Patents by Inventor Bernd Unseld

Bernd Unseld 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).

  • Crawler-type vehicle
    Patent number: 9365239
    Abstract: A tracked vehicle (5) with a drive engine (1) for providing mechanical drive power, with a gearshift transmission (2) coupled to the drive engine (1) and with at least one steering gear system (6) coupled to the final drives (12, 12A) of each track (10, 10A). At least one pump (3) supplies hydraulic power to at least one hydraulic motor (4, 4A) of the steering gear system (6). The drive engine (1), the gearshift transmission (2) and the pump (3) are arranged as a drive unit (16) separately from the steering gear system (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Boss, Bernd Unseld, Achim Klumpp
  • CRAWLER-TYPE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150217806
    Abstract: A tracked vehicle (5) with a drive engine (1) for providing mechanical drive power, with a gearshift transmission (2) coupled to the drive engine (1) and with at least one steering gear system (6) coupled to the final drives (12, 12A) of each track (10, 10A). At least one pump (3) supplies hydraulic power to at least one hydraulic motor (4, 4A) of the steering gear system (6). The drive engine (1), the gearshift transmission (2) and the pump (3) are arranged as a drive unit (16) separately from the steering gear system (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ralf Boss, Bernd Unseld, Achim Klumpp