Patents by Inventor Ernst Koch

Ernst Koch 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).

  • Securing and centering device and vibration damping device including same
    Patent number: 10634214
    Abstract: A securing and centring device for securing fastening elements of a vibration damping device and for centring said vibration damping device on a component, such as a crankshaft. The securing and centring device may includes a securing mechanism that can be inserted into an opening of the vibration damping device and is configured to secure a fastening element inserted into the opening against falling out, a centering mechanism insertable into a further opening of the vibration damping device and into an assembly opening of said component for positioning and/or centering the vibration damping device and said component relative to each other, and a connecting member connecting the securing mechanism and the centering mechanism. A vibration damping device may include such a securing and centering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: VIBRACOUSTIC GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Wick, Ernst Koch, Martin Glass
  • SECURING AND CENTRING DEVICE AND VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20190277367
    Abstract: A securing and centring device for securing fastening elements of a vibration damping device and for centring said vibration damping device on a component, such as a crankshaft. The securing and centring device may includes a securing mechanism that can be inserted into an opening of the vibration damping device and is configured to secure a fastening element inserted into the opening against falling out, a centering mechanism insertable into a further opening of the vibration damping device and into an assembly opening of said component for positioning and/or centering the vibration damping device and said component relative to each other, and a connecting member connecting the securing mechanism and the centering mechanism. A vibration damping device may include such a securing and centering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Wick, Ernst Koch, Martin Glass