Patents by Inventor Benjamin Daniel

Benjamin Daniel 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: 9752666
    Abstract: A torque converter for transferring torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, having a turbine wheel, an impeller connected to the input shaft to drive the turbine wheel hydrodynamically, a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations, a first torsion damper to drive the output shaft by means of the turbine wheel, and a converter clutch and a second torsion damper for selective torsionally damped coupling of the input shaft with the turbine wheel. One of the torsion dampers in this case includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Voegtle, Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
  • Publication number: 20140044523
    Abstract: A torque converter for transferring torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, having a turbine wheel, an impeller connected to the input shaft to drive the turbine wheel hydrodynamically, a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations, a first torsion damper to drive the output shaft by means of the turbine wheel, and a converter clutch and a second torsion damper for selective torsionally damped coupling of the input shaft with the turbine wheel. One of the torsion dampers in this case includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin Voegtle, Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
  • Patent number: 8272985
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism for transmitting power between a driving engine and an output drive, including: an input and an output; a hydrodynamic component with a pump wheel and a turbine wheel; an apparatus for at least partially bridging over the hydrodynamic component, the apparatus including a control device with a piston element that is chargeable with pressurizing agent; an influencing element for influencing a difference in speeds of rotation of moving fluids on both sides of the piston element, the influencing element rotatable in rotational synchronicity with the piston element, which extends outward in the radial direction free of any direct connection with the piston element, and which is situated in the radial direction at least in the range of the outside diameter, forming at least part of an axial space with the piston element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
  • Patent number: 8220605
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism including at least one hydrodynamic component and a device for at least partially bridging over the transmission of power through the hydrodynamic component by means of a control device, having an actuating mechanism that can be charged by way of a chamber that is chargeable with a pressurizing agent, and at least one spring unit is interposed between the actuating mechanism and the device for at least partially bridging over the hydrodynamic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Krause, Benjamin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20100044176
    Abstract: A force transmission device (1) disposed in a drive train between an engine and a transmission, including a housing including a housing part (10.1), wherein the housing part is formed as an input (E) and connected with an impeller (P) of a hydrodynamic machine, an output (A), a switchable clutch device (6) disposed between the input (E) and the output (A), which clutch device can be actuated by a piston element (8) and guided on the housing part (10.1) in a slidable, pressure-tight manner in an axial direction, and wherein the piston element can be pressurized with a medium by forming a variable chamber (9) that can be pressurized with the medium and means (16) for creating a non-rotational lock between the housing part (10.1) and the piston element (8), wherein the means (16) for creating the non-rotational lock at least comprises a spring device (17, 17.1, 17.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
    Inventor: Benjamin DANIEL
  • Publication number: 20090145712
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism for transmitting power between a driving engine and an output drive, including: an input and an output; a hydrodynamic component with a pump wheel and a turbine wheel; an apparatus for at least partially bridging over the hydrodynamic component, the apparatus including a control device with a piston element that is chargeable with pressurizing agent; and means for influencing the difference in speeds of rotation of moving fluids on both sides of the piston element, the means including an influencing element that is rotatable in rotational synchronicity with the piston element, which extends outward in the radial direction free of any direct connection with the piston element, and which is situated in the radial direction at least in the range of the outside diameter, forming at least part of an axial space with the piston element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
  • Publication number: 20090127049
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism including at least one hydrodynamic component and a device for at least partially bridging over the transmission of power through the hydrodynamic component by means of a control device, having an actuating mechanism that can be charged by way of a chamber that is chargeable with a pressurizing agent, and at least one spring unit is interposed between the actuating mechanism and the device for at least partially bridging over the hydrodynamic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Krause, Benjamin Daniel
  • Publication number: 20060081512
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inspecting and sorting molded containers includes an inspection device for inspecting containers and a container mold of origin identifier for correlating a container that is determined to have at least one unacceptable commercial variation with the mold cavity that produced the container. A controller having a programmed cavity reject threshold is in communication with the inspection device and the container mold of origin identifier for monitoring a commercial variation threshold to determine if a mold of origin has produced a threshold number of containers having a commercial variation outside the acceptable limits. A diverter is in communication with the controller for segregating all the containers produced by a mold of origin determined to have produced the threshold number of containers having the commercial variation beyond the acceptable limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventor: Benjamin Daniel