Patents by Inventor Dirk Kluender

Dirk Kluender 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: 7950321
    Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a master cylinder having a housing, a piston axially movably disposed in the housing, and a piston rod, the piston bounding a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, the piston upon actuation of the master cylinder being axially moved by the piston rod to pressurize the hydraulic fluid; an actuating device for moving the piston rod; a slave cylinder; a pressure-medium line connecting the master cylinder and slave cylinder; and at least one damping element arranged between the actuating device and the slave cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Welter, Urban Panther, Wolfgang Sulger, Matthias Zink, Dirk Kluender, Markus Hausner
  • Publication number: 20060266032
    Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a master cylinder having a housing, a piston axially movably disposed in the housing, and a piston rod, the piston bounding a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, the piston upon actuation of the master cylinder being axially moved by the piston rod to pressurize the hydraulic fluid; an actuating device for moving the piston rod; a slave cylinder; a pressure-medium line connecting the master cylinder and slave cylinder; and at least one damping element arranged between the actuating device and the slave cylinder
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Roland Welter, Urban Panther, Wolfgang Sulger, Matthias Zink, Dirk Kluender, Markus Hausner
  • Patent number: 7107768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic system, in particular for motor vehicles, including a master cylinder having a housing, a piston which is axially movably disposed therein, which bounds a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, and which, upon actuation of the master cylinder, is axially moved by a piston rod acting upon the piston, thereby pressurizing the hydraulic fluid; further including a slave cylinder and a pressure-medium line connecting the cylinders; the master cylinder having an adapter for detachable connection to the pressure-medium line. The objective of improving the connection between the pressure-medium line and the adapter is achieved in that the adapter includes a sleeve made of a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Roland Welter, Urban Panther, Wolfgang Sulger, Matthias Zink, Dirk Kluender, Markus Hausner
  • Publication number: 20040168439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic system, in particular for motor vehicles, including a master cylinder having a housing, a piston which is axially movably disposed therein, which bounds a pressure chamber filled with a hydraulic fluid, and which, upon actuation of the master cylinder, is axially moved by a piston rod acting upon the piston, thereby pressurizing the hydraulic fluid; further including a slave cylinder and a pressure-medium line connecting the cylinders; the master cylinder having an adapter for detachable connection to the pressure-medium line. The objective of improving the connection between the pressure-medium line and the adapter is achieved in that the adapter includes a sleeve made of a metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Roland Welter, Urban Panther, Wolfgang Sulger, Matthias Zink, Dirk Kluender, Markus Hausner