Patents by Inventor Oliver Buchwald

Oliver Buchwald 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).

  • STEERING KNUCKLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100025951
    Abstract: The invention relates to an axle journal (1) which is connected to a vehicle body and which comprises an approximately rotation-symmetrical bearing journal (3) which can be connected to a wheel (5) of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a method for producing an axle journal (1). According to the invention, the axle journal is embodied in a divided manner, comprising an axle journal base body (7) and bearing journals (3), which penetrate a corresponding opening (9) in the axle journal base body (7), in order to meet the requirements of the high component stresses and to produce the axle journal (1) in an economical manner. The bearing journals (3) comprise a journal part (11) and a counter part (13), which are connected together inside the opening (9) by means of a press welding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Oliver Buchwald, Matthias Dzioba, Tycho Eulenstein, Rudolf Reinhardt, Heiko Steinmetz, Peter Tattermusch