Patents by Inventor Nico Kirchhoff

Nico Kirchhoff 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: 9829039
    Abstract: A roller bearing cage, in particular for use with insufficient lubrication, including a plastic base body (2), a modified surface (4) of the base body (2), and a metallic coating (3) on the modified surface (4) of the base body (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Claus Muller, Bertram Haag
  • Publication number: 20160319868
    Abstract: A plastic rolling bearing cage, namely an angular ball bearing cage, including two cage rings, the diameters of which differ from one another, namely a smaller cage ring and a larger cage ring. A number of cage pockets for accommodating in each case a rolling body, namely a ball, are formed by the cage rings and by the cage webs connecting them. The cage rings are designed in one piece with the cage webs and contain solid lubricant. The ratio of the third power of the width (BKi, BKa) of the cage ring, which is measured in the axial direction, and the cage pocket diameter (DW) is at least 0.4 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Sven Claus, Markus Scheidel, Jorg Loos, Sergej Mensch
  • Publication number: 20160201723
    Abstract: A roller bearing cage, in particular for use with insufficient lubrication, including a plastic base body (2), a modified surface (4) of the base body (2), and a metallic coating (3) on the modified surface (4) of the base body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Claus Muller, Bertram Haag
  • Publication number: 20150252840
    Abstract: A bearing lubricated with a medium, particularly a roller bearing or sliding bearing, including two bearing rings (1, 2) and a bearing path (3, 4) arranged on each of these bearing rings (1, 2), and a sacrificial anode (6) that is associated with at least one of the two bearing rings (1). The problem addressed is that of providing a bearing lubricated with a medium and including a sacrificial anode, the operational behavior of the bearing being only slightly influenced by the sacrificial anode. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the sacrificial anode (6) is arranged outside of the bearing interior (7) which is formed between the bearing rings (1, 2); and the sacrificial anode (6) is connected to the bearing interior (7) in an electrically-conductive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Rupert Stitzinger, Irina Suske
  • Patent number: 8961030
    Abstract: A bearing, including a bearing part, in particular a bearing ring (5, 6) having a cathodic corrosion prevention device. The aim of providing a bearing having a permanent, adjustable corrosion prevention device that requires only minor structural changes is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6), is connected as the cathode of an external power source, and that the anode (8, 10) of the external power source is arranged spaced apart from the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Claus Muller
  • Publication number: 20140044387
    Abstract: A bearing, including a bearing part, in particular a bearing ring (5, 6) having a cathodic corrosion prevention device. The aim of providing a bearing having a permanent, adjustable corrosion prevention device that requires only minor structural changes is achieved according to the invention in that the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6), is connected as the cathode of an external power source, and that the anode (8, 10) of the external power source is arranged spaced apart from the bearing part, in particular the bearing ring (5, 6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Nico Kirchhoff, Christian Schulte-Nolle, Thomas Loesche, Claus Muller