Patents by Inventor Matthias Hopfeld

Matthias Hopfeld 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).

  • Device for smoothing gear wheels
    Patent number: 6752691
    Abstract: A device for smoothing gear wheels includes a loading station for supplying the gear wheels, a smoothing station for smoothing the flanks of the teeth, an inspection station for inspecting the degree of smoothing, and an unloading station for carrying away the processed gear wheels, wherein the stations are arranged around a rotary transport device for conveying the gear wheels from station to station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: MiniTec for better gears GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Jakoby, Matthias Hopfeld