Patents by Inventor Gernot Rupp

Gernot Rupp 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).

  • Publication number: 20050247360
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic reservoir in particular a membrane reservoir, with a gas inlet body (12) which may be connected to parts of the reservoir housing and which comprises at least one mounting surface (28) for an elastically flexible separating element (16), which separates two chambers arranged within the reservoir housing from each other. The separating element (16) comprises a edge reinforcement (30) formed by material thickening to give a fixing edge for that part with the corresponding mounting surface (28) of the gas inlet body (12). Failures at the position of the fixing of the separation element to the hydraulic reservoir are avoided, despite high loading of the separating element under working conditions for the reservoir, whereby the edge reinforcement (30) is provided with a convex guide surface on the side thereof facing the gas inlet body (12) in contact with the corresponding mounting surface (28), which is at least partly concave in embodiment to match said unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: HYDAC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Herbert Baltes, Gernot Rupp
  • Publication number: 20050129549
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydro damper for absorbing pressure oscillations and/or acoustic vibrations in systems which are operated by means of pressurized fluids. The inventive hydro damper is provided with a housing (1) having a leading dimension which defines a longitudinal axis (3) of the housing, a connection block (5) fluidically connecting the damper housing (1) to the corresponding system, and a linking device (7, 47, 49) which is assigned to the connection block (5) so as to mount the connection block (5), and consequently the damper housing (1), on the system in selected rotational positions relative to an axis of connection (41) that runs perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (3) of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Baltes, Gernot Rupp
  • Patent number: 6857450
    Abstract: A hydropneumatic pressure reservoir (1) forms a housing from at least two housing shells (3, 5) connected together. At least the end region of the one housing shell (5) includes an outwardly-extending, funnel-like guide surface between its free end and a sealing element for bringing together the two housing shells (3, 5). At least on elastic sealing element (41) is provided on at least one retaining surface for generation of a tensioning force on the boundary region (21) of the membrane (13). A simplified construction with improved sealing in the critical connection of the pressure reservoir is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hydac Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Gernot Rupp, Markus Lehnert, Herbert Baltes
  • Publication number: 20040045615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydropneumatic pressure reservoir (1) with a housing formed from at least two housing shells (3, 5) which may be connected together. At least the end region of the one housing shell (5) comprises an outwardly-extending, funnel-like guide surface between the free end thereof and a sealing element for bringing together the two housing shells (3, 5). At least one elastic sealing element (41) is provided on at least one retaining surface for generation of a tensioning force on the boundary region (21) of the membrane (13). A simplified construction with improved sealing in the critical connection region of the pressure reservoir may thus be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Gernot Rupp, Markus Lehnert, Herbert Baltes