Patents by Inventor Michael Heussen

Michael Heussen 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).

  • Method of making an axle element for a motor vehicle, and shaping die for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 6735996
    Abstract: In a method of making an axle element for a motor vehicle, a rod-shaped semi-finished product of aluminum is use used as starting material and heated to a desired shaping temperature. A first end of the semi-finished product is upset in a cavity of a shaping die by means of a first punch. Subsequently, the other end of the semi-finished product is compressed in the cavity by a second punch, whereby compressed material is forced into a branch of the cavity to form a pre-forge part with a leg portion. The pre-forge part is then forged into a finished axle element, e.g. a swivel bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Heussen, Bernard Comte, Vincent Von Niederhäusern, Andreas Baak
  • Method of making an axle element for a motor vehicle, and shaping die for carrying out the method
    Publication number: 20020157444
    Abstract: In a method of making an axle element for a motor vehicle, a rod-shaped semi-finished product of aluminum is use used as starting material and heated to a desired shaping temperature. A first end of the semi-finished product is upset in a cavity of a shaping die by means of a first punch. Subsequently, the other end of the semi-finished product is compressed in the cavity by a second punch, whereby compressed material is forced into a branch of the cavity to form a pre-forge part with a leg portion. The pre-forge part is then forged into a finished axle element, e.g. a swivel bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Heussen, Bernard Comte, Vincent Von Niederhausern, Andreas Baak