Patents by Inventor Karsten Kudermann

Karsten Kudermann 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: 11519513
    Abstract: A valve (V, V1, V2) includes a housing (VG) and a piston (VK) displaceably guided therein. A first end (VK1) of the piston (VK) can be acted upon by a force, with the aid of which the piston (VK) is displaceable against a spring (F) acting upon a second end (VK2) of the piston (VK). The valve (V, V1, V2) has four switching conditions, in which four ports (A, B, P, T) in the housing (VG) are selectively connectable to one another or blocked with respect to one another. In a first switching condition, none of the ports (A, B, P, T) are connected to one another. The spring (F) is configured in such that, in the absence of an application of force onto the first end (VK1), the piston (VK) is held in a position, which corresponds to the first switching condition of the valve (V, V1, V2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Karsten Kudermann, Rainer Novak, Markus Moosmann, Tobias Pfleger
  • Publication number: 20210239205
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuating device for actuating a shifting element of a transmission includes a hydraulic cylinder with a piston rod and a piston chamber, wherein the piston rod can be brought into a mechanical operative connection with the shifting element, and a hydraulic pump which is connected via a hydraulic line to the piston chamber, in order for it to be possible for hydraulic fluid to be fed to the piston chamber and thus to initiate an adjusting movement of the piston rod. The actuating device is characterized by a shut-off device, via which the hydraulic fluid can be locked in the piston chamber, in order thus to fix the position of the piston rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Florian Weinl, Julia Stecher, Bernard Hunold, Karsten Kudermann, Matthias Köpf
  • Patent number: 11022185
    Abstract: A pressure control valve (1) includes a pressure port (P), a consumer port (A), a tank port (T), and a piston (K) which is displaceable counter to the force of a first spring (F1) and a second spring (F2). The springs (F1, F2) and area ratios of the pressure control valve (1) are designed such that the pressure port (P), in the non-pressurized condition, is connected to the consumer port (A) via an opening cross-section of the pressure control valve (1). An opening cross-section between the pressure port (P) and the consumer port (A) decreases depending on the pressure at the consumer port (A), and, upon attainment of a limiting pressure at the consumer port (A), the consumer port (A) is connected to the tank port (T). A related hydraulic system (HY) and a related motor vehicle transmission (G) are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Karsten Kudermann, Rainer Novak, Tobias Pfleger, Markus Moosmann
  • Publication number: 20200271231
    Abstract: A valve (V, V1, V2) includes a housing (VG) and a piston (VK) displaceably guided therein. A first end (VK1) of the piston (VK) can be acted upon by a force, with the aid of which the piston (VK) is displaceable against a spring (F) acting upon a second end (VK2) of the piston (VK). The valve (V, V1, V2) has four switching conditions, in which four ports (A, B, P, T) in the housing (VG) are selectively connectable to one another or blocked with respect to one another. In a first switching condition, none of the ports (A, B, P, T) are connected to one another. The spring (F) is configured in such that, in the absence of an application of force onto the first end (VK1), the piston (VK) is held in a position, which corresponds to the first switching condition of the valve (V, V1, V2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Karsten Kudermann, Rainer Novak, Markus Moosmann, Tobias Pfleger
  • Publication number: 20190368553
    Abstract: A pressure control valve (1) includes a pressure port (P), a consumer port (A), a tank port (T), and a piston (K) which is displaceable counter to the force of a first spring (F1) and a second spring (F2). The springs (F1, F2) and area ratios of the pressure control valve (1) are designed such that the pressure port (P), in the non-pressurized condition, is connected to the consumer port (A) via an opening cross-section of the pressure control valve (1). An opening cross-section between the pressure port (P) and the consumer port (A) decreases depending on the pressure at the consumer port (A), and, upon attainment of a limiting pressure at the consumer port (A), the consumer port (A) is connected to the tank port (T). A related hydraulic system (HY) and a related motor vehicle transmission (G) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Karsten Kudermann, Rainer Novak, Tobias Pfleger, Markus Moosmann