Patents by Inventor Greg Hafner

Greg Hafner 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: 8382006
    Abstract: A control valve includes a main body, the first coil assembly arranged on the first side of the main body and having the first contact surface and the first through hole extending from the first contact surface, the second coil assembly arranged on the second side of the main body and having the second contact surface and the second through hole extending from the second contact surface, and a spool arranged within the main body and configured to move between the first and second contact surfaces. The spool has the third contact surface facing the first contact surface, the fourth contact surface facing the second contact surface, and the third through hole extending from the third contact surface to the fourth contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jens Gebhardt, Martin Luedicke, Bernd Niethammer, Greg Hafner, Robert Roy
  • Publication number: 20100219266
    Abstract: A control valve includes a main body, the first coil assembly arranged on the first side of the main body and having the first contact surface and the first through hole extending from the first contact surface, the second coil assembly arranged on the second side of the main body and having the second contact surface and the second through hole extending from the second contact surface, and a spool arranged within the main body and configured to move between the first and second contact surfaces. The spool has the third contact surface facing the first contact surface, the fourth contact surface facing the second contact surface, and the third through hole extending from the third contact surface to the fourth contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Navistar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens GEBHARDT, Martin LUEDICKE, Bernd NIETHAMMER, Greg HAFNER, Robert ROY