Patents by Inventor Gerhard Kieffer

Gerhard Kieffer 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).

  • Buffer for absorbing impacts
    Patent number: 8622374
    Abstract: In a buffer for absorbing impacts, which comprises an elastic buffer element made of a material having a first e-module, and a force take-up axis, the buffer element being compressible at least in the direction of said force take-up axis, it is provided that at least one additional element having a second e-module is enclosed in said buffer element, the second e-module being larger than the first e-module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Acla-Werke GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Kieffer
  • BUFFER FOR ABSORBING IMPACTS
    Publication number: 20110227264
    Abstract: In a buffer (1) for absorbing impacts, which comprises an elastic buffer element (4) made of a material having a first e-module, and a force take-up axis, the buffer element (4) being compressible at least in the direction of said force take-up axis, it is provided that at least one additional element (3) having a second e-module is enclosed in said buffer element (4), the second e-module being larger than the first e-module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Acla-Werke GmbH
    Inventor: Gerhard Kieffer