Patents by Inventor Michael Traut

Michael Traut 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).

  • Publication number: 20230146867
    Abstract: A lifting device for the transportation of a vehicle comprising a support structure which is suitable for connection to the vehicle and comprising at least one lifting unit to lift the vehicle from a lowered vehicle position on a ground surface, into a completely or partially lifted vehicle position. The aim of the present invention is to free a heavy vehicle from an immobilized state, to overcome obstacles and to further increase maneuverability overall. The support structure has guide rails which are connected to the vehicle, and guide rods which are connected to at least one lifting unit and are guided linearly in the guide rails so that, in the lifted vehicle position, the guide rails, together with the vehicle, can be moved relative to the ground and, in the lowered vehicle position, the guide rods, together with the lifting unit, can be moved linearly relative to the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Traut
  • Publication number: 20220055580
    Abstract: A lifting device (10) for moving a motor vehicle, comprising a support structure (100, 100a) suitable to be removably or firmly connected to a vehicle underbody of the motor vehicle, and at least one drive shaft (220) which is rotatably mounted on the support structure (100, 100a). The at least one drive shaft (220) is part of a rotary blade drive (200), which rotary blade drive (200) additionally comprises at least one drive motor (211) for rotating the drive shaft (220) about the axis of rotation (221) thereof, and at least one rotary blade (240), that is connected to the drive shaft (220) so as to be able to rotate about the axis of rotation (221) such that the rotary blade (240) can be supported on the ground and the motor vehicle can be lifted and/or moved as a result of the torque (M) acting along the drive shaft (220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Traut
  • Publication number: 20220024531
    Abstract: A lifting device for the progressive movement of a motor vehicle, with a support plate (11) which is suitable for the releasable or fixed connection to an underbody of the motor vehicle, and with a lifting unit which is provided for raising the motor vehicle from a lowered position into a raised position. The lifting unit is arranged on a main sliding plate, wherein the main sliding plate and the support plate are interconnected movably relative to each other in a sliding plane (x-y) such that, in the raised position, owing to a relative movement between the support plate and the main sliding plate, the support plate is movable with the motor vehicle relative to the underlying surface in the sliding plane (x-y), and, in the lowered position, the main sliding plate is movable with the lifting unit relative to the underlying surface in the sliding plane (x-y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Traut
  • Patent number: 9133905
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper arrangement includes a vibration damper device (10) having a deflection mass carrier (12) and at least one deflection mass (14) which is supported at the deflection mass carrier (12) such that it can be deflected out of a basic position at a maximum distance from the axis of rotation (A) into a deflection position at a shorter distance from the axis of rotation (A), wherein the secondary side (96) has at least one circumferential supporting element (102, 104; 102?) having at least one circumferential supporting region (106, 108) and a secondary-side mass element (98) which is preferably shaped like an annular disk. First connection elements (118) connect the secondary-side mass element (98) to the at least one circumferential supporting element (98) and to the deflection mass carrier (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Schierling, Michael Traut, Horst Zinssmeister, Reinhard Feldhaus, Mathias Kopp, Andreas Orlamünder
  • Publication number: 20130139641
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper arrangement includes a vibration damper device (10) having a deflection mass carrier (12) and at least one deflection mass (14) which is supported at the deflection mass carrier (12) such that it can be deflected out of a basic position at a maximum distance from the axis of rotation (A) into a deflection position at a shorter distance from the axis of rotation (A), wherein the secondary side (96) has at least one circumferential supporting element (102, 104; 102?) having at least one circumferential supporting region (106, 108) and a secondary-side mass element (98) which is preferably shaped like an annular disk. First connection elements (118) connect the secondary-side mass element (98) to the at least one circumferential supporting element (98) and to the deflection mass carrier (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Schierling, Michael Traut, Horst Zinssmeister, Reinhard Feldhaus, Mathias Kopp, Andreas Orlamünder