Patents by Inventor Dominic Bezikofer

Dominic Bezikofer 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: 9518615
    Abstract: A component of a transmission device, which rotates around a central axis and is adjustable in an axial direction, includes with an encoder contour on the circumference of the component that interacts with a sensor device. The encoder contour features at least one area provided for calculating the axial position of the component, whereas a surface of the first area is designed with a varying radial extension along the axial direction relative to the central axis. The encoder contour has second areas for calculating the rotational speed of the component, whereas a slope of a radial surface of the second areas in the axial direction is differentiated from a slope of the surface of the first areas in the axial direction. In the circumferential direction of the component, the encoder contour is designed alternately with first areas and second areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Ingo Lippenberger, Stefan Hakspiel, Christoph Braun, Dominic Bezikofer, Frank Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150114788
    Abstract: A component (2), in particular a shifting element of a transmission device, which rotates around a central axis (14) and is adjustable in an axial direction (y), with an encoder contour (5) revolving on the circumference of the component (2) and provided for interacting with a sensor device (4), is described. The encoder contour (5) features at least one area (7) provided for calculating the position of the component (2) in an axial direction (y), whereas a surface (11) of the first range (7) in an axial direction (y) is designed with a varying radial extension in respect of the central axis (14). The encoder contour (5) features several second areas (8) for calculating the rotational speed of the component (2), whereas a slope of a radial extension of a surface (20) of the second areas (8) in the axial direction (y) of the component (2) is differentiated from a slope of a radial extension of the surface (11) of the first areas (7) in the axial direction (y) of the component (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Ingo Lippenberger, Stefan Hakspiel, Christoph Braun, Dominic Bezikofer, Frank Schneider