Patents by Inventor Jan-peter BOCHERT

Jan-peter BOCHERT 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).

  • Rolling bearing arrangement
    Patent number: 11415171
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement may be employed in a rotor shaft of a wind turbine. The rotor shaft may transfer rotation of a hub with rotor blades to a generator. The bearing arrangement may include a hub-side rolling bearing and a generator-side rolling bearing. The hub-side rolling bearing may be configured as a radial roller bearing. The generator-side rolling bearing may be configured as a three-row roller rotary connection. The hub-side rolling bearing may include a closed cage with windows for guiding rolling elements. Rows of the closed cage may be separated by a central web. Further, at least one of the generator-side rolling bearing or the hub-side rolling bearing may comprise inductively hardened raceways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP ROTHE ERDE GERMANY GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Stephan Froning, Jan-Peter Bochert
  • ROLLING BEARING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200291993
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement may be employed in a rotor shaft of a wind turbine. The rotor shaft may transfer rotation of a hub with rotor blades to a generator. The bearing arrangement may include a hub-side rolling bearing and a generator-side rolling bearing. The hub-side rolling bearing may be configured as a radial roller bearing. The generator-side rolling bearing may be configured as a three-row roller rotary connection. The hub-side rolling bearing may include a closed cage with windows for guiding rolling elements. Rows of the closed cage may be separated by a central web. Further, at least one of the generator-side rolling bearing or the hub-side rolling bearing may comprise inductively hardened raceways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp rothe erde Germany GmbH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Stephan FRONING, Jan-peter BOCHERT