Patents by Inventor Johannes Weiermair

Johannes Weiermair 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 mill drive with a coupling and decoupling device
    Patent number: 7337643
    Abstract: A rolling mill drive with at least one drive spindle arranged between a drive unit and a driven roll and terminating in a spindle head connected detachably to the neck of the roll. A coupling and decoupling device is arranged between the neck of the roll and the spindle head of the drive spindle. The coupling and decoupling device includes a coupling sleeve, a coupling pin inserted releasably into the coupling sleeve, and a locking element which is displaceable transversely to the axis of rotation of the neck of the roll. The locking element is inserted into the coupling sleeve and engages behind the coupling pin in an operating position of the locking element. The locking element is capable of being coupled to a displacing device for displacing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Johannes Weiermair, Guenter Mittermayr
  • Rolling Mill Drive with a Coupling and D Ecoupling Device
    Publication number: 20070271984
    Abstract: A rolling mill drive with at least one drive spindle arranged between a drive unit and a driven roll and terminating in a spindle head connected detachably to the neck of the roll. A coupling and decoupling device is arranged between the neck of the roll and the spindle head of the drive spindle. The coupling and decoupling device includes a coupling sleeve, a coupling pin inserted releasably into the coupling sleeve, and a locking element which is displaceable transversely to the axis of rotation of the neck of the roll. The locking element is inserted into the coupling sleeve and engages behind the coupling pin in an operating position of the locking element. The locking element is capable of being coupled to a displacing device for displacing it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Johannes Weiermair, Guenter Mittermayr