Patents by Inventor Gerd ROTTENBACH

Gerd ROTTENBACH 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: 12612966
    Abstract: A gear-change selector module has a pipeline module including a plurality of pipes for providing a working fluid, and a gear-change selector housing having a plurality of channels which are each assigned to one of the pipes. The pipes are coupled to the channels via a respective plug-in connection. Each plug-in connection has a seal. Viewed in the plug-in direction, the seals are arranged at different levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Powertrain GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schorn, Ralph Berger, Gerd Rottenbach, Marcel Cornel Girbea
  • Publication number: 20250274015
    Abstract: A hydraulic module for a drive unit of a motor vehicle, including a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, an electronics unit, a suction opening formed on a pump housing of the hydraulic pump, and a delivery outlet located at the end of a delivery riser, which is formed on the side of the pump housing remote from the suction opening. An assembly includes an oil pan and such a hydraulic module. The connection socket extends through a connection opening in the bottom of the oil pan and in that the hydraulic module is screwed to the bottom of the oil pan such that the edge of the suction opening is pressed against the bottom of the oil pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: VALEO EMBRAYAGES
    Inventors: Manuel MERKLE, Anton SAUTER, Roland STOESSEL, Patrick GEGNER, Gerd ROTTENBACH
  • Publication number: 20250003484
    Abstract: A gear-change selector module has a pipeline module including a plurality of pipes for providing a working fluid, and a gear-change selector housing having a plurality of channels which are each assigned to one of the pipes. The pipes are coupled to the channels via a respective plug-in connection. Each plug-in connection has a seal. Viewed in the plug-in direction, the seals are arranged at different levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas SCHORN, Ralph BERGER, Gerd ROTTENBACH, Marcel Cornel GIRBEA