Patents by Inventor Klaus-Peter Sprol

Klaus-Peter Sprol 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).

  • Radial bearing
    Patent number: 9217464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial bearing, comprising a housing, a housing bore extending along a bearing axis, several tilting segments that are arranged around the bearing axis in order to support a shaft and each have a radially outer bearing surface, by means of which the tilting segments are supported on a supporting surface on the housing. The radially outer bearing surface of each tilting segment and the supporting surface are arranged facing each other. Each tilting segment is movably arranged relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Rudolph, Andreas Fuchs, Klaus-Peter Sprol
  • Radial Bearing
    Publication number: 20150049969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial bearing, comprising a housing, a housing bore extending along a bearing axis, several tilting segments that are arranged around the bearing axis in order to support a shaft and each have a radially outer bearing surface, by means of which the tilting segments are supported on a supporting surface on the housing. The radially outer bearing surface of each tilting segment and the supporting surface are arranged facing each other. Each tilting segment is movably arranged relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Rudolph, Andreas Fuchs, Klaus-Peter Sprol