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).
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Patent number: 9752666Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Benjamin Voegtle, Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20140044523Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Benjamin Voegtle, Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
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Patent number: 8272985Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
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Patent number: 8220605Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Thorsten Krause, Benjamin Daniel
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Publication number: 20100044176Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KGInventor: Benjamin DANIEL
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Publication number: 20090145712Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Benjamin Daniel, Thorsten Krause
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Publication number: 20090127049Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KGInventors: Thorsten Krause, Benjamin Daniel
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Publication number: 20060081512Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2004Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventor: Benjamin Daniel