Patents by Inventor Christian Lauble

Christian Lauble 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).

  • Vibration damper for a tubular drive shaft
    Patent number: 6837345
    Abstract: A vibration damper for a tubular propeller shaft in the drive train of a motor vehicle having a mass body mounted concentrically, in the propeller shaft or in a sleeve attached in the propeller shaft, by way of at least one rubber spring element. Metal and/or flexible rubber stop elements that limit the vibration travel of the mass body at least in the radial direction are arranged between the mass body and the sleeve. Alternatively, the mass body and/or the sleeve are configured at least locally, in mutually opposite regions, as stop elements that limit the vibration travel of the mass body at least in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Christian Lauble, Franz Moser, Gunther Schlimpert, Roland Flinspach