Patents by Inventor Dieter Blaser

Dieter Blaser 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: 6840876
    Abstract: A variator for ratio adjustment of a continuously variable chain drive transmission having one variator shaft (1) and one variator pulley (2) supported upon the variator shaft (1) and axially movable by pressurizing a variator pressure chamber (31). The variator shaft (1) has on one end an axial hole (10) through which the variator pressure chamber (31) and a second pressure chamber (8) can be loaded with pressure independent of each other. The pressure is supplied to the variator pressure chamber (31) via a first section (13) of the axial hole (10) and the pressure is supplied to the second pressure chamber (8) via a non-rotating pipe (7) and a second section (15) of the axial hole (10), the pipe (7) is situated within the first hole section (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: ZF Transmission Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dietmar Illerhaus, Rudolf Kauffeldt, Manfred Fischer, Thomas Lindner, Dieter Blaser, Andreas Salm
  • Publication number: 20030008737
    Abstract: A variator for ratio adjustment of a continuously variable chain drive transmission having one variator shaft (1) and one variator pulley (2) supported upon the variator shaft (1) and axially movable by pressurizing a variator pressure chamber (31). The variator shaft (1) has on one end an axial hole (10) through which the variator pressure chamber (31) and a second pressure chamber (8) can be loaded with pressure independent of each other. The pressure is supplied to the variator pressure chamber (31) via a first section (13) of the axial hole (10) and the pressure is supplied to the second pressure chamber (8) via a non-rotating pipe (7) and a second section (15) of the axial hole (10), the pipe (7) is situated within the first hole section (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Dietmar Illerhaus, Rudolf Kauffeldt, Manfred Fischer, Thomas Lindner, Dieter Blaser, Andreas Salm