Patents by Inventor Jurgen Benno Hilpert

Jurgen Benno Hilpert 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).

  • Damper assembly and device utilizing the same
    Patent number: 9261158
    Abstract: A damper assembly includes a housing, a rotor rotatable within the housing, a rotor shaft projecting outwardly of the housing and a damper gear disposed on the rotor shaft. A bracket includes legs disposed outwardly of the damper for securing the assembly in a device, the bracket further having a body between the damper and the damper gear, the body exerting force against each the damper and the damper gear. The damper is selectively engageable with and disengageable from the bracket for enabling and disabling relative movement between the damper and the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Doornbos, Steven L. Bivens, Jurgen Benno Hilpert
  • Damper
    Patent number: 9062738
    Abstract: Damper for dampening the movement of a component, in particular a component in the interior of an automobile, comprising a damper housing and a damper element being located at least partially within the damper housing and being moveable with regard to the damper housing, and a spring element being in operational connection with the damper element and biasing the damper element in a first moving direction, wherein mechanical locking means are provided which inhibit a movement of the damper element with regard to the damper housing at least in the first moving direction when the spring element is biased, and in that the mechanical locking means are releasable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Jurgen Benno Hilpert
  • DAMPER
    Publication number: 20130009352
    Abstract: Damper for dampening the movement of a component, in particular a component in the interior of an automobile, comprising a damper housing and a damper element being located at least partially within the damper housing and being moveable with regard to the damper housing, and a spring element being in operational connection with the damper element and biasing the damper element in a first moving direction, wherein mechanical locking means are provided which inhibit a movement of the damper element with regard to the damper housing at least in the first moving direction when the spring element is biased, and in that the mechanical locking means are releasable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Jurgen Benno Hilpert
  • DAMPER ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110296938
    Abstract: A damper assembly includes a housing, a rotor rotatable within the housing, a rotor shaft projecting outwardly of the housing and a damper gear disposed on the rotor shaft. A bracket includes legs disposed outwardly of the damper for securing the assembly in a device, the bracket further having a body between the damper and the damper gear, the body exerting force against each the damper and the damper gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Doornbos, Steven L. Bivens, Jurgen Benno Hilpert