Patents by Inventor Bernhard Uhrmeister

Bernhard Uhrmeister 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: 10215254
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic bearing (2) comprising a bearing spring (36), a working chamber (4) that is at least partially surrounded by the bearing spring (36) and that is filled with a hydraulic fluid, a first compensation chamber (6) and a first restrictor channel (10) for exchanging hydraulic fluid, said channel being formed between the working chamber (4) and the first compensation chamber (6). The hydraulic bearing (2) has a controllable valve (34) for shutting-off or restricting the flow of hydraulic fluid through the first restrictor channel (10). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a hydraulic bearing (2) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Genderjahn, Bernhard Uhrmeister, Peter Marienfeld
  • Publication number: 20170130800
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic bearing (2) comprising a bearing spring (36), a working chamber (4) that is at least partially surrounded by the bearing spring (36) and that is filled with a hydraulic fluid, a first compensation chamber (6) and a first restrictor channel (10) for exchanging hydraulic fluid, said channel being formed between the working chamber (4) and the first compensation chamber (6). The hydraulic bearing (2) has a controllable valve (34) for shutting-off or restricting the flow of hydraulic fluid through the first restrictor channel (10). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a hydraulic bearing (2) of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Genderjahn, Bernhard Uhrmeister, Peter Marienfeld
  • Patent number: 9608503
    Abstract: An actuator has an electrically conductive coil which has a longitudinal axis and windings through which a current can flow. The coil is surrounded by a highly permeable first ferromagnetic body so that the first body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the coil in the longitudinal direction. The actuator has a magnet spaced apart from the coil so that a gap forms therebetween. The magnet is surrounded by a highly permeable second ferromagnetic body so that the second body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the magnet in the longitudinal direction. The magnet is statically mounted with the second body and the coil is spring mounted with the first body so that the coil and first body oscillate in the longitudinal direction when an alternating current flows through the coil. The coil is outside the magnet perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Genderjahn, Bernhard Uhrmeister, Hans-Juergen Karkosch, Peter Marienfeld
  • Publication number: 20150015091
    Abstract: An actuator has an electrically conductive coil which has a longitudinal axis and windings through which a current can flow. The coil is surrounded by a highly permeable first ferromagnetic body so that the first body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the coil in the longitudinal direction. The actuator has a magnet spaced apart from the coil so that a gap forms therebetween. The magnet is surrounded by a highly permeable second ferromagnetic body so that the second body has projections of highly permeable ferromagnetic material above and below the magnet in the longitudinal direction. The magnet is statically mounted with the second body and the coil is spring mounted with the first body so that the coil and first body oscillate in the longitudinal direction when an alternating current flows through the coil. The coil is outside the magnet perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Genderjahn, Bernhard Uhrmeister, Hans-Juergen Karkosch, Peter Marienfeld
  • Patent number: 8616537
    Abstract: A hydraulic mount includes a closable bypass and a decoupling membrane. When the bypass is opened, however, the main effect that can be achieved by opening the bypass, namely the decrease in the spring rate at higher frequencies, is worsened. It is thus desirable to render the decoupling membrane ineffective when the bypass is open. The aim is achieved in that the closure device of the bypass includes blocking elements for blocking the decoupling membrane in the first switching position of the closure device when the bypass is open and can be released in the second position of the closure device when the bypass is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Marienfeld, Hans-Jürgen Karkosch, Bernhard Uhrmeister
  • Publication number: 20120274009
    Abstract: A hydraulic mount includes a closable bypass and a decoupling membrane. When the bypass is opened, however, the main effect that can be achieved by opening the bypass, namely the decrease in the spring rate at higher frequencies, is worsened. It is thus desirable to render the decoupling membrane ineffective when the bypass is open. The aim is achieved in that the closure device of the bypass includes blocking elements for blocking the decoupling membrane in the first switching position of the closure device when the bypass is open and can be released in the second position of the closure device when the bypass is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Marienfeld, Hans-Jürgen Karkosch, Bernhard Uhrmeister
  • Publication number: 20010028137
    Abstract: A securing element for dampened securement of a group of components one to another and, in particular, for dampened securement of drive components of trucks, is provided and includes a housing, a support body, an deformable enclosure enclosing a fluid volume and an elastomeric load bearing body which, in one operational condition, supports the entire mass of the group of components without being operatively coupled to the support body in a manner which brings the support body into load bearing duty and which, in another operational condition, cooperatively acts with the support body. The securing element also includes a control device operable to effect a decoupling of the load bearing body and the support body from one another and operable, in another control operation, to effect a coupling of the load bearing body and the support body with one another such that both cooperate together in supporting the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Eberhard, Bernhard Uhrmeister