Patents by Inventor Martin Halama

Martin Halama 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).

  • Overrunning clutch
    Patent number: 7434671
    Abstract: In an overrunning clutch comprising clamping elements (5) arranged behind one another in peripheral direction between a circular cylindrical inner ring (1) and a concentric outer ring (2), said clamping elements (5) being guided in pockets (6) of a cage (9) while being loaded by spring tongues (7) of a band spring (4) that bears radially against the cage (9), each of the pockets (6) for receiving a clamping element (5) comprising a limiting wall (8) that enables a support of the clamping element (5) on the cage (9), the cage (9) comprises a reinforcing ledge (10) formed integrally on an outer surface of the cage (9) in every radial region comprising the limiting wall (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Frank Straub, Martin Halama, Frieder Altmann
  • Overrunning clutch
    Publication number: 20060090978
    Abstract: In an overrunning clutch comprising clamping elements (5) arranged behind one another in peripheral direction between a circular cylindrical inner ring (1) and a concentric outer ring (2), said clamping elements (5) being guided in pockets (6) of a cage (9) while being loaded by spring tongues (7) of a band spring (4) that bears radially against the cage (9), each of the pockets (6) for receiving a clamping element (5) comprising a limiting wall (8) that enables a support of the clamping element (5) on the cage (9), the cage (9) comprises a reinforcing ledge (10) formed integrally on an outer surface of the cage (9) in every radial region comprising the limiting wall (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Straub, Martin Halama, Frieder Altmann
  • Freewheeling clutch
    Publication number: 20050274585
    Abstract: A freewheeling clutch with clamping bodies arranged one behind another in the circumferential direction between a circular cylindrical inner ring and an outer ring concentric thereto. The clamping bodies are guided in pockets of a cage and are acted on by a band spring with spring tongues which bears radially against the cage. The band spring is annular and has punched cutouts arranged one behind another at spacings in the circumferential direction corresponding to the pockets of the cage and the spring tongues are formed by the cutouts. An empty pocket is arranged on the band spring between each two punched cutouts arranged one behind another in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Straub, Frieder Altmann, Martin Halama