Patents by Inventor Jakob Kraps

Jakob Kraps 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: 5876148
    Abstract: An apparatus for use in a vehicle includes an antiroll bar (2) having a first opening, a vehicle part (3) having a second opening (3a), and a one-piece connecting rod (1) connecting the antiroll bar and the vehicle part. The one-piece connecting rod (1) has a first end portion (4) received in the first opening in the antiroll bar (2) and a second end portion (4) received in the second opening (3a) in the vehicle part (3). A first bearing (5) in the first opening supports the first end portion (4) of the one-piece connecting rod (1) for movement relative to the antiroll bar (2). A second bearing in the second opening (3a) supports the second end portion (4) of the one-piece connecting rod (1) for movement relative to the vehicle part (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: TRW Fahrwerksysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jakob Kraps
  • Patent number: 5758986
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for securing a bearing shell (2) of a joint, particularly for suspension systems of motor vehicles, in a retaining opening (3a), particularly of a suspension rod or stabilizer. In order to reduce the processing efforts necessary for securing the bearing shell (2) and thus the manufacturing costs, the bearing shell (2) is formed with a conical cover surface (2a), which narrows in the direction of the coupling pin (1), on which a clamp collar (6) with a correspondingly conical opposing surface (6a) is arranged which is supported with its cylindrical cover surface (6b) in the retaining opening (3a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: TRW Fahrwerksystems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jakob Kraps