Patents by Inventor Nicolas Waltz

Nicolas Waltz 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).

  • SPRING DAMPER WITH TWO OVERLOAD PROTECTION COUPLINGS, AND POWERTRAIN
    Publication number: 20240110612
    Abstract: A spring damper for a motor vehicle drive train includes a primary part, a secondary part, a hub element, a first overload protection coupling operatively inserted between the secondary part and the hub element and a second overload protection coupling. The secondary part is rotatably received relative to the primary part in a spring-damped manner. The first overload protection coupling includes an output and the second overload protection coupling is operatively inserted between the output and the hub element. The second overload protection coupling is arranged radially within the first overload protection coupling. The first overload protection coupling is closed below a threshold of a torque to be transmitted, and the first overload protection coupling releases a relative rotation between the secondary part and the hub element above the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nicolas Waltz, Mathieu Bertheleme
  • Drive train having centrifugal pendulum
    Patent number: 11815154
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drive train for a motor vehicle containing an internal combustion engine, a transmission connected downstream thereof, drive wheels and a differential arranged between the drive wheels and the transmission. In order to eliminate or at least reduce the vibrational eigenmodes behind the transmission, a centrifugal pendulum is assigned adjacent to the differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Vincent Meyer, Nicolas Waltz
  • Drive train having centrifugal pendulum
    Publication number: 20210123497
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drive train for a motor vehicle containing an internal combustion engine, a transmission connected downstream thereof, drive wheels and a differential arranged between the drive wheels and the transmission. In order to eliminate or at least reduce the vibrational eigenmodes behind the transmission, a centrifugal pendulum is assigned adjacent to the differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Vincent Meyer, Nicolas Waltz