Patents by Inventor Frank Menikheim

Frank Menikheim 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).

  • Fluid-actuated rotary drive device
    Patent number: 9399916
    Abstract: A fluid-actuated rotary drive device is provided, with a housing (2) in which is formed a working chamber (3), in which is a swivel piston (18) able to swivel around a central axis (5). Also fitted or able to be fitted in the working chamber (3) is a space divider and stop unit (38), comprised of a space divider element (24) and at least one stop element (42) fixed to the former. The components of the space divider and stop unit (38) are fitted to one another by snap-in connection, so that the space divider and stop unit (38) is easy to handle during its installation in the working chamber (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: FESTO AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Thorwart, Ulrich Hohl, Frank Menikheim
  • Fluid-Actuated Rotary Drive Device
    Publication number: 20130309115
    Abstract: A fluid-actuated rotary drive device is provided, with a housing (2) in which is formed a working chamber (3), in which is a swivel piston (18) able to swivel around a central axis (5). Also fitted or able to be fitted in the working chamber (3) is a space divider and stop unit (38), comprised of a space divider element (24) and at least one stop element (42) fixed to the former. The components of the space divider and stop unit (38) are fitted to one another by snap-in connection, so that the space divider and stop unit (38) is easy to handle during its installation in the working chamber (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Festo AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerhard Thorwart, Ulrich Hohl, Frank Menikheim