Patents by Inventor Bernhard Kirsten

Bernhard Kirsten 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).

  • Air spring system
    Patent number: 6173946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system having an air spring flexible member (6) which is clamped between a cover plate (4) and a rolloff piston (10). The movement of the rolloff piston (10) is pregiven by a curved path (16). The rolloff piston (10) is curved with the curvature being at least segmentwise of the same orientation as the curvature of the curved path (16). Because of the curvature of the rolloff piston (10), a lateral offset of the flexible member (6) to the cover plate (4) can be substantially avoided when the rolloff piston (10) plunges into the flexible member (6). The formation of a rolling lobe (20) having a different width over its periphery is also avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Wode, Gerhard Thurow, Bernhard Kirsten, Joachim Jeischik