Patents by Inventor Markus GERHARDINGER

Markus GERHARDINGER 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).

  • Disc Brake for a Utility Vehicle, and Brake Lining for a Disc Brake for a Utility Vehicle
    Publication number: 20250207645
    Abstract: A disc brake for a utility vehicle, includes a brake caliper which engages over a brake disc and is held axially displaceable, in relation to the brake disc, on guide rods which are connected to a vehicle-side brake carrier, wherein, in the case of a braking operation, an action-side brake pad, which is mounted in the brake carrier and has a pad support plate and a friction lining fastened thereon, can be pressed against the brake disc by way of an application device which has a pivotable brake lever and at least one central brake plunger. The brake plunger has an actuating spindle and a pressure piece contacting the pad support plate. The disc brake is designed in such a manner that the pad support plate has an at least partially convex design in the contact region with the brake plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Christian STOEGER, Michael HIDRINGER, Markus GERHARDINGER
  • Disc brake for a commercial vehicle
    Patent number: 11078974
    Abstract: A disc brake and a brake lining for a commercial vehicle are provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper on a stationary brake carrier and straddling a brake disc. The brake carrier has at least one brake lining space, in particular two brake lining spaces, each of which is delimited by lateral brake carrier lugs and accommodates a brake lining. At least one respective dimensionally stable blocking element is provided as a counter bearing against the insertion direction of the brake pads. The blocking elements are supported on the brake pads and/or or the brake carrier and are held on the brake carrier and/or on the brake pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Fricke, Werner Koch, Robert Theil, Andreas Petschke, Wolfgang Pahle, Tobias Schoefberger, Alexander Werth, Matthias Adelung, Markus Gerhardinger, Julian Dahlenburg
  • Disc Brake for a Commercial Vehicle
    Publication number: 20180223922
    Abstract: A disc brake and a brake lining for a commercial vehicle are provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper on a stationary brake carrier and straddling a brake disc. The brake carrier has at least one brake lining space, in particular two brake lining spaces, each of which is delimited by lateral brake carrier lugs and accommodates a brake lining. At least one respective dimensionally stable blocking element is provided as a counter bearing against the insertion direction of the brake pads. The blocking elements are supported on the brake pads and/or or the brake carrier and are held on the brake carrier and/or on the brake pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jens FRICKE, Werner KOCH, Robert THEIL, Andreas PETSCHKE, Wolfgang PAHLE, Tobias SCHOEFBERGER, Alexander WERTH, Matthias ADELUNG, Markus GERHARDINGER, Julian DAHLENBURG