Patents by Inventor Christopher BÖHM

Christopher BÖHM 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: 12486895
    Abstract: An actuator for actuating a shift element in a transmission of a vehicle, particularly of a utility vehicle, includes a sensor device for detecting angular positions of a rotating component, for example, a shaft in an electric drive for a vehicle. The sensor device includes an annular encoder magnet fastened to a support pin supported on a front side of the rotating component so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it such that the annular encoder magnet at least partially surrounds the support pin. The annular encode magnet is mounted on the support pin as a molded encoder magnet component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stephan Hahn, Christopher Böhm
  • Publication number: 20240141988
    Abstract: An actuator for actuating a shift element in a transmission of a vehicle, particularly of a utility vehicle, includes a sensor device for detecting angular positions of a rotating component, for example, a shaft in an electric drive for a vehicle. The sensor device includes an annular encoder magnet fastened to a support pin supported on a front side of the rotating component so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it such that the annular encoder magnet at least partially surrounds the support pin. The annular encode magnet is mounted on the support pin as a molded encoder magnet component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Stephan HAHN, Christopher BÖHM
  • Patent number: 11686355
    Abstract: An actuating apparatus has a first and a second actuating element that delimit a pressure chamber. The actuating apparatus has a rotary decoupling bearing coupled via a compensation assembly to the second actuating element for joint movement along the spatial axis. The compensation assembly comprises a first ramp element which is supported axially on the second actuating element and is preloaded relative to the second actuating element by a first preloading apparatus for rotation about the spatial axis and a second ramp element coupled to the rotary decoupling bearing. An axial overall length of the compensation group along the spatial axis changes in the case of a rotation, of the first ramp element relative to the second actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Stephan Hahn, Michael Göb, Daniel Siegler, Matthias Abeska, Walter Thoma, Christopher Böhm
  • Publication number: 20220333652
    Abstract: An actuating apparatus has a first and a second actuating element that delimit a pressure chamber. The actuating apparatus has a rotary decoupling bearing coupled via a compensation assembly to the second actuating element for joint movement along the spatial axis. The compensation assembly comprises a first ramp element which is supported axially on the second actuating element and is preloaded relative to the second actuating element by a first preloading apparatus for rotation about the spatial axis and a second ramp element coupled to the rotary decoupling bearing. An axial overall length of the compensation group along the spatial axis changes in the case of a rotation, of the first ramp element relative to the second actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Stephan HAHN, Michael GÖB, Daniel SIEGLER, Matthias ABESKA, Walter THOMA, Christopher BÖHM