Patents by Inventor Heinrich Alexa

Heinrich Alexa 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: 11092198
    Abstract: An apparatus mounts a plain bearing shell of a plain bearing in a bearing seat of a component. The apparatus has an attachment region for releasably attaching the apparatus to the component. The apparatus has a supporting region for supporting the plain bearing shell during an insertion of the plain bearing shell into the bearing seat of the component. During the insertion into the bearing seat, the plain bearing shell can slide along on the supporting region, with the result that the plain bearing shell does not come into contact with an outer edge of the bearing seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MAN Truck & Bus AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Alexa, Jan Croner, Giovanni Astorino, Georg Wendler
  • Publication number: 20190178296
    Abstract: An apparatus mounts a plain bearing shell of a plain bearing in a bearing seat of a component. The apparatus has an attachment region for releasably attaching the apparatus to the component. The apparatus has a supporting region for supporting the plain bearing shell during an insertion of the plain bearing shell into the bearing seat of the component. During the insertion into the bearing seat, the plain bearing shell can slide along on the supporting region, with the result that the plain bearing shell does not come into contact with an outer edge of the bearing seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Heinrich Alexa, Jan Croner, Giovanni Astorino, Georg Wendler