Patents by Inventor Mario Thummler

Mario Thummler 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).

  • Publication number: 20010000593
    Abstract: A clutch disc wherein two annular washer-like friction linings flank a two-part resilient cushion which moves the friction linings apart during disengagement of a friction clutch wherein the clutch disc is installed between an engine-driven flywheel and an axially movable pressure plate, and which stores energy during engagement of the clutch. A blocking or movement limiting device, which defines a fulcrum for the friction linings, is provided between the parts of the cushion and/or on the friction linings to prevent an axial movement of the friction linings toward each other beyond a selected minimum distance and to thus compensate for deformation of the flywheel and/or pressure plate as a result of heating attributable to slippage of the pressure plate and flywheel relative to the adjacent friction linings during engagement and disengagement of the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: May 3, 2001
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen Kupplungsbau GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Busse, Hans-Dieter Elison, Kraft Gunther, Steffen Lehmann, Andreas Raimann, Willi Ruder, Martin Schindler, Mario Thummler, Albert Birk