Patents by Inventor Matthias Pitz

Matthias Pitz 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).

  • Rolling element bearing comprising a multi-part cage
    Patent number: 8757889
    Abstract: A rolling element bearing, in particular a roller/needle bearing, having a cage including at least one inner cage and at least one outer supporting cage, said cages having windows (3) which are adapted to the rolling elements (8) and have lateral end rims (4) connecting a plurality of windows (3) and crossbars and in which the rolling elements (8) are guided and secured from falling out. Either the inner cage and the supporting cage are configured as a split inner cage ring and/or a split supporting cage ring and the rings can be attached to each other at the ends or the inner cage and the supporting cage are configured as inner cage shells and/or supporting cage shells and the shells can be attached to each other at the ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jesko Jaekel, Tobias Mederer, Matthias Pitz
  • ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING COMPRISING A MULTI-PART CAGE
    Publication number: 20130177271
    Abstract: A rolling element bearing, in particular a roller/needle bearing, having a cage including at least one inner cage and at least one outer supporting cage, said cages having windows (3) which are adapted to the rolling elements (8) and have lateral end rims (4) connecting a plurality of windows (3) and crossbars and in which the rolling elements (8) are guided and secured from falling out. Either the inner cage and the supporting cage are configured as a split inner cage ring and/or a split supporting cage ring and the rings can be attached to each other at the ends or the inner cage and the supporting cage are configured as inner cage shells and/or supporting cage shells and the shells can be attached to each other at the ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jesko Jaekel, Tobias Mederer, Matthias Pitz