Patents by Inventor Klaus DRIFTMEIER

Klaus DRIFTMEIER 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).

  • Tilting pad bearing
    Patent number: 10590984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tilting pad bearing (1) for mounting a shaft, which bearing comprises a housing (10) with an inner side (8) and a housing longitudinal axis (L) and at least one tilting pad (2) with a rear side (6) which faces the inner side (8) of the housing (10), wherein an elevation (22) arranged on the rear side (6) of the at least one tilting pad (2) is arranged in a depression (12), which is arranged in the inner side (8) of the housing (10), in such a way that a first contact face (26) present on the elevation (22) bears against a second contact face (20) on a bottom of the depression (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ZOLLERN BHW GLEITLAGER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thilo Koch, Mathias Bertram, Klaus Driftmeier
  • TILTING PAD BEARING
    Publication number: 20190085895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tilting pad bearing (1) for mounting a shaft, which bearing comprises a housing (10) with an inner side (8) and a housing longitudinal axis (L) and at least one tilting pad (2) with a rear side (6) which faces the inner side (8) of the housing (10), wherein an elevation (22) arranged on the rear side (6) of the at least one tilting pad (2) is arranged in a depression (12), which is arranged in the inner side (8) of the housing (10), in such a way that a first contact face (26) present on the elevation (22) bears against a second contact face (20) on a bottom of the depression (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: ZOLLERN BHW GLEITLAGER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thilo KOCH, Mathias BERTRAM, Klaus DRIFTMEIER