Patents by Inventor Joe VIERTHALER

Joe VIERTHALER 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 element for a ball-and-socket joint
    Patent number: 11268567
    Abstract: A sealing element for a ball joint has a sealing area on the housing side and a sealing area a distance away therefrom in an axial direction of the sealing element on the stud side. Arranged between the housing-side sealing area and the stud-side sealing area is an outlet opening which extends through the sealing element to allow the passage of spent lubricant. The outlet opening extends in the axial direction of the sealing element, passing all the way through the sealing element in the axial direction. Further, the sealing element is incorporated in a ball joint which is incorporated in a two-point control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Gainsville, LLC
    Inventors: Dirk Sokolihs, Uwe Petersen, Joe Vierthaler, Marco Di Sarno, Holger Hardt
  • SEALING ELEMENT FOR A BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT
    Publication number: 20200182288
    Abstract: A sealing element for a ball joint. The sealing element has a sealing area on the housing side and a sealing area a distance away therefrom in an axial direction of the sealing element on the stud side. Arranged between the housing-side sealing area and the stud-side sealing area is an outlet opening which extends through the sealing element to allow the passage of spent lubricant. The outlet opening extends in the axial direction of the sealing element, passing all the way through the sealing element in the axial direction. Further, a ball joint having a sealing element and a two-point control arm with such a ball joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk SOKOLIHS, Uwe PETERSEN, Joe VIERTHALER, Marco DI SARNO, Holger HARDT