Patents by Inventor Dieter Fornoff

Dieter Fornoff 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: 9314107
    Abstract: Supporting spring systems for sleeping, reclining or sitting furniture must have spring characteristics that provide good sleeping, reclining and/or sitting comfort. In known supporting spring systems, this is achieved only by relatively high design expenditure. The invention aims to create a simple and flexible supporting spring system which nevertheless ensures high sleeping, reclining or sitting comfort. Support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) for connecting two female connectors (10) of a pair of female connectors (11) are provided for this purpose. The support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) exhibit spring arms (15, 72) that are guided from beneath the female connectors (10) of the pairs of female connectors (11) up around the outside of the pair of female connectors (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Thomas Beteiligungs— Und Vermögens-GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries
  • Publication number: 20150001772
    Abstract: Supporting spring systems for sleeping, reclining or sitting furniture must have spring characteristics that provide good sleeping, reclining and/or sitting comfort. In known supporting spring systems, this is achieved only by relatively high design expenditure. The invention aims to create a simple and flexible supporting spring system which nevertheless ensures high sleeping, reclining or sitting comfort. Support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) for connecting two female connectors (10) of a pair of female connectors (11) are provided for this purpose. The support elements (13, 50, 60, 70, 80) exhibit spring arms (15, 72) that are guided from beneath the female connectors (10) of the pairs of female connectors (11) up around the outside of the pair of female connectors (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Thomas Beteiligungs- Und Vermogens-GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Andreas Ries
  • Patent number: 7939981
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical motor (10), comprising a shaft (24), a housing (12) with a housing flange (14) and a bearing plate (16) with a bearing plate flange (18), whereby one end of the shaft (24) projects out of the bearing plate (16). The housing flange (14) and the bearing plate flange (18) are connected by means of at least one hollow rivet (20) such that the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, in particular, a screw, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24). In one method for connection or said electrical motor (10) to a connector flange, the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Ingo Drewe, Juergen Neuenfeld, Frank Miehle
  • Publication number: 20080054744
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical motor (10), comprising a shaft (24), a housing (12) with a housing flange (14) and a bearing plate (16) with a bearing plate flange (18), whereby one end of the shaft (24) projects out of the bearing plate (16). The housing flange (14) and the bearing plate flange (18) are connected by means of at least one hollow rivet (20) such that the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, in particular, a screw, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24). In one method for connection or said electrical motor (10) to a connector flange, the electrical motor (10) may be mounted by means of a fixing element, through the hollow rivet (10) on a connector flange of a gear stage in a working connection with the projecting end of the shaft (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Ingo Drewe, Juergen Neuenfeld, Frank Miehle
  • Patent number: 6691850
    Abstract: The invention is based on a device for actuating a clutch (10), in particular for motor-vehicle drives, having an electronically controllable clutch servo unit (16) that comprises an electric motor (18, 52) and a reduction actuator gear (20) having two gear elements arranged coaxially in relation to each other (28, 38, 62 and/or 68, 82 and/or 96, 98) that are interconnected with each other in terms of propulsion via a thread (84, 86, 88) and that are displaced axially in relation to each other when they rotate relative to one another, whereby one of the gear elements (38, 68, 96) is immobilized axially in a housing (22, 58) of the clutch servo unit, and the actuating motion of the other gear element (28, 62, 82, 98) is transferred to a throwout bearing (42) of a clutch disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Aschoff, Dieter Fornoff, Ingo Drewe, Christian Meyer, Rolf Mack
  • Patent number: 6622551
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing vehicle wheels, comprising a machine frame 10, a main shaft 12 which is mounted rotatably in the machine frame 10 and on which a vehicle wheel to be balanced can be clamped, and a guard hood 20 which at least partially engages over the vehicle wheel to be balanced and which has a stationary guard hood element 22 and a movable guard hood element 24 which is movable reversibly from an operative position into an inoperative position, wherein an operating and display unit 40 is arranged in the region of the end 22a of the stationary guard hood element 22, which faces into the operative position of the movable guard hood element 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Snap-on Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Rühl, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Dieter Fornoff
  • Publication number: 20030089572
    Abstract: The invention is based on a device for actuating a clutch (10), in particular for motor-vehicle drives, having an electronically controllable clutch servo unit (16) that comprises an electric motor (18, 52) and a reduction actuator gear (20) having two gear elements arranged coaxially in relation to each other (28, 38, 62 and/or 68, 82 and/or 96, 98) that are interconnected with each other in terms of propulsion via a thread (84, 86, 88) and that are displaced axially in relation to each other when they rotate relative to one another, whereby one of the gear elements (38, 68, 96) is immobilized axially in a housing (22, 58) of the clutch servo unit, and the actuating motion of the other gear element (28, 62, 82, 98) is transferred to a throwout bearing (42) of a clutch disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Joerg Aschoff, Dieter Fornoff, Ingo Drewe, Christian Meyer, Rolf Mack
  • Publication number: 20020026823
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing vehicle wheels, comprising a machine frame 10, a main shaft 12 which is mounted rotatably in the machine frame 10 and on which a vehicle wheel to be balanced can be clamped, and a guard hood 20 which at least partially engages over the vehicle wheel to be balanced and which has a stationary guard hood element 22 and a movable guard hood element 24 which is movable reversibly from an operative position into an inoperative position, wherein an operating and display unit 40 is arranged in the region of the end 22a of the stationary guard hood element 22, which faces into the operative position of the movable guard hood element 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Ruhl, Andreas Ries, Eberhard Klett, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: D746532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Meyer, Dirk Bettels, Axel Preussner, Michael Kusche, Frank Hamann, Hendrik Breitbach, Torsten Richter, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: D822515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D826751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D827467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D828192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D828193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D828194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D831698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Fornoff, Torsten Richter
  • Patent number: D865182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Richter, Tilo Endt, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: D872865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Richter, Tilo Endt, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: D890186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Leon Wenning, Torsten Richter, Timm Kekeritz, Tilo Endt, Johannes Berner, Jessica Behnsen, Anette Ströh, Jonas Breme, Dieter Fornoff
  • Patent number: D890787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Leon Wenning, Torsten Richter, Timm Kekeritz, Tilo Endt, Johannes Berner, Jessica Behnsen, Anette Ströh, Jonas Breme, Dieter Fornoff