Patents by Inventor Christoph FAUSS

Christoph FAUSS 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: 11047461
    Abstract: A torque transmission assembly (20) for a drive system of a vehicle, includes a housing (26), an input-side friction surface arrangement which is coupled to the housing (26) for corotation around a rotational axis (A), an output-side friction surface arrangement which is coupled to a drive member (36) for corotation around the rotational axis (A) and a deflection mass arrangement (50) with a deflection mass carrier (52) and at least one deflection mass (54) supported at the deflection mass carrier (52) and which can be deflected from a basic relative position with respect to the deflection mass carrier (52). The torque transmission assembly (20) does not comprise a torsional vibration damper arrangement, and/or the deflection mass carrier (52) is connected to the housing (26) so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to the housing for corotation around the rotational axis (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Wirachowski, Sebastian Neugebauer, Andreas Orlamünder, Christoph Sasse, Christoph Fauss, Stefan Herzog
  • Publication number: 20190359049
    Abstract: A torque transmission assembly (20) for a drive system of a vehicle, includes a housing (26), an input-side friction surface arrangement which is coupled to the housing (26) for corotation around a rotational axis (A), an output-side friction surface arrangement which is coupled to a drive member (36) for corotation around the rotational axis (A) and a deflection mass arrangement (50) with a deflection mass carrier (52) and at least one deflection mass (54) supported at the deflection mass carrier (52) and which can be deflected from a basic relative position with respect to the deflection mass carrier (52). The torque transmission assembly (20) does not comprise a torsional vibration damper arrangement, and/or the deflection mass carrier (52) is connected to the housing (26) so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to the housing for corotation around the rotational axis (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael WIRACHOWSKI, Sebastian NEUGEBAUER, Andreas ORLAMÜNDER, Christoph SASSE, Christoph FAUSS, Stefan HERZOG
  • Publication number: 20190219129
    Abstract: A connection arrangement serves to connect a plurality of damper mass elements by connection elements in order to form a damper mass. The connection elements have in each instance a central axis in axial direction and are formed in each instance by a shaft with shaft ends at both sides, and the shaft ends and the shaft are enclosed in each instance by inner walls of passages of the damper mass elements, which inner walls extend around the central axis. At least a portion of the shaft ends has, by a hole face, a connection to the respective associated inner wall of the corresponding passage of the respective damper mass element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph FAUSS, Achim KRAUS, Bernhard SCHIERLING, Nikolaj KNAUS