Patents by Inventor Eric Esch

Eric Esch 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).

  • Controlling an actuator for a clutch
    Patent number: 11035424
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an actuator or an actuator device, at least comprising a clutch and an actuator, which actuator has: an electric drive motor and a control device; a ramp mechanism, which comprises a rotatable first disk, which has first ramps, a second disk, which can be moved only in an axial direction and which has second ramps, and balls, which are arranged between the disks in the first ramps and second ramps; and at least one spring for moving the second disk in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Ltd.
    Inventors: Rudolf Fitz, Eric Esch
  • CONTROLLING AN ACTUATOR FOR A CLTUCH
    Publication number: 20200263744
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for controlling an actuator or an actuator device, at least comprising a clutch and an actuator, which actuator has: an electric drive motor and a control device; a ramp mechanism, which comprises a rotatable first disk, which has first ramps, a second disk, which can be moved only in an axial direction and which has second ramps, and balls, which are arranged between the disks in the first ramps and second ramps; and at least one spring for moving the second disk in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Rudolf Fitz, Eric Esch