Patents by Inventor Bernd RUDERT

Bernd RUDERT 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).

  • Publication number: 20230173571
    Abstract: A method for producing a screw foundation for securing elements in the ground, provides a cylindrical tube as an initial form and a conical front portion tapering to an insertion tip is then molded on to the cylindrical tube using a non-cutting process, the front portion being provided at least in some regions with a thread-like contour for screwing into the ground. An inner contour for a screwing tool is formed integrally in a rear end of the tube by flow forming, and the front portion and the thread-like contour are formed exclusively by flow forming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Winkelmann Powertrain Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd RUDERT, Karl-Heinz HECKER, Ralf POTTGUETER
  • Publication number: 20230061459
    Abstract: A hollow rotor shaft for an electric machine rotor rotating about a longitudinal axis includes: a cylinder shell surrounding a shaft cavity; and end flanges on both shell ends transitioning into respective shaft journals. One end flange has an inlet for leading a cooling medium into the cavity and onto the shell inner surface. Inside the cavity, guides distribute cooling medium entering via the inlet over the inner surface, the shell having at least one cooling-medium outlet opening. The shaft is formed in one piece from a tubular initial body. The guides are raised contours formed from the inner surface and protruding into the cavity. The shaft is flow formed by pressing the raised contour out of the inner surface. The end flanges with respective shaft journals are formed by pressing the two initial body ends. The at least one cooling-medium outlet opening is formed in the raised contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Winkelmann Powertrain Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd RUDERT, Jens WEGENER, Ralf GRUENEWALD, Alexander GOETTMANN
  • Publication number: 20220219218
    Abstract: A method for producing a hollow shaft from a tubular preform by pressure rolling shapes each end of the preform using at least one forming roller. A tubular preform with a round or polygonal cross-section is used, and the preform is held on a workpiece holder in the central tube region during the entire production process until the hollow shaft is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Winkelmann Powertrain Components GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Bernd RUDERT
  • Patent number: 11325174
    Abstract: A method for chipless production of a rotationally symmetrical body from a circular sheet metal blank shapes the circular sheet metal blank into a pot-shaped body by pressing or pressure rolling around an inner mandrel, and a hub-shaped projection protruding outward from the base of the pot-shaped body is molded on by pressing around a central projection. The circular sheet metal blank is clamped only in the radial inner region of the blank in the axial direction between the inner mandrel and at least one projection during the shaping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Winkelmann Powertrain Components GmbH & Co. KG, WF-MASCHINENBAU UND BLECHFORMTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Heiko Ohlscher, Christian Malkemper, Bernd Rudert, Karl-Heinz Hecker
  • Publication number: 20210276066
    Abstract: A method for chipless production of a rotationally symmetrical body from a circular sheet metal blank shapes the circular sheet metal blank into a pot-shaped body by pressing or pressure rolling around an inner mandrel, and a hub-shaped projection protruding outward from the base of the pot-shaped body is molded on by pressing around a central projection. The circular sheet metal blank is clamped only in the radial inner region of the blank in the axial direction between the inner mandrel and at least one projection during the shaping process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: Winkelmann Powertrain Components GmbH & Co. KG, WF-Maschinenbau und Blechformtechnik GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiko OHLSCHER, Christian MALKEMPER, Bernd RUDERT, Karl-Heinz HECKER