Patents by Inventor Franz-Josef ECKERT

Franz-Josef ECKERT 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).

  • Transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8535192
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a first gear wheel, a first shaft, and a first shaft-like connecting element. The first shaft-like connecting element includes, but is not limited to a first end portion and a second end portion. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel and with its second end portion to the first shaft. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel via a first plug connection. The first plug connection is secured by means of a first retaining element provided on the circumferential surface of the first shaft-like connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Franz-Josef Eckert
  • TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110183803
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a first gear wheel, a first shaft, and a first shaft-like connecting element. The first shaft-like connecting element includes, but is not limited to a first end portion and a second end portion. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel and with its second end portion to the first shaft. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel via a first plug connection. The first plug connection is secured by means of a first retaining element provided on the circumferential surface of the first shaft-like connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Franz-Josef ECKERT