Patents by Inventor Friedhelm Nattland

Friedhelm Nattland 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: 11607922
    Abstract: A spring for use in conjunction with a vehicle, in particular a leaf spring (1), preferably a parabolic spring, has a single-part spring leaf (12) made of steel, in particular spring steel, having a central region (2) and two adjoining edge regions (4a, 4b), wherein the edge regions (4a, 4b) each have an end region (5a, 5b), the end regions (5a, 5b) can each be connected to a chassis in a stationary manner via a rolled eye (11), and the total length of the spring when installed on the vehicle is substantially unchangeable in all load states. In the unloaded state, the spring leaf (12) has two bending sections (13, 14), which each have a curvature with a curvature direction, wherein the curvature directions of the two bending sections (13, 14) are opposed, and the two bending sections (13, 14) merge into each other in the region of a turning point (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hendrickson Commercial Vehicle Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Zamberger, Friedhelm Nattland, Severin Marteau-Lorant, Rainer Leonards
  • Patent number: 11536341
    Abstract: A spring leaf for a leaf spring (1) has an upper side (13), a lower side (14), two lateral sections extending between the upper side (13) and the lower side (14), a longitudinal axis (15), a section plane (III) extending perpendicularly to the upper side (13) and lower side (14) and through the longitudinal axis (15), two end sections (3a, 3b), and a middle section (4) extending between the end sections (3a, 3b). The middle section (4) has a clamping region (5). A main tension region (6a, 6b) is provided between at least one of the end sections (3a, 3b) and the clamping region (5), the thickness (S) of which decreases in the direction from the clamping region (5) to the end section (3a, 3b), in particular decreases parabolically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hendrickson Commercial Vehicle Systems Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Zamberger, Friedhelm Nattland
  • Publication number: 20210070122
    Abstract: A spring for use in conjunction with a vehicle, in particular a leaf spring (1), preferably a parabolic spring, has a single-part spring leaf (12) made of steel, in particular spring steel, having a central region (2) and two adjoining edge regions (4a, 4b), wherein the edge regions (4a, 4b) each have an end region (5a, 5b), the end regions (5a, 5b) can each be connected to a chassis in a stationary manner via a rolled eye (11), and the total length of the spring when installed on the vehicle is substantially unchangeable in all load states. In the unloaded state, the spring leaf (12) has two bending sections (13, 14), which each have a curvature with a curvature direction, wherein the curvature directions of the two bending sections (13, 14) are opposed, and the two bending sections (13, 14) merge into each other in the region of a turning point (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg Zamberger, Friedhelm Nattland, Severin Marteau-Lorant, Rainer Leonards
  • Publication number: 20200096071
    Abstract: A spring leaf for a leaf spring (1) has an upper side (13), a lower side (14), two lateral sections extending between the upper side (13) and the lower side (14), a longitudinal axis (15), a section plane (III) extending perpendicularly to the upper side (13) and lower side (14) and through the longitudinal axis (15), two end sections (3a, 3b), and a middle section (4) extending between the end sections (3a, 3b). The middle section (4) has a clamping region (5). A main tension region (6a, 6b) is provided between at least one of the end sections (3a, 3b) and the clamping region (5), the thickness (S) of which decreases in the direction from the clamping region (5) to the end section (3a, 3b), in particular decreases parabolically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg Zamberger, Friedhelm Nattland