Patents by Inventor Branimir Karic

Branimir Karic 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: 20250027432
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a camshaft phaser for adjusting a phase position between a crankshaft and a camshaft of a motor vehicle. The camshaft phaser comprises a stator, a rotor which is rotatable in relation thereto, and working chambers which are formed between the stator and the rotor and each of which are subdivided by a blade of the rotor into a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber. For storage of the hydraulic fluid, the camshaft phaser has a reservoir which is connected to the sub-chambers via one non-return valve each, in order that when a negative pressure prevails in one of the sub-chambers, hydraulic fluid is fed from the reservoir to this sub-chamber. The non-return valves are preloaded in such a way that they only open when a pressure within an associated sub-chamber falls below a predetermined negative pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Branimir Karic
  • Patent number: 12098662
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vane type camshaft adjuster for a motor vehicle drive train. The camshaft adjuster having a stator, a rotor arranged such that it can rotate relative to the stator, working chambers formed between the stator and the rotor, each working chamber being divided into two sub-chambers by a radially projecting blade of the rotor, and a reservoir connected to the sub-chambers for storing hydraulic medium. The sub-chambers can be connected to a pump or a tank according to a switch position of a control valve of the camshaft adjuster. The control valve has a switch position in which a first sub-chamber of the two sub-chambers is connected to the tank and a second sub-chamber of the two sub-chambers is blocked from the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Branimir Karic
  • Publication number: 20220412234
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vane type camshaft adjuster for a motor vehicle drive train. The camshaft adjuster having a stator, a rotor arranged such that it can rotate relative to the stator, working chambers formed between the stator and the rotor, each working chamber being divided into two sub-chambers by a radially projecting blade of the rotor, and a reservoir connected to the sub-chambers for storing hydraulic medium. The sub-chambers can be connected to a pump or a tank according to a switch position of a control valve of the camshaft adjuster. The control valve has a switch position in which a first sub-chamber of the two sub-chambers is connected to the tank and a second sub-chamber of the two sub-chambers is blocked from the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Branimir Karic