Patents by Inventor Jurgen Kleifges

Jurgen Kleifges 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: 5667047
    Abstract: A divided flywheel apparatus has a first centrifugal mass connected to a driving mechanism, a second centrifugal mass engaged with the first centrifugal mass my means of a torsional vibration damper, whereby the second centrifugal mass is capable of a limited relative rotation with respect to the first centrifugal mass, and a damping device which contains at least one vibration damper, by means of which, under specified operating conditions, a frictional connection can be established between the two centrifugal masses. The damping device has a sensor apparatus, by means of which the occurrence of at least one measurement corresponding to a specified operating condition can be measured, and by means of a signal transmitted to a switching apparatus, the actuation of the vibration damper can be triggered by means of an actuation device which can be actuated by means of the switching device, resulting in an effective action which is a function of the value measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AG
    Inventors: Michael Weiss, Jorg Sudau, Bernhard Schierling, Thomas Wirth, Jurgen Kleifges, Reinhard Feldhaus, Andreas Orlamunder, Eberhard Knaupp
  • Patent number: 5617939
    Abstract: A clutch plate having a hub and hub disc which are manufactured from two individual parts, wherein the two parts are non-rotationally connected by means of gear teeth so that there is essentially no play in the circumferential direction. Either the lining carrier or cover plate or both can thereby be guided with respect to a guide diameter of the hub by means of a plastic metal friction or sliding pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Fichtel & Sachs AG
    Inventors: Klaus Memmel, Jurgen Kleifges, Reinhard Feldhaus, Harald Jeppe