Patents by Inventor Kristian Müller-Niehuus

Kristian Müller-Niehuus 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: 11796061
    Abstract: A sealing ring is provided for use, e.g., in boring machines or wind turbines, among other intended uses. The sealing ring includes an axial leg and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint. The sealing ring further includes a tensioning element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The tensioning element is annular and formed by a spring connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Andreas Koch, Akio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220163116
    Abstract: A sealing ring is provided for use, e.g., in boring machines or wind turbines, among other intended uses. The sealing ring includes an axial leg and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint. The sealing ring further includes a tensioning element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The tensioning element is annular and formed by a spring connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Andreas Koch, Akio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10612662
    Abstract: A sealing ring which, when viewed in cross section, is formed in the shape of a 7, has a first axial leg and a sealing leg that has a sealing lip, the sealing leg being connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint, and has a clamping element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The clamping element is annular and, when viewed in cross section, is formed by a 7-shaped spring, and has a second axial leg and a stabilizing leg, the second axial leg being connected to the first axial leg and the stabilizing leg being connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther, Frank Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9951870
    Abstract: A wiper for the sealing arrangement of a cylinder arrangement having a cylinder and a piston rod, having a support lip facing in the direction of the space that is to be sealed off, and a wiper lip facing towards the surroundings, as well as a holding element from which the support lip and the wiper lip protrude, wherein the free end of the wiper lip is bent in the direction of the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther
  • Publication number: 20180080562
    Abstract: A sealing ring which, when viewed in cross section, is formed in the shape of a 7, has a first axial leg and a sealing leg that has a sealing lip, the sealing leg being connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint, and has a clamping element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The clamping element is annular and, when viewed in cross section, is formed by a 7-shaped spring, and has a second axial leg and a stabilizing leg, the second axial leg being connected to the first axial leg and the stabilizing leg being connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther, Frank Schoenberg
  • Patent number: 9845880
    Abstract: A sealing ring with a dynamically loaded sealing lip having a sealing edge and a tension element for stabilizing the sealing lip in the radial direction, wherein: the tension element is arranged in a mounting groove; the mounting groove is arranged in the sealing lip on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge and has a mounting opening on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge, which opening is delimited by two guide webs arranged so as to be adjacent to each other at a spacing in the axial direction; the sealing lip is articulated, on its side facing axially away from the sealing edge, to a support member with a joint; and the sealing lip and the support member delimit, with their sides which radially face each other, a substantially C-shaped joint space which is open on one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther
  • Publication number: 20160305546
    Abstract: A wiper for the sealing arrangement of a cylinder arrangement having a cylinder and a piston rod, having a support lip facing in the direction of the space that is to be sealed off, and a wiper lip facing towards the surroundings, as well as a holding element from which the support lip and the wiper lip protrude, wherein the free end of the wiper lip is bent in the direction of the piston rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther
  • Publication number: 20160053894
    Abstract: A sealing ring with a dynamically loaded sealing lip having a sealing edge and a tension element for stabilizing the sealing lip in the radial direction, wherein: the tension element is arranged in a mounting groove; the mounting groove is arranged in the sealing lip on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge and has a mounting opening on the side facing radially away from the sealing edge, which opening is delimited by two guide webs arranged so as to be adjacent to each other at a spacing in the axial direction; the sealing lip is articulated, on its side facing axially away from the sealing edge, to a support member with a joint; and the sealing lip and the support member delimit, with their sides which radially face each other, a substantially C-shaped joint space which is open on one side in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Hans-Werner Guenther
  • Publication number: 20130323472
    Abstract: A method for producing a component with at least one functional element includes providing a substrate; enriching a plasma jet with material of the at least one functional element to be formed; and applying at least one functional element on the substrate, in that material in at least essentially liquid form is applied by means of the enriched plasma jet, connected to the substrate and consolidated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Kristian Müller-Niehuus