Patents by Inventor Markus WÖLK

Markus WÖLK 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).

  • Suspension strut for a motor vehicle with a height-adjustment device
    Patent number: 9669674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension strut for a motor vehicle with a vibration damper, with a supporting spring and with a height-adjustment device, with which the height of the vehicle body of the motor vehicle can be changed, and wherein the suspension strut has an auxiliary spring having a lower spring characteristic than the supporting spring, by means of which auxiliary spring a residual prestress can be produced in the supporting spring when the vibration damper is extended, and wherein the auxiliary spring is integrated in the height-adjustment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Hanno Luczak, Stefan Mages, Markus Wölk
  • SUSPENSION STRUT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A HEIGHT-ADJUSTMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160200162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension strut for a motor vehicle with a vibration damper, with a supporting spring and with a height-adjustment device, with which the height of the vehicle body of the motor vehicle can be changed, and wherein the suspension strut has an auxiliary spring having a lower spring characteristic than the supporting spring, by means of which auxiliary spring a residual prestress can be produced in the supporting spring when the vibration damper is extended, and wherein the auxiliary spring is integrated in the height-adjustment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hanno LUCZAK, Stefan MAGES, Markus WÖLK