Patents by Inventor Joachim Grosskopf

Joachim Grosskopf 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: 9091257
    Abstract: A compressor for generating compressed air in a vehicle includes at least one piston, a cylinder, a crankshaft, a lubricant connection, a lubricant supply channel, and a clutch device by means of which the crankshaft can be connected to or disconnected from a drive device. The lubricant supply channel opens into at least one lubricant outlet in the interior of the compressor directed toward a piston running surface of the cylinder at least in particular rotational positions of the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Akemann, Joachim Grosskopf, Stefan Herzog, Steffen Krebs, Andreas Pretsch, Ralf Stoffels, Ingo Stumberg
  • Patent number: 8790093
    Abstract: A compressor for generating compressed air in a vehicle includes a crankshaft and an interface area for fastening a clutch device by means of which the crankshaft of the compressor can be connected to or disconnected from a drive device. The interface area is configured to receive a crucible-shaped receptacle element. The crucible-shaped receptacle element can be a cylinder for receiving a piston that can be acted on by a pressure medium for actuating the clutch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Grosskopf, Ralf Stoffels, Ingo Stumberg
  • Publication number: 20120063926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor for generating compressed air in a vehicle, having a crankshaft and an interface area set up for fastening a clutch device, by means of which the crankshaft of the compressor can be connected to or disconnected from a drive device. According to the invention, the interface area is designed for receiving an annular, crucible-shaped receptacle element, and the crucible-shaped receptacle element is designed as a cylinder for receiving a piston that can be acted on by a pressure medium for actuating the clutch device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Joachim Grosskopf, Ralf Stoffels, Ingo Stumberg
  • Publication number: 20120039728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor (1) for generating compressed air in a vehicle, having at least one piston (6, 7), a cylinder (8, 9), a crankshaft (12), a lubricant connection (14) and a lubricant supply channel (13, 15 16, 20, 21), and having a clutch device (3) by means of which the crankshaft (12) of the compressor (1) can be connected to or disconnected from a drive device, wherein the lubricant supply channel (13, 15 16, 20, 21) opens into at least one lubricant outlet (22, 23) provided in the interior of the compressor (1) and directed toward a piston running surface (19) of the cylinder at least in particular rotational positions of the crankshaft (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Volker Akemann, Joachim Grosskopf, Stefan Herzog, Steffen Krebs, Andreas Pretsch, Ralf Stoffels, Ingo Stumberg