameter of the annular wall without a mandrel to obtain a predetermined valve stem outer diameter of a valve to be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Andreas Heinek, Guido Bayard
  • Patent number: 11305346
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a poppet valve or mushroom valve includes providing a mixture of metal powder and a binder, filling and pressing said mixture in a mold, to obtain a green product, removing the binder from the green product, and thermally sintering the green product to a poppet valve blank, by hot isostatic pressing. A poppet valve is also provided that is manufactured with this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Mareau, Stefan Kellermann, Antonius Wolking, Oliver Schulze, Andreas Heinek, Guido Bayard, Daniel Eisenring, Olaf Josef, Carsten Struebbe, Wolf-Dieter Streich
  • Patent number: 11306625
    Abstract: A valve rotating device has an annular main body, an annular cover body, and an annular axial spring element. The main body has multiple pockets of variable depth so that raceways are formed for balls situated therein, wherein tangential springs press the balls against ends of the pockets in the circumferential direction. The cover body is rotatable relative to the main body about an axis and is axially displaceable, and has an annular first support element, an annular second support element, and a connection, wherein the support elements are axially spaced apart from one another and the connection connects the support elements so that they are fixed relative to one another. The axial spring element at a first end rests on an annular stop surface of the main body, and at a second end rests on a surface of the first support element, wherein the axial spring element is situated between the first support element and the second support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Antonius Wolking, Luthfi Arief, Florian Ringeling
  • Patent number: 11260448
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the production of a valve body of a hollow chamber valve, said method comprising: providing a bowl-shaped semi-finished product having an annular wall, which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a bottom portion, followed by a lengthening of the wall and a final reducing of an outer diameter of the annular wall in order to obtain a predetermined valve shaft outside diameter of a valve that is to be produced. Further disclosed is a hollow chamber valve produced by means of said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard, Andreas Heinek
  • Publication number: 20220048130
    Abstract: A method for producing a cavity valve is provided. The method includes providing a valve body which has a cavity in the interior. The valve body has a circular opening having an opening edge surface on a bottom side. A circular valve cover with a cover edge surface is provided. Inductive heating of at least one of the opening edge surface or the cover edge surface takes place and then welding the valve body to the valve cover by friction welding of the opening edge surface to the cover edge surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: THORSTEN MATTHIAS, ANTONIUS WOLKING
  • Publication number: 20210370376
    Abstract: A production method for a valve body of a hollow valve includes providing a preform with a valve head and a tubular wall which surrounds a cylindrical cavity. The tubular wall is flow formed above a flow forming mandrel which is inserted into the cavity in order to increase a length of the tubular wall. A hollow valve produced by flow forming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: THORSTEN MATTHIAS, ANTONIUS WOLKING, GUIDO BAYARD
  • Publication number: 20210332724
    Abstract: A cover body (2) for a valve rotating device includes a ring-shaped upper part (4) and a ring-shaped lower part (6). The upper part (4) and the lower part (6) are axially spaced apart and are adapted to accommodate an axial spring element (24) therebetween. The upper part (4) and the lower part (6) are connected to one another by at least one connecting piece arranged at the location opposite an insertion position of the axial spring element (24). A valve rotating device (12) having such a cover body is also provided. A ring-shaped base body (22) hasg a plurality of pockets (16) oriented in a circumferential direction, in each of which a ball (14) and a tangential spring (32) are arranged. The pockets (16) have a variable depth in the circumferential direction such that inclined raceways (26) for the balls (14) arranged therein are formed. The tangential springs (32) push the balls (14) toward an end of the respective pocket (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: ANTONIUS WOLKING, LUTHFI ARIEF, FLORIAN RINGELING
  • Patent number: 11154957
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing poppet valves, the method including: cross-wedge rolling a preform (2), which has at least one disk portion (4) and a shaft portion, to produce a valve blank (10), wherein a diameter of the shaft portion (6) is reduced substantially to a shaft diameter of a shaft (16), and additionally a length of the shaft portion (6) is increased substantially to a length of the shaft (16) by means of a rolling-out process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Valvetrain GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Matthias, Antonius Wolking, Guido Bayard
  • Publication number: 20210199029
    Abstract: A method for producing a valve body of a hollow valve with optimised interior stem geometry includes a preform with a valve plate and a tubular wall surrounding a cavity. Flow forming the tubular wall over a flow-forming mandrel, which is inserted into the cavity to enlarge a length of the tubular wall. An interior area of the tubular wall is embossed with a structure either due to the fact that the flow-forming mandrel is a structuring mandrel having a surface structure, or alternatively, because the method includes a further step of reducing an outer diameter of the tubular wall by swaging or drawing and ironing over a structuring mandrel. Furthermore, a hollow valve is produced by this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: THORSTEN MATTHAIS, ANTONIUS WOLKING, GUIDO BAYARD