Patents by Inventor Frank Gethofer

Frank Gethofer 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: 10100924
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission including a valve device. The valve device comprising a switching valve, featuring a switching component and a check valve. The switching valve is formed in a housing and is hydraulically connected to a first pressure adjusting device and a second pressure adjusting device along with a shift element for transferring a certain torque. The switching valve is formed as a directional seat valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Peter Schiele, Frank Gethöfer
  • Publication number: 20160153551
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission featuring at least one valve device (1), the valve device (1) comprising a switching valve (10), featuring a switching component (11) and a check valve (20), whereas the switching valve (10) is formed in a housing (30) and is hydraulically connected to a first pressure adjusting device (HCU) and a second pressure adjusting device (EDS) along with a shift element (K) for transferring a certain torque, whereas the switching valve (10) is formed as a directional seat valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Schiele, Frank Gethöfer
  • Publication number: 20050263352
    Abstract: The invention concerns a hydraulic circuit (3) for oil supply of an automatic transmission, in particular a stepped automatic transmission for motor vehicles, consisting of a low pressure circuit (4) for delivering a first volume stream V1 at a first pressure level P1 and a high pressure circuit (5) for delivering a second volume stream V2 at a second, higher pressure P2. It is proposed that when necessary the first pressure level P1 of the first volume stream V1 can be modulated to the higher pressure P2 and the two volume streams V1, V2 can be summed at the same pressure level P2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Winfried Fideler, Frank Gethofer
  • Patent number: 6544007
    Abstract: Described is a radial piston pump with a pump housing (3), which has a plurality of cylinder bores (5) arrayed in star shape around a cam (4), for the reception of pistons (6) and possesses inlet (7) and outlet (8) when penetrate to each cylinder inner chamber (9) with a therein compressible working volume. In accord with the invention, each cylinder inner chamber (9) is provided with at least one relief opening, which connects the working volumes during a compression stroke of the piston (6) with a space of lesser pressure for the reduction of the pressure gradient and also thereby reducing the noise of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Frank Gethöfer, Wolfgang Reuter, Ralf Zischka
  • Publication number: 20020023533
    Abstract: Described is a radial piston pump with a pump housing (3), which has a plurality of cylinder bores (5) arrayed in star shape around a cam (4), for the reception of pistons (6) and possesses inlet (7) and outlet (8) when penetrate to each cylinder inner chamber (9) with a therein compressible working volume. In accord with the invention, each cylinder inner chamber (9) is provided with at least one relief opening, which connects the working volumes during a compression stroke of the piston (6) with a space of lesser pressure for the reduction of the pressure gradient and also thereby reducing the noise of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Frank Gethofer, Wolfgang Reuter, Ralf Zischka