Patents by Inventor Michael Schottl

Michael Schottl 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).

  • Moveable track connection
    Patent number: 6739267
    Abstract: A movable track connection between the ends of travel paths for wrap-around track-guided vehicles, especially magnetic levitation railway vehicles is provided. The moveable track connection has a set of S-shaped deformable bending points (1) for changing track. A bearing (4, 6) along half the length of deformable bending points has a vertical axis of rotation, which cannot move in the longitudial direction of the bending points (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Thyssenkrupp Transrapid GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Fichtner, Franz Pichlmeier, Michael Schöttl
  • Moveable track connection
    Publication number: 20030154878
    Abstract: A moveable track connection between the ends of travel paths for wrap-around track-guided vehicles, especially magnetic levitation railway vehicles is provided. The moveable track connection has a set of S-shaped deformable bending points (1) for changing track. A bearing (4, 6) along half the length of deformable bending points has a vertical axis of rotation, which cannot move in the longitudinal direction of the bending points (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Karl Fichtner, Franz Pichlmeier, Michael Schottl