Patents by Inventor Michael Loens

Michael Loens 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).

  • Patent number: 10316914
    Abstract: A motor vehicle brake, in particular a combined hydraulically and electromechanically actuated motor vehicle brake, comprising an actuator subassembly that includes: a brake housing, an actuation member, which is movable in relation to the brake housing, for hydraulically or electromechanically moving a brake lining, a motor-operated drive, a moving mechanism between the motor-operated drive and the movable actuation member, a gear train associated with the moving mechanism, and a separate self-locking device which is designed to block the moving mechanism as needed. The gear train includes at least two gear stages. The disclosed motor vehicle brake is characterized in that the self-locking device is arranged on the gear train in such a way that reactive forces of the self-locking device that occur during the self-locking action can be deflected into the brake housing via a force guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Loens
  • Publication number: 20160377138
    Abstract: A motor vehicle brake, in particular a combined hydraulically and electromechanically actuated motor vehicle brake, comprising an actuator subassembly that includes: a brake housing, an actuation member, which is movable in relation to the brake housing, for hydraulically or electromechanically moving a brake lining, a motor-operated drive, a moving mechanism between the motor-operated drive and the movable actuation member, a gear train associated with the moving mechanism, and a separate self-locking device which is designed to block the moving mechanism as needed. The gear train includes at least two gear stages. The disclosed motor vehicle brake is characterized in that the self-locking device is arranged on the gear train in such a way that reactive forces of the self-locking device that occur during the self-locking action can be deflected into the brake housing via a force guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Loens