Patents by Inventor Michael Müllers

Michael Müllers 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).

  • Equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle and its construction for loss-minimizing oiling on demand
    Patent number: 8845473
    Abstract: An equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a clutch device to be oiled in driving mode. In order to stop drag torques which act on the clutch device from the outside, and result in increased dissipation when said clutch device is not required due to an operating state, measures are provided which promote the dry running of the clutch device. The measures include the spatial-functional separation of the oil delivery device from the clutch device and the provision of a braking or decoupling device by which the oil delivery device can be deactivated if there is no oil requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Koping AB
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Nett, Christoph Göttert, Michael Müllers, Jan Haupt
  • Equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle and its construction for loss-minimizing oiling on demand
    Publication number: 20120031727
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oiling concept of an equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle with a clutch device to be oiled in driving mode. In order to stop drag torques which act on the clutch device from the outside and result in increased dissipation when said clutch device is not required due to the operating state, measures are provided which promote the dry running of the clutch device. The measures include the spatial-functional separation of the oil delivery device from the clutch device and the provision of a braking or decoupling device by means of which the oil delivery device can be deactivated if there is no oil requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Hans-Peter NETT, Christoph Göttert, Michael Müllers, Jan Haupt