Patents by Inventor Gerald Schober

Gerald Schober 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: 8157689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torque transmission unit for a motor vehicle with a permanently driven primary axle and a switchable secondary axle, comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The invention furthermore comprises several lamellas that are divided into primary lamellas and secondary lamellas in an alternating arrangement. The unit further comprises a planetary gear system, comprising an at least first gear element, rotationally connected with the first connection part, a second gear element, rotationally connected with the second connection part, and a third gear element, rotationally connected with the primary lamellas. The secondary lamellas are rotationally connected with the first connection part, the second connection part or with a stationary housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Herbert Steinwender, Franz Gratzer, Gerald Schober
  • Publication number: 20100167864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torque transmission unit for a motor vehicle with a permanently driven primary axle and a switchable secondary axle, comprising a first connecting part and a second connecting part. The invention furthermore comprises several lamellas that are divided into primary lamellas and secondary lamellas in an alternating arrangement. The unit further comprises a planetary gear system, comprising an at least first gear element, rotationally connected with the first connection part, a second gear element, rotationally connected with the second connection part, and a third gear element, rotationally connected with the primary lamellas. The secondary lamellas are rotationally connected with the first connection part, the second connection part or with a stationary housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Herbert Steinwender, Franz Gratzer, Gerald Schober
  • Publication number: 20090026033
    Abstract: A magnetorheological clutch consists of a stationary part, a primary part and a secondary part, a working space which contains a magnetorheological fluid being formed between primary part and secondary part, in which working space primary discs and secondary discs successively alternate in the radial direction, and a controllable magnetic field acting on the magnetorheological fluid. In order to prevent segregation of the fluid by centrifugal force in a simple type of construction, the working space is L-shaped in longitudinal section, the primary part is a shaft and the secondary part is a pot enclosing the working space, and are of pot-shaped design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: MAGNA POWERTRAIN AG & CO KG
    Inventors: Herbert Steinwender, Gerald Schober