Patents by Inventor Eckhard Voss

Eckhard Voss 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).

  • Wheel hub unit with thermally insulating coating for reducing the thermal load on a wheel bearing
    Patent number: 11396207
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wheel hub unit of a motor vehicle and to a method for producing such a wheel hub unit. The wheel hub unit includes a wheel hub and a contact flange firmly connected to the wheel hub. The contact flange includes a plurality of fastening elements for fastening a wheel rim, as well as a contact surface which is intended to come into mechanical contact, at least in part, with a brake hat of a brake disk when the brake disk is in the mounted state. At least part of the contact surface is provided with a thermally insulating coating. Alternatively, the entire contact surface is provided with the thermally insulating coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Thomas Wilwers, Clemens Verpoort, Eckhard Voss
  • WHEEL HUB UNIT WITH THERMALLY INSULATING COATING FOR REDUCING THE THERMAL LOAD ON A WHEEL BEARING
    Publication number: 20190024743
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wheel hub unit of a motor vehicle and to a method for producing such a wheel hub unit. The wheel hub unit includes a wheel hub and a contact flange firmly connected to the wheel hub. The contact flange includes a plurality of fastening elements for fastening a wheel rim, as well as a contact surface which is intended to come into mechanical contact, at least in part, with a brake hat of a brake disk when the brake disk is in the mounted state. At least part of the contact surface is provided with a thermally insulating coating. Alternatively, the entire contact surface is provided with the thermally insulating coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marc Oliver Rettig, Thomas Wilwers, Clemens Verpoort, Eckhard Voss