Patents by Inventor Dicter Schmidt

Dicter Schmidt 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).

  • Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising one or more switchable support elements
    Patent number: 6655333
    Abstract: In a valve train of an internal combustion engine having a switchable support element (1), the lost motion spring (18) of the support element (1) is arranged axially offset next to the support element (1) while being coupled to an inner element (3) of the support element (1) by a crossbar (20). Due to this externally positioned spring (18), the support element (1) requires only a relatively small design space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventors: Joachim Seitz, Michael Haas, Bodo Rörig, Dicter Schmidt
  • Valve train of an internal combustion engine comprising one or more switchable support elements
    Publication number: 20030111034
    Abstract: In a valve train of an internal combustion engine having a switchable support element (1), the lost motion spring (18) of the support element (1) is arranged axially offset next to the support element (1) while being coupled to an inner element (3) of the support element (1) by a crossbar (20). Due to this externally positioned spring (18), the support element (1) requires only a relatively small design space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim Seitz, Michael Haas, Bodo Rorig, Dicter Schmidt