Patents by Inventor Kristian Rois

Kristian Rois 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: 11920665
    Abstract: A differential having a circulating carrier with drive gearwheel, at least two planet gearwheels rotatably mounted in the circulating carrier, with lateral gearwheels leading to side shafts of the drive axle of a vehicle and enmeshing with the planet gearwheels, wherein one lateral gearwheel can be connected either to the associated side shaft or to the circulating carrier via a coupling arrangement. The coupling arrangement is located between the circulating carrier and the side shaft and includes an actuator sleeve with an axially active claw coupling towards the lateral gearwheel and a radially active sliding toothing towards the side shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Herbert Steinwender, Kristian Rois
  • Publication number: 20230341037
    Abstract: A differential having a circulating carrier with drive gearwheel, at least two planet gearwheels rotatably mounted in the circulating carrier, with lateral gearwheels leading to side shafts of the drive axle of a vehicle and enmeshing with the planet gearwheels, wherein one lateral gearwheel can be connected either to the associated side shaft or to the circulating carrier via a coupling arrangement. The coupling arrangement is located between the circulating carrier and the side shaft and includes an actuator sleeve with an axially active claw coupling towards the lateral gearwheel and a radially active sliding toothing towards the side shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Herbert Steinwender, Kristian Rois