Patents by Inventor Frank HÖRICH

Frank HÖRICH 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: 11073173
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for arranging at least one composite element at a component. The composite element includes a sleeve element and an insert element. The method involves: arranging the sleeve element in a bore of the component; connecting the sleeve element and the insert element so that a composite element is formed; inserting an engagement apparatus in the composite element, wherein the engagement apparatus aligns and/or assembles the sleeve element and the insert element to each other. Also disclosed here is use of an engagement apparatus and at least one composite element for arranging the composite element at a component. The at least one composite element includes a sleeve element and an insert element. The engagement apparatus aligns and/or assembles the sleeve element and the insert element to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Knorr, Frank Hörich, Egbert Gärtner
  • Publication number: 20190242421
    Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for arranging at least one composite element at a component. The composite element includes a sleeve element and an insert element. The method involves: arranging the sleeve element in a bore of the component; connecting the sleeve element and the insert element so that a composite element is formed; inserting an engagement apparatus in the composite element, wherein the engagement apparatus aligns and/or assembles the sleeve element and the insert element to each other. Also disclosed here is use of an engagement apparatus and at least one composite element for arranging the composite element at a component. The at least one composite element includes a sleeve element and an insert element. The engagement apparatus aligns and/or assembles the sleeve element and the insert element to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander KNORR, Frank HÖRICH, Egbert GÄRTNER