Patents by Inventor Georg Ender

Georg Ender 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: 7662043
    Abstract: The torsional vibration damper acting between a drive and a housing of a hydrodynamic clutch arrangement includes a flywheel mass element, a drive-side damping element having a first side connected nonrotatably to the flywheel mass element, a takeoff-side damping element, the second side of the drive-side damping element being connected by elastic elements to the takeoff-side damping element for rotation in common, the elastic elements also allowing a small rotation of the drive-side damping element relative to the takeoff-side damping element, and an axially flexible drive plate. The takeoff-side damping element can be connected to the housing of the hydrodynamic clutch arrangement nonrotatably but with a certain freedom of axial movement by means of the drive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Herbert Schmid, Herbert Johann, Georg Ender
  • Patent number: 7530223
    Abstract: The torsional vibration damper includes a drive-side damping element arranged nonrotatably with respect to a flywheel mass element fastened to the drive, and a takeoff-side damping element, which is centered and axially positioned by the flywheel mass element and which is in functional connection with a takeoff. The drive-side damping element is connected to the takeoff-side damping element via elastic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Georg Ender, Herbert Johann
  • Publication number: 20070149294
    Abstract: The torsional vibration damper includes a drive-side damping element arranged nonrotatably with respect to a flywheel mass element fastened to the drive, and a takeoff-side damping element, which is centered and axially positioned by the flywheel mass element and which is in functional connection with a takeoff. The drive-side damping element is connected to the takeoff-side damping element via elastic elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Georg Ender, Herbert Johann
  • Publication number: 20070108006
    Abstract: The torsional vibration damper acting between a drive and a housing of a hydrodynamic clutch arrangement includes a flywheel mass element, a drive-side damping element having a first side connected nonrotatably to the flywheel mass element, a takeoff-side damping element, the second side of the drive-side damping element being connected by elastic elements to the takeoff-side damping element for rotation in common, the elastic elements also allowing a small rotation of the drive-side damping element relative to the takeoff-side damping element, and an axially flexible drive plate. The takeoff-side damping element can be connected to the housing of the hydrodynamic clutch arrangement nonrotatably but with a certain freedom of axial movement by means of the drive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Herbert Schmid, Herbert Johann, Georg Ender
  • Patent number: 4055172
    Abstract: The nail has a proximal driving-and a distal attachment-end-portion and intermediate portions of different shapes, resiliencies, lengths, non-uniform curvatures, bends and thicknesses, designed for driving it through the hollow of the fractured bone and for rotationally correctly resetting the bone in position with optimum ease and efficiency and for holding it fixedly reset until the fracture heals. A matching tool set for the temporary attachment of the proximal end of the nail for the driving, rotation and withdrawal of the nail operations is provided in a package with a plurality of nails of different sizes to be available instantaneously to the surgeon in an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Inventors: Josef Ender, Hans-Georg Ender