Patents by Inventor Frank SCHEFFEL

Frank SCHEFFEL 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).

  • Coupling device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9624985
    Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel Chrisofakis, Tobias Haerter, Thomas Kull, Frank Scheffel, Joachim Schroeder, Nils Tonius
  • Coupling Device for a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20160160936
    Abstract: A coupling device for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The coupling device has a friction-locking unit and a form-locking unit which is connected in parallel with the friction-locking unit and has at least two form-locking elements which can be connected to one another by form-locking, are disposed so as to be movable along a direction of actuation relative to one another, and in each case have at least one claw, where at least some of the claws in each case have a top surface which is oriented obliquely with respect to the direction of actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Emmanuel CHRISOFAKIS, Tobias HAERTER, Thomas KULL, Frank SCHEFFEL, Joachim SCHROEDER, Nils TONIUS