Patents by Inventor Marc Wiesenthal

Marc Wiesenthal 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: 9073402
    Abstract: A torsion beam axle for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The torsion beam axle has a torsionally compliant transverse section. A trailing arm is fixed at each opposed end of the transverse section. Each trailing arm supports a wheel carrier that pivots about a respective steering axis. The wheel carriers are connected to one another via ball joints and a tie rod, and couple an actuating mechanism for producing steering movement of the wheel carriers about their respective steering axes. A kinematic coupling system is connected to the tie rod and designed to regulate the degree of freedom of rotational movement of the tie rod. A torsion beam axle in which —to minimizing track angle differences or unsymmetrical bouncing behavior—the tie rod and actuating mechanism maintain optimum kinematic conditions in all operating situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Christoph Elbers, Simon Aramah, Jens Vortmeyer, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Publication number: 20140203532
    Abstract: A torsion beam axle for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The torsion beam axle has a torsionally compliant transverse section. A trailing arm is fixed at each opposed end of the transverse section. Each trailing arm supports a wheel carrier that pivots about a respective steering axis. The wheel carriers are connected to one another via ball joints and a tie rod, and couple an actuating mechanism for producing steering movement of the wheel carriers about their respective steering axes. A kinematic coupling system is connected to the tie rod and designed to regulate the degree of freedom of rotational movement of the tie rod. A torsion beam axle in which—to minimizing track angle differences or unsymmetrical bouncing behavior—the tie rod and actuating mechanism maintain optimum kinematic conditions in all operating situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Christoph Elbers, Simon Aramah, Jens Vortmeyer, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Patent number: 8571756
    Abstract: Wheel suspension for vehicle, with support, steering knuckle connected in articulated manner with the support via interconnected joints, a vehicle wheel rotatably supported on the steering knuckle, a connecting element extending between a first joint and a second joint which is connected in an articulated manner via the first joint to the steering knuckle and via the second joint to the support, an angle detection device , for measuring the rotation angle of one of the joints and for generating an angle signal characterizing the rotation angle, an evaluation device, for evaluating the angle signal, and which is coupled with the angle detection device. The connecting element is a chassis actuator with an adjusting means, with which the length of the chassis actuator and thereby the position of the vehicle wheel is varied. The length of the chassis actuator is determined with the evaluation device by evaluating the at least one angle signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Metin Ersoy, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Patent number: 8515620
    Abstract: A motor vehicle, with a drive train comprising a drive assembly, a transmission and wheels (2). The drive train further including actuators (3, 4) for adjusting at least one of the tracking and/or the camber. Sensors (5), for determining the tracking and/or camber, are integrated in the motor vehicle, and a control unit (6) only operates the actuators (3, 4), to adjust the tracking and/or the camber, when the drive train is in a defined actual static condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Ketteler, Thomas Winstel, Guenther Horsak, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Publication number: 20110004374
    Abstract: Wheel suspension for vehicle, with support, steering knuckle connected in articulated manner with the support via interconnected joints, a vehicle wheel rotatably supported on the steering knuckle, a connecting element extending between a first joint and a second joint which is connected in an articulated manner via the first joint to the steering knuckle and via the second joint to the support, an angle detection device, for measuring the rotation angle of one of the joints and for generating an angle signal characterizing the rotation angle, an evaluation device, for evaluating the angle signal, and which is coupled with the angle detection device. The connecting element is a chassis actuator with an adjusting means, with which the length of the chassis actuator and thereby the position of the vehicle wheel is varied. The length of the chassis actuator is determined with the evaluation device by evaluating the at least one angle signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Metin Ersoy, Marc Wiesenthal
  • Publication number: 20100066039
    Abstract: An adjustment drive for local adjustment of a chassis component. The drive including a mounting (8), a first wheel (1) having a common first center line (9) and rotational axis, a second wheel (2), which is eccentric to the first wheel (1), has a second center line (13) that is parallel to the first center line (9), a third wheel (3) having a common third center line (10) and rotational axis. The third center line is either parallel to or coincident with the first center line (9). A drive system (16) is coupled to the mounting (8) and rotates at least the first and third wheels (1, 3). The second wheel (2) is eccentric to the third wheel (3) and is supported thereon so as to rotate about the second center line (13), and the first wheel (1) is coupled to the second wheel (2) for transmitting rotational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Christoph Koch, Andreas Gartner, Marc Wiesenthal, Dylan Robinson
  • Patent number: 6175966
    Abstract: A garment having an interior closeable pocket designed to conceal the backing of post-production embroidery on the garment. Standard embroidering equipment may be inserted into said pocket to produce a garment having a closeable pocket designed to conceal the backing of post-production embroidery on the garment. The pocket includes a closeable opening which conceals post-production embroidery and which is large enough to accommodate standard embroidering equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Vantage Customs Classics, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Wiesenthal