Patents by Inventor Pascal LETTMANN

Pascal LETTMANN 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).

  • Method for producing a ball joint and/or a chassis component, and chassis component of this type
    Patent number: 12345290
    Abstract: A method for producing a ball joint (18) and/or a chassis component (19), in which a joint ball (1) is made, in which the joint ball (1) is placed in an injection-molding die, in which the joint ball (1) is partially overmolded with a plastic material, and in which the plastic material is hardened to form an injection-molded joint housing (2) for the joint ball (1). A joint housing (2) is formed using the joint ball without a joint pin (10), and the joint ball (1) has respective pole surfaces (3, 4) on two sides remote from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Pascal Lettmann, Bernhard Groenniger, Dirk Lamla
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BALL JOINT AND/OR A CHASSIS COMPONENT, AND CHASSIS COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE
    Publication number: 20220186772
    Abstract: A method for producing a ball joint (18) and/or a chassis component (19), in which a joint ball (1) is made, in which the joint ball (1) is placed in an injection-molding die, in which the joint ball (1) is partially overmolded with a plastic material, and in which the plastic material is hardened to form an injection-molded joint housing (2) for the joint ball (1). A joint housing (2) is formed using the joint ball without a joint pin (10), and the joint ball (1) has respective pole surfaces (3, 4) on two sides remote from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Pascal LETTMANN, Bernhard GROENNIGER, Dirk LAMLA