Patents by Inventor Kai Brauer

Kai Brauer 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: 5704597
    Abstract: A radial bearing, particularly for a torque support in motor vehicle engines, includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve which is coaxial with the outer sleeve and is constructed as a bush core. The inner sleeve is provided on its outer periphery with at least one radially orientated elastomeric body and at least one rubber end stop. The rubber end stop is active only after a predeterminable spring deflection of the elastomeric body. The inner sleeve also has two mutually opposite elastic carrying bodies, through which the inner sleeve is elastically mounted on the outer sleeve. If there is a radial introduction of force, three linear characteristic curve ranges with different rigidity are present one after the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Metzeler Gimetall AG
    Inventors: Manfred Hofmann, Kai Brauer, Thomas Gentner