Patents by Inventor Georg KAFFL

Georg KAFFL 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: 10612945
    Abstract: An angle measurement system includes a first component group, a second component group, and bearing elements arranged between the component groups. A gap extends at an axial extension between a first component and a second component so that the components are disposed along both sides of the gap relative to each other without coming into contact. An annular first body is mounted on the first component, which is disposed without contact in relation to the second component group. The second component includes a section, which is separated by a radial gap and is located radially outside and across from a region of the first body that extends in the axial direction, and the first body is situated radially outside and circumferentially about the axis in relation to the bearing elements. The first body is able to hold lubricant. Alternatively or additionally, a corresponding annular second body is fixed in place on the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Johann Mitterreiter, Sonja Niemeyer, Jürgen Hertenberger, Georg Kaffl
  • Publication number: 20180283908
    Abstract: An angle measurement system includes a first component group, a second component group, and bearing elements arranged between the component groups. A gap extends at an axial extension between a first component and a second component so that the components are disposed along both sides of the gap relative to each other without coming into contact. An annular first body is mounted on the first component, which is disposed without contact in relation to the second component group. The second component includes a section, which is separated by a radial gap and is located radially outside and across from a region of the first body that extends in the axial direction, and the first body is situated radially outside and circumferentially about the axis in relation to the bearing elements. The first body is able to hold lubricant. Alternatively or additionally, a corresponding annular second body is fixed in place on the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Johann MITTERREITER, Sonja NIEMEYER, Jürgen HERTENBERGER, Georg KAFFL