Patents by Inventor Gunter Knoedel

Gunter Knoedel 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).

  • Actuation apparatus for a gearshift sleeve in a stepped automotive gearbox
    Patent number: 5463911
    Abstract: A gearshift sleeve actuating apparatus for a stepped automotive gearbox is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a shift rod which can be displaced along its axis. A shift fork and an engaging piece or driver are rigidly arranged on the shift rod. The apparatus is configured as a composite plastic/metal structure in which a metal component, constituting the engaging piece as well as a core for the shift rod, is injection-embedded in a plastic material. The shift fork consists exclusively of the plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1995
    Assignee: Getrag Gestriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie
    Inventors: Gunter Knoedel, Reinhard Schaarschmidt