Patents by Inventor Gerhard Helbling

Gerhard Helbling 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).

  • Method for the determination of the axial thrust of roller bearings
    Patent number: 4161877
    Abstract: A method for the determination of the axial thrust of roller bearings under extreme operating conditions, which includes determining the variation in the rotational speed of the bearing cage, and employing the obtained value as a measure for calculating the axial thrust. The method employs sensors, such as strain gauge strips, applied to a stationary portion of the bearing to obtain the cage rotational speed through the dynamic deflection of a bearing weak point formed in that portion of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: Motoren-und Turbinen-Union Munchen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich F. Bauer, Gerhard Helbling, Florian Hildebrandt
  • Method for the determination of the static axial thrust of roller bearings
    Patent number: 4145919
    Abstract: A method for the determination of the static axial thrust of roller bearings under extreme operating conditions, which includes determining the amplitude of the dynamic deflection in an axial direction at an artificially produced weak point in a stationary bearing component, and employing the obtained value as a measure for calculating the axial thrust. The method employs sensors, such as strain gauge strips, applied to a stationary portion of the bearing to obtain the dynamic deflection of the bearing weak point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Motoren- und Turbiene-Union Munchen GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich F. Bauer, Florian Hildebrandt, Gerhard Helbling
  • Arrangement for the determination of the cage rotational speed and bearing slippage of roller bearings
    Patent number: 4145930
    Abstract: Arrangement for determining cage rotational speed and bearing slippage for roller bearings by sensors mounted on a weakened location formed in a stationary component of the bearing during operation of the latter. The sensors measure the frequency of the dynamic deflection at the weakened location on the bearing caused by the bearing roll bodies rolling over the location, which can be calculated and analyzed to provide the required results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muchen GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Hildebrandt, Heinrich F. Bauer, Gerhard Helbling