Patents by Inventor Jakob RUTZ

Jakob RUTZ 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).

  • Sealing arrangement of a wheel bearing
    Patent number: 11162536
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement comprising a carrier element connecting to a first bearing part, wherein the carrier element further includes an elastic element that includes a sealing lip, and a cavity between the first bearing part and a second bearing part, wherein the cavity is delimited by the carrier element, wherein the carrier element includes at least one aperture at a radial level of the cavity and the at least one aperture is sealed by a diaphragm connected to the carrier element, wherein at least one protective lip is provided on an opposite side of the diaphragm, and wherein the at least one protective lip is formed at the elastic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Eichelmann, Jakob Rutz, Andreas Kaiser, Christian Mock
  • SEALING ARRANGEMENT OF A WHEEL BEARING
    Publication number: 20200300304
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement comprising a carrier element connecting to a first bearing part, wherein the carrier element further includes an elastic element that includes a sealing lip, and a cavity between the first bearing part and a second bearing part, wherein the cavity is delimited by the carrier element, wherein the carrier element includes at least one aperture at a radial level of the cavity and the at least one aperture is sealed by a diaphragm connected to the carrier element, wherein at least one protective lip is provided on an opposite side of the diaphragm, and wherein the at least one protective lip is formed at the elastic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank EICHELMANN, Jakob RUTZ, Andreas KAISER, Christian MOCK