Patents by Inventor Hans BLIENINGER

Hans BLIENINGER 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).

  • Connection device for a drive train
    Patent number: 10941815
    Abstract: A connection device for a joint shaft in a motor vehicle includes an axis of rotation, a first connection area for connecting the connection device to a drive train element, a predetermined breaking region, and a tube region which connects directly to the predetermined breaking region. The connection device has an axial extension in the direction of the axis of rotation, and a radial extension orthogonal to the axis of rotation and is designed, at least substantially, as a tubular hollow body. The predetermined breaking region is arranged between the first connection region and the tube region in the axial direction. A connection area is arranged in the axial direction between the first connection region and the predetermined breaking region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz Schneider, Erwin Fusseder, Wolfgang Streinz, Josef Hofstetter, Hans Blieninger
  • Connection Device for a Drive Train
    Publication number: 20180003244
    Abstract: The invention provides a connection device for a joint shaft in a motor vehicle. The connection device includes an axis of rotation, a first connection area for connecting the connection device to a drive train element, a predetermined breaking region, and a tube region which connects directly to the predetermined breaking region. The connection device has an axial extension in the direction of the axis of rotation, and a radial extension orthogonal to the axis of rotation and is designed, at least substantially, as a tubular hollow body. The predetermined breaking region is arranged between the first connection region and the tube region in the axial direction. A connection area is arranged in the axial direction between the first connection region and the predetermined breaking region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Franz SCHNEIDER, Erwin FUSSEDER, Wolfgang STREINZ, Josef HOFSTETTER, Hans BLIENINGER