Patents by Inventor Matthias Schuler

Matthias Schuler 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).

  • Publication number: 20230054280
    Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly, preferably for trucks, includes a wheel adapter and a bearing unit, which has at least one first bearing ring and one second bearing ring, and a drive element. The wheel adapter is configured to connect the first bearing ring to a wheel, the first bearing ring preferably having at least one threaded bore to interact with at least one corresponding attachment means, preferably a screw, in order to connect the wheel adapter and the drive element to the first bearing ring. At least one rotation-securing element is provided that is configured to secure the connection between the wheel adapter and/or the drive element and/or the first bearing ring and/or the attachment means against rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Roland HAAS, Ludwig EDELMANN, Johannes Klaus ZANG, Dominic NAMYSLO, Matthias SCHULER, Padelis KATSAROS
  • Patent number: 11401972
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing cage includes a plurality of pockets each configured to receive a rolling element, and retaining elements associated with each of the plurality of pockets, each of the retaining elements being configured to secure the rolling elements against falling out of the pockets in a radially inward direction while permitting the rolling elements to be inserted into the pockets in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Roland Haas, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Patent number: 11346399
    Abstract: A transport-securing unit for retaining a plurality of rollers in a rolling-element bearing cage during transportation may include an annular region and a plurality of axially extending, circumferentially spaced projections extending from the annular region. Also, an assembly of the transport-securing unit, a rolling-element cage and a plurality of rollers in pockets of the rolling-element bearing cage, where the transport-securing unit is formed separately from the rolling-element bearing cage, and where the projections extend inside the cage and limit radially inward movement of the rollers relative to the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Roland Haas, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Publication number: 20220048319
    Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly includes at least one hub having an axial outboard end, a first bearing installed in the hub and having an outer ring and an inner ring, and at least one seal element that seals against a radially inner surface of the first bearing inner ring in a liquid-tight manner. The first bearing is the outboard-most bearing of the wheel bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Klaus Zang
  • Patent number: 11078956
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit includes at least one outer ring, at least one inner ring, at least one cage, and a plurality of rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring and disposed in pockets of the cage. At least one auxiliary ring is disposed axially adjacent to the outer ring, and the cage includes connecting elements, such as radially outwardly extending lugs, for captively connecting the auxiliary ring to the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Publication number: 20210207657
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing cage includes a plurality of pockets each configured to receive a rolling element, and retaining elements associated with each of the plurality of pockets, each of the retaining elements being configured to secure the rolling elements against falling out of the pockets in a radially inward direction while permitting the rolling elements to be inserted into the pockets in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Roland Haas, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Publication number: 20210207656
    Abstract: A transport-securing unit for retaining a plurality of rollers in a rolling-element bearing cage during transportation may include an annular region and a plurality of axially extending, circumferentially spaced projections extending from the annular region. Also, an assembly of the transport-securing unit, a rolling-element cage and a plurality of rollers in pockets of the rolling-element bearing cage, where the transport-securing unit is formed separately from the rolling-element bearing cage, and where the projections extend inside the cage and limit radially inward movement of the rollers relative to the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Roland Haas, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Patent number: 11053980
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit includes at least one outer ring, at least one inner ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the at least one outer ring and the at least one inner ring that are in contact with the at least one outer ring and the at least one inner ring and at least one auxiliary ring attached to an axial end region of the outer ring. The auxiliary ring may include a seal assembly and may be connected to the at least one outer ring with a snap fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Publication number: 20200217360
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit includes at least one outer ring, at least one inner ring, at least one cage, and a plurality of rolling elements between the outer ring and the inner ring and disposed in pockets of the cage. At least one auxiliary ring is disposed axially adjacent to the outer ring, and the cage includes connecting elements, such as radially outwardly extending lugs, for captively connecting the auxiliary ring to the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Publication number: 20200217359
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit includes at least one outer ring, at least one inner ring, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the at least one outer ring and the at least one inner ring that are in contact with the at least one outer ring and the at least one inner ring and at least one auxiliary ring attached to an axial end region of the outer ring. The auxiliary ring may include a seal assembly and may be connected to the at least one outer ring with a snap fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Patent number: 10527090
    Abstract: A wheel bearing unit includes an outer ring and first and second inner rings and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer rings. At least one of the inner rings has an annular groove formed between an axially outer end of its radially outer surface a radially outer end of its outwardly facing axial end. A seal element such as an O-ring is mounted in the annular groove, and the O-ring is configured and mounted such that a first portion thereof extends axially outwardly of the first outwardly facing axial end and a second portion of the O-ring extends radially outwardly of the radially outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Patent number: 10443656
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle includes a rolling-element bearing with an outer ring, a an inner ring, a bearing interior between the outer ring and the inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements in the bearing interior. The inner ring has an inner ring surface facing the bearing interior and a first and a second axial end surface. A first seal assembly includes a retainer fixed on the bearing outer ring and a seal element configured to slidingly seal against the bearing inner ring surface or against a slip sleeve carried by the bearing inner ring. The retainer is an angle bracket having an axially extending annular leg and a radially inwardly extending annular flange, and radially inwardly extending flange projects radially inwardly beyond the bearing inner ring surface, for example, over a step in the first axial end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Publication number: 20190178287
    Abstract: A wheel bearing unit includes an outer ring and first and second inner rings and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner and outer rings. At least one of the inner rings has an annular groove formed between an axially outer end of its radially outer surface a radially outer end of its outwardly facing axial end. A seal element such as an O-ring is mounted in the annular groove, and the O-ring is configured and mounted such that a first portion thereof extends axially outwardly of the first outwardly facing axial end and a second portion of the O-ring extends radially outwardly of the radially outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Dominic Namyslo, Matthias Schuler, Johannes Zang
  • Patent number: 10260564
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle includes a first rolling-element bearing having an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring and rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and a first seal element having a seal-element base body having a first support member mounted to an axial outer surface of the inner bearing ring and a first seal lip pressed against a radial end surface of the outer bearing ring to hold the outer bearing ring in position relative to the inner bearing ring. Also a wheel bearing assembly including two such rolling element bearing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Patent number: 10215235
    Abstract: A bearing unit configured to support a first component for rotary movement with respect to a second component includes a first bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring and a second bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring and a separator axially disposed between and connecting the outer ring of the first bearing and the outer ring of the second bearing in an interference fit manner or in a friction fit manner to form a preassembled unit. The separator may be annular and have a plastic base body with axial openings in which metal spacers, cylindrical rods, for example, are mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Publication number: 20180003236
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle includes a rolling-element bearing with an outer ring, a an inner ring, a bearing interior between the outer ring and the inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements in the bearing interior. The inner ring has an inner ring surface facing the bearing interior and a first and a second axial end surface. A first seal assembly includes a retainer fixed on the bearing outer ring and a seal element configured to slidingly seal against the bearing inner ring surface or against a slip sleeve carried by the bearing inner ring. The retainer is an angle bracket having an axially extending annular leg and a radially inwardly extending annular flange, and radially inwardly extending flange projects radially inwardly beyond the bearing inner ring surface, for example, over a step in the first axial end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Publication number: 20170370418
    Abstract: A bearing unit configured to support a first component for rotary movement with respect to a second component includes a first bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring and a second bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring and a separator axially disposed between and connecting the outer ring of the first bearing and the outer ring of the second bearing in an interference fit manner or in a friction fit manner to form a preassembled unit. The separator may be annular and have a plastic base body with axial openings in which metal spacers, cylindrical rods, for example, are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Publication number: 20170370415
    Abstract: A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle includes a first rolling-element bearing having an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring and rolling elements disposed between the outer bearing ring and the inner bearing ring and a first seal element having a seal-element base body having a first support member mounted to an axial outer surface of the inner bearing ring and a first seal lip pressed against a radial end surface of the outer bearing ring to hold the outer bearing ring in position relative to the inner bearing ring. Also a wheel bearing assembly including two such rolling element bearing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Ludwig Edelmann, Matthias Schuler
  • Patent number: 9772836
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer-program product for delivering of correction packages are disclosed. At least one correction instruction is generated based on at least one correction to a software application. At least one correction package is assembled and linked to the generated correction instruction. The assembled correction package is transported to the software application for applying to the software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jens Fauteck, Hans-Ludwig Schneider, Matthias Schuler, Dirk Ganzke, Mario Lein, Sudeep Kumar Das
  • Publication number: 20160179496
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer-program product for delivering of correction packages are disclosed. At least one correction instruction is generated based on at least one correction to a software application. At least one correction package is assembled and linked to the generated correction instruction. The assembled correction package is transported to the software application for applying to the software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jens Fauteck, Hans-Ludwig Schneider, Matthias Schuler, Dirk Ganzke, Mario Lein, Sudeep Kumar Das