Patents by Inventor Jurgen Schranz

Jurgen Schranz 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: 8650980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission having a housing, having a first drive output shaft, having a second drive output shaft and having a clutch system for distributing a torque between the drive output shafts. At least two transmission components are operatively connected between the drive output shafts and generate lubricating oil pressure. A separate tube extends within the housing from the at least two transmission components to the clutch system in order to supply lubricating oil to the clutch system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Alois Lafer, Mario Vockenhuber, Jürgen Schranz
  • Patent number: 7951036
    Abstract: Disclosed is a differential transmission unit featuring active controlling of the moment distribution. Said differential transmission unit comprises a differential transmission (4) with two output shafts (6, 7), the cage (5) of said differential transmission (4) forming the input member, and one respective controlled frictional clutch (22, 26) that is associated with an output shaft. The primary part (22) of the clutch is drivingly connected to the input member (5) while the secondary part (26) of the clutch is drivingly connected to the associated output shaft (6, 7), at least one of the driving connections being provided with an increased or reduced transmission ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Walter Sackl, Manfred Rahm, Jürgen Schranz
  • Patent number: 7546914
    Abstract: An all-wheel transmission system includes an input shaft, a first output shaft and two mutually independently controllable friction clutches for the metering the transfer of drive torque from a powertrain to a first axle assembly and a second axle assembly. The first friction clutch includes a first clutch component rotationally connected to an input shaft and of a second clutch component rotationally connected to a first output shaft while the second friction clutch includes a first clutch component rotationally connected to the input shaft and a second clutch component rotationally connected to a second output shaft. One of the friction clutches can be selectively bridged via coordinate actuation of a bridging clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Magna Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Schranz, Bernd Gsell, Klaus Lippitsch, Thomas Papst
  • Publication number: 20080287246
    Abstract: Disclosed is a differential transmission unit featuring active controlling of the moment distribution. Said differential transmission unit comprises a differential transmission (4) with two output shafts (6, 7), the cage (5) of said differential transmission (4) forming the input member, and one respective controlled frictional clutch (22, 26) that is associated with an output shaft. The primary part (22) of the clutch is drivingly connected to the input member (5) while the secondary part (26) of the clutch is drivingly connected to the associated output shaft (6, 7), at least one of the driving connections being provided with an increased or reduced transmission ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Walter Sackl, Manfred Rahm, Jurgen Schranz
  • Publication number: 20070023249
    Abstract: An all-wheel transmission system includes an input shaft, a first output shaft and two mutually independently controllable friction clutches for the metering the transfer of drive torque from a powertrain to a first axle assembly and a second axle assembly. The first friction clutch includes a first clutch component rotationally connected to an input shaft and of a second clutch component rotationally connected to a first output shaft while the second friction clutch includes a first clutch component rotationally connected to the input shaft and a second clutch component rotationally connected to a second output shaft. One of the friction clutches can be selectively bridged via coordinate actuation of a bridging clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Magna Powertrain AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Jurgen Schranz, Bernd Gsell, Klaus Lippitsch, Thomas Papst