Patents by Inventor Christopher TRAUT

Christopher TRAUT 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: 20250087724
    Abstract: A fuel cell system has at least one fuel cell which includes an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, and a recirculation line for anode gas which leads from a gas outlet of the anode compartment to a gas inlet of the anode compartment and in which an ejector pump is arranged. The ejector pump includes a first nozzle and at least one second nozzle which is in the form of a ring nozzle arranged coaxially around the first nozzle. A respective fuel gas valve is associated with a respective nozzle and controls a supply of pressurized fuel gas to a primary gas inlet of the respective nozzle. In a low load range, only the first or only the at least one second nozzle of the ejector pump is selectively supplied with primary gas, whereas in a high load range both nozzles are supplied with primary gas simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Felix ROTHE, Christoph Pfeiffer, Sebastian Sohmen, Christopher Traut
  • Patent number: 11365768
    Abstract: An end disk of a multi-disk clutch is described, which has a ring plate, the ring plate having a central opening and at least one axial impression on a front side via which a corresponding projection is formed on the opposite front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Sami Oezkan, Christopher Traut
  • Publication number: 20200400201
    Abstract: An end disk of a multi-disk clutch is described, which has a ring plate, the ring plate having a central opening and at least one axial impression on a front side via which a corresponding projection is formed on the opposite front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sami OEZKAN, Christopher TRAUT
  • Patent number: 10718385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear shift device for a motor vehicle transmission, comprising a first and a second gearbox component which are rotatable relative to each other around a gearbox axis, a friction ring which is connected to the first gearbox component comprising a conical frictional surface, a plurality of first disks and a plurality of second disks. The first and second disks form a multi-disk clutch, the first disks being coupled to a synchronization element in a rotationally fixed manner, and the synchronization element comprising, axially adjoining the conical frictional surface of the friction ring, a conical mating surface for speed synchronization between the first gearbox component and the first disks. Further, the first disks are designed as a synchronization disk where the synchronization element is integrally formed thereon and/or one of the first disks is designed as a disk support coupling all first disks in the circumferential direction in a form-locking manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Binder, Sami Oezkan, Peter Echtler, Andreas Dempfle, Philip Minkwitz, Christopher Traut, Tobias Schuler
  • Patent number: 10302148
    Abstract: A shifting device for a motor vehicle transmission has a first coupling component, a second coupling component rotatable about a transmission axis (A), an inner friction ring which has a conical surface on a radially outer face, an outer friction ring which has a conical surface on a radially inner face, and an intermediate friction ring having a C-shaped ring cross section, including a friction cone connected to the second coupling component for joint rotation with and for axial displacement with respect to the second coupling component, while the inner friction ring and the outer friction ring are connected to the first coupling component for joint rotation with and for axial displacement with respect to the first coupling component. The friction cone extends between the conical surfaces of the inner friction ring and outer friction ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Binder, Sami Oezkan, Peter Echtler, Andreas Dempfle, Philip Minkwitz, Tobias Schuler, Christopher Traut
  • Publication number: 20180038420
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear shift device for a motor vehicle transmission, comprising a first and a second gearbox component which are rotatable relative to each other around a gearbox axis, a friction ring which is connected to the first gearbox component comprising a conical frictional surface, a plurality of first disks and a plurality of second disks. The first and second disks form a multi-disk clutch, the first disks being coupled to a synchronization element in a rotationally fixed manner, and the synchronization element comprising, axially adjoining the conical frictional surface of the friction ring, a conical mating surface for speed synchronization between the first gearbox component and the first disks. Further, the first disks are designed as a synchronization disk where the synchronization element is integrally formed thereon and/or one of the first disks is designed as a disk support coupling all first disks in the circumferential direction in a form-locking manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Juergen BINDER, Sami OEZKAN, Peter ECHTLER, Andreas DEMPFLE, Philip MINKWITZ, Christopher TRAUT, Tobias SCHULER
  • Publication number: 20170328420
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shifting device for a motor vehicle transmission, comprising a first coupling component, a second coupling component rotatable about a transmission axis (A), an inner friction ring which has a conical surface on a radially outer face, an outer friction ring which has a conical surface on a radially inner face, and an intermediate friction ring which comprises a friction cone and is connected to the second coupling component for joint rotation with and for axial displacement with respect to the second coupling component, whilst the inner friction ring and the outer friction ring are connected to the first coupling component for joint rotation with and for axial displacement with respect to the first coupling component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Juergen BINDER, Sami OEZKAN, Peter ECHTLER, Andreas DEMPFLE, Philip MINKWITZ, Tobias SCHULER, Christopher TRAUT