Patents by Inventor Henning Kern
Henning Kern 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).
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Publication number: 20230417279Abstract: A tapered roller bearing having a diameter of less than 1.5 m includes an inner ring having at least one inner raceway, an outer ring having at least one outer raceway and at least one set of tapered rollers between the inner ring and the outer ring that are configured to roll on the at least one inner raceway and on the at least one outer raceway about a tapered-roller rotational axis while the tapered roller bearing is configured to rotate about a bearing rotational axis. An angle formed by the bearing rotational axis and the tapered-roller rotational axis is greater than 450 and is preferably between 500 and 55°.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Thilo BECK, Andreas BEUTLER, Helger HEMPEL, Henning KERN, Udo KRUG, Peter LEMPER, Klaus-Dieter Schulz
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Patent number: 11761424Abstract: A system includes a wind turbine having a fixed part and a rotational part and a brake having a brake disk mounted to the rotational part for rotation with the rotational part. At least one brake block is fixed relative to the fixed part and has a friction surface facing the brake disk. The brake block is shiftable between a first position with the friction surface spaced from the brake disk and a second position with the friction surface in contact with and pressed against the brake disk, and the friction surface and/or the brake disk are configured such that pressing the at least one brake block against the brake disk creates a micro-interference fit between the at least one brake block and the brake disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Wolfgang Glaentz, Henning Kern, Hans-Juergen Liesegang
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Patent number: 10962057Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for use in a motor vehicle wheel or in a motorbike rocker arm includes outer and inner raceway elements and a set of rolling elements between the inner and outer raceway elements such that the inner and outer raceway elements are pivotable or rotatable relative to each other and also a lubricant reservoir body in the bearing interior for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the body including bridge elements extending between adjacent pairs of the rolling elements and a side ring connecting the bridge elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Henning Kern, Michael Emmert, Tom Schmitz
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Patent number: 10702901Abstract: A guide roller configured to guide a wire to or from a work roller in a wire rolling line includes a rolling-element bearing having a rotatable outer ring, a fixed inner ring, and rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring has a profile configured to guide the wire on a radially outer surface thereof. The guide roller is configured as a double row preloaded rolling-element bearing and is installable as a finished component on a fixed shaft of the wire rolling line without adjusting the preload.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Henning Kern, Benjamin Michael
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Publication number: 20200096044Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for use in a motor vehicle wheel or in a motorbike rocker arm includes outer and inner raceway elements and a set of rolling elements between the inner and outer raceway elements such that the inner and outer raceway elements are pivotable or rotatable relative to each other and also a lubricant reservoir body in the bearing interior for storing and dispensing a lubricant, the body including bridge elements extending between adjacent pairs of the rolling elements and a side ring connecting the bridge elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Henning Kern, Michael Emmert, Tom Schmitz
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Publication number: 20200063711Abstract: A system includes a wind turbine having a fixed part and a rotational part and a brake having a brake disk mounted to the rotational part for rotation with the rotational part. At least one brake block is fixed relative to the fixed part and has a friction surface facing the brake disk. The brake block is shiftable between a first position with the friction surface spaced from the brake disk and a second position with the friction surface in contact with and pressed against the brake disk, and the friction surface and/or the brake disk are configured such that pressing the at least one brake block against the brake disk creates a micro-interference fit between the at least one brake block and the brake disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Wolfgang Glaentz, Henning Kern, Hans-Juergen Liesegang
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Publication number: 20180193890Abstract: A guide roller configured to guide a wire to or from a work roller in a wire rolling line includes a rolling-element bearing having a rotatable outer ring, a fixed inner ring, and rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring. The outer ring has a profile configured to guide the wire on a radially outer surface thereof. The guide roller is configured as a double row preloaded rolling-element bearing and is installable as a finished component on a fixed shaft of the wire rolling line without adjusting the preload.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Henning Kern, Benjamin Michael
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Patent number: 9739313Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring, and a seal unit formed in a multiple-piece manner, the seal unit including an at least part-ring shaped main element which is freely rotatable with respect to the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring and at least one seal lip. In addition, the main element and the seal lip are exchangeably connectable to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
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Patent number: 9546684Abstract: A seal unit for a rolling-element bearing having an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring. The seal unit includes an at least part-ring shaped element having a seal lip, the at least part-ring shaped element is configured for attachment to the inner bearing ring, and the outer bearing ring is tiltable through a limited angle with respect to the inner bearing ring. Also a rolling-element bearing having such a seal unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
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Patent number: 9273721Abstract: A bearing device for a solar power plant unit includes at least one support element, at least one first roller and at least one second roller. At least one first roller bearing unit is movably supported on the support element and rotatably supports the at least one first roller and the one second roller. At least one first spherical plain bearing having an outer ring is attached to the at least one first roller. A solar power plant includes at least one mirror movably supported by at least one such bearing device.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Markus Behn, Heinz Breunig, Tristan Kaiser, Henning Kern, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Mathias Noeth, Christina Pfeuffer, Mathias Seuberling
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Publication number: 20150316293Abstract: A parabolic-trough solar power plant includes at least one solar panel that has a shaft part supported by at least one bearing assembly configured to pivot the solar panel through a pivot angle about the longitudinal axis. The bearing assembly includes a support element with two support sections and a space therebetween, a chain element supported by the support sections, and a plurality of roller elements supported in the chain element along its longitudinal extension for rotation about an axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal axis. Ends of the chain element are attached to the support sections by bearings that permit pivoting of the chain element relative to the support sections about a compensation axis horizontal, and in projection, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft part. The roller elements are disposed at hinge points between pairs of the links in the chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Markus BEHN, Heinz BREUNIG, Hubert HERBST, Henning KERN, Hnas-Jürgen LIESEGANG, Mathias NOETH, Christina PFEUFFER
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Publication number: 20150176652Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring, and a seal unit formed in a multiple-piece manner, the seal unit including an at least part-ring shaped main element which is freely rotatable with respect to the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring and at least one seal lip. In addition, the main element and the seal lip are exchangeably connectable to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
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Publication number: 20150176654Abstract: A rolling-element bearing including a seal unit, the rolling-element bearing having at least one bearing ring and a further bearing ring tiltable with respect to the at least one bearing ring by a limited angle, and the seal unit having an at least part-ring shaped element attached to the bearing ring. The at least part-ring shaped element delimits a labyrinthine seal gap and corresponds to a first delimiting element, the rolling-element bearing further includes a second delimiting element and a third delimiting element, the third delimiting element being attached to a bearing cage, and the seal gap extends at least partially between the first delimiting element, the second delimiting element and the third delimiting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicants: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, SKF ECONOMOS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling, Matthias Krebs
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Publication number: 20150176651Abstract: A seal unit for a rolling-element bearing having an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring. The seal unit includes an at least part-ring shaped element having a seal lip, the at least part-ring shaped element is configured for attachment to the inner bearing ring, and the outer bearing ring is tiltable through a limited angle with respect to the inner bearing ring. Also a rolling-element bearing having such a seal unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Femke Back, Jens Bettenhausen, Steffen Hain, Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Christina Pfeuffer, Edgar Pickel, Werner Schleyer, Mathias Seuberling
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Patent number: 9057406Abstract: A part-bearing-ring of a rolling-element bearing includes first and second assembly bores on its end surface, and the second assembly bore has a larger diameter than the first assembly bore so that it can accommodate a securing sleeve. The second assembly bore may include an internal thread for attaching the securing sleeve. Also a bearing ring formed of two part-bearing-rings and a securing sleeve and a method of installing a bearing ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Holger Kristandt, Baozhu Liang, Edgar Pickel, Ingo Schulz
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Patent number: 8979386Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first bearing ring (2) and a second bearing ring (4) opposing the first bearing (2) in a radial direction (3). A sealing element (6) of the rolling-element bearing includes a radially-encircling seal support (8) extending in the radial direction (3) by a predetermined distance towards the second bearing ring (4). The seal support (8) is interference-fit and removably attached to an axial end side (9) of the first bearing ring (2). A sealing lip (10) is attached to the seal support (8) and extends from an end of the seal support (8) opposite the first bearing ring (2) in the radial direction (3) up to a mating surface (12), which is part of the second bearing ring (2).Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Andreas Gruber, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Edgar Pickel
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Publication number: 20140072250Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a bearing formed to at least radially guide a shaft, a seat for the bearing, an annular gap around the bearing between the bearing and the seat that allows the bearing to undergo a movement perpendicular to an axis of the bearing, a magnetorheological fluid in the gap and a magnetic field source configured to subject the magnetorheological fluid to a magnetic field. Also, a method of controlling a strength of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field source to control a viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid and affect an operating condition of the bearing assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Horst Niedermeyer, Ilim Topaloglu
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Publication number: 20140029886Abstract: A part-bearing-ring of a rolling-element bearing includes first and second assembly bores on its end surface, and the second assembly bore has a larger diameter than the first assembly bore so that it can accommodate a securing sleeve. The second assembly bore may include an internal thread for attaching the securing sleeve. Also a bearing ring formed of two part-bearing-rings and a securing sleeve and a method of installing a bearing ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Matthias Hofmann, Henning Kern, Holger Kristandt, Baozhu Liang, Edgar Pickel, Ingo Schulz
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Publication number: 20130322803Abstract: A rolling-element bearing includes a first bearing ring (2) and a second bearing ring (4) opposing the first bearing (2) in a radial direction (3). A sealing element (6) of the rolling-element bearing includes a radially-encircling seal support (8) extending in the radial direction (3) by a predetermined distance towards the second bearing ring (4). The seal support (8) is interference-fit and removably attached to an axial end side (9) of the first bearing ring (2). A sealing lip (10) is attached to the seal support (8) and extends from an end of the seal support (8) opposite the first bearing ring (2) in the radial direction (3) up to a mating surface (12), which is part of the second bearing ring (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Andreas Gruber, Henning Kern, Jochen Lorenscheit, Edgar Pickel
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Publication number: 20130286494Abstract: A bearing device for a solar power plant unit includes at least one support element, at least one first roller and at least one second roller. At least one first roller bearing unit is movably supported on the support element and rotatably supports the at least one first roller and the one second roller. At least one first spherical plain bearing having an outer ring is attached to the at least one first roller. A solar power plant includes at least one mirror movably supported by at least one such bearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Markus Behn, Heinz Breunig, Tristan Kaiser, Henning Kern, Hans-Juergen Liesegang, Mathias Noeth, Christina Pfeuffer, Mathias Seuberling