Patents by Inventor Patrick KNIESS

Patrick KNIESS 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).

  • Publication number: 20230341006
    Abstract: An actuating device for a transmission has an adjusting element which can be moved in rotation by way of an actuator. At least one actuating element is arranged on one side of the adjusting element and can be moved in translation as a function of a rotation movement of the adjusting element. Roller bodies between the adjusting element and the actuating element concerned are arranged in such manner that each roller body engages in a ramp-shape contoured groove of the adjusting element and in a ramp-shape contoured groove of the actuating element concerned. The roller bodies, which are arranged between the adjusting element and the actuating element concerned, are arranged in at least two concentric roller body rings. Alternatively, or in addition, bearing bodies which serve to support the adjusting element on a housing-side base element are arranged in at least two concentric bearing body rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Brushkivskyy, Patrick Kniess
  • Publication number: 20220105856
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system and a method for determining a lateral offset of a swap body in relation to a vehicle while aligning the vehicle under the swap body. Crossed pairs of distance sensors are used, which detect distances to the vertical surfaces on guide elements on the swap body to determine a lateral offset of the swap body in relation to the vehicle. The detected distances are evaluated by a signal processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Patrick Kniess, Thomas Jäger, Alexander Häfele, Basem Abdo, Alexander Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20210278856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining a position and orientation of a swap body in relation to a vehicle while aligning the vehicle under the swap body. The system has three distance sensors which can be placed on the vehicle oriented in the longitudinal direction thereof, each of which is configured to determine a longitudinal distance between the vehicle and predetermined measurement points on the swap body, and output a corresponding signal. The system has a signal processing device that is configured to determine a relative position and/or relative orientation of the swap body to the vehicle based on the signals output by the three distance sensors, and output a corresponding output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Patrick KNIESS
  • Publication number: 20190255943
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement 2 for a vehicle 1 includes a first output shaft arrangement 11 and a second output shaft arrangement 12. The first output shaft arrangement 11 includes a first output shaft 13 and an intermediate shaft 14, and the second output shaft arrangement 12 includes a second output shaft 15. A differential device 3 distributes a drive torque to the first output shaft arrangement 11 and to the second output shaft arrangement 12. The differential device 3 includes a differential cage 6. A coupling unit 22 selectively couples the intermediate shaft 14 to the first output shaft 13 in a driving manner. The differential cage 6 is couplable to the first output shaft arrangement 11 in a driving manner through the coupling unit 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Kniess, Detlef Baasch
  • Publication number: 20190193560
    Abstract: An auxiliary power take-off assembly (32) for a transmission (6) of a motor vehicle (2) having a torque converter (8). A driveshaft (30) is permanently connected to a drive motor (4), via the pump shaft (24) of the torque converter (8). In addition, the auxiliary power take-off assembly (32) has a transmission drive chain which includes at least a drive input element (34) and a drive output element (42) connected to an additional assembly (66) to be driven, and a shifting element (64, 68). The shifting element (64, 68) is functionally arranged between the driveshaft (30) and the drive input element (34) of the transmission chain for the optionally connecting the driveshaft (30) to the drive input element (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Michael TRÜBENBACH, Michael PREUß, Patrick KNIESS