Patents by Inventor Patrick Hoferer

Patrick Hoferer 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 component which has a toothing profile, and tool device
    Patent number: 12697656
    Abstract: A method for producing a component which has a toothing profile includes, in a first step, inserting a component blank into a mounting of a tool device configured to receive a pressing force during a movement of a pressing part of the tool device in a vertical movement direction, and, in a second step, pressing the toothing profile into the component blank using a rotational body which is coupled to the pressing part via a joint rod. When the pressing part is moved in the movement direction, the rotational body is pressed in a direction of the component blank and rolls along the component blank such that the toothing profile is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Patrick Hoferer, Michael Schlosser, Wilfried Schwenk
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT WHICH HAS A TOOTHING PROFILE, AND TOOL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240367218
    Abstract: A method for producing a component which has a toothing profile includes, in a first step, inserting a component blank into a mounting of a tool device configured to receive a pressing force during a movement of a pressing part of the tool device in a vertical movement direction, and, in a second step, pressing the toothing profile into the component blank using a rotational body which is coupled to the pressing part via a joint rod, when the pressing part is moved in the movement direction, the rotational body is pressed in a direction of the component blank and rolls along the component blank such that the toothing profile is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Patrick Hoferer, Michael Schlosser, Wilfried Schwenk