Patents by Inventor Gerald Vierheilig

Gerald Vierheilig 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: 8056428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating element (12) for rolling element tracks, in particular linear systems, with a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section (34) capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant, and which includes a storage region (22) for lubricant that abuts the application section (34), the body being provided with at least one recess (38) in the storage region (22), on an end opposite to the application section (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Matthias Zeier, Juergen Mueller
  • Patent number: 7748284
    Abstract: A lubricating element for rolling element tracks, particularly linear motion systems, has a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant; the body has an elongated shape in a first storage region adjacent to the application section, and a lubricant flow through the first storage region triggered via the dispensing of lubricant at the application section is essentially oriented in the longitudinal direction of the first storage region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Rudolf Schlereth, Andre Ziegler, Michael Klein
  • Patent number: 7587955
    Abstract: A lubricating unit for rolling element tracks of a linear system includes a lubricating element housing in which a receiving space for a lubricating element is formed, the lubricating element housing is mountable on a movable element of the linear system using a plurality of latch elements fixed in position relative to the lubricating unit housing, the movable element is movably guided via the rolling of rolling elements along a guide element, which defines an axis of the linear system, the latch elements extend in the axial direction away from one axial end of the lubricating unit toward the movable element, and each latch element includes a bearing surface facing the lubricating element housing for engaging with a matching bearing surface, which is fixed in position relative to the movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Harald Maiss, Michael Scholz
  • Publication number: 20090022437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating element (12) for rolling element tracks, in particular linear systems, with a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section (34) capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant, and which includes a storage region (22) for lubricant that abuts the application section (34), the body being provided with at least one recess (38) in the storage region (22), on an end opposite to the application section (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Matthias Zeier, Juergen Mueller
  • Publication number: 20080019621
    Abstract: A lubricating element for rolling element tracks, particularly linear motion systems, has a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section capable of being brought in contact with a rolling element bearing surface to supply lubricant; the body has an elongated shape in a first storage region adjacent to the application section, and a lubricant flow through the first storage region triggered via the dispensing of lubricant at the application section is essentially oriented in the longitudinal direction of the first storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Rudolf Schlereth, Andre Ziegler, Michael Klein
  • Publication number: 20080019620
    Abstract: A lubricating unit for rolling element tracks of a linear system includes a lubricating element housing in which a receiving space for a lubricating element is formed, the lubricating element housing is mountable on a movable element of the linear system using a plurality of latch elements fixed in position relative to the lubricating unit housing, the movable element is movably guided via the rolling of rolling elements along a guide element, which defines an axis of the linear system, the latch elements extend in the axial direction away from one axial end of the lubricating unit toward the movable element, and each latch element includes a bearing surface facing the lubricating element housing for engaging with a matching bearing surface, which is fixed in position relative to the movable element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gerald Vierheilig, Harald Maiss, Michael Scholz