Patents by Inventor Maximilian Henze

Maximilian Henze 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).

  • Bridge coupling in a torque converter
    Patent number: 6076642
    Abstract: A bridge coupling on a hydrodynamic torque converter is embodied with an axially movable piston arranged on a radial bearing. In one operating position, the piston can be brought into active connection with a support surface of a radial flange of the converter housing via at least one friction lining. The piston executes its axial movement under the influence of an axially elastic element integrated in the radial bearing and having an elastomer substantially deformable in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Roland Illig, Frank Thorn, Robert Besendorf, Maximilian Henze, Bernd Schoder, Klaus Seemann