Patents by Inventor Peter A. Giese

Peter A. Giese 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: 20020078787
    Abstract: A compliant link has a first member adapted to be connected to a linear actuator and a second member adapted to be connected to a component to be moved by the linear actuator, said members being interconnected by a connecting rod which is moveable relative to both the first and second members, springs acting between the first and second members and the connecting rod to oppose relative movement between the connecting rod and the first and second members when an axial load below a first predetermined value is applied to one of the members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: John Vivian Comfort, Robert Fischer, Bernhard Boll, Peter Giese
  • Patent number: 5993067
    Abstract: A release bearing (1) for actuating a gearshift clutch of an automotive vehicle comprises an angular contact ball bearing (3) in which forces are transmitted from one bearing raceway to another bearing raceway at an angle of pressure .alpha. to the transverse plane of the angular contact ball bearing (3). To improve the bearing capacity of such a release bearing (1), the angle of pressure .alpha. is configured to be .gtoreq.36.degree. and <45.degree.. Friction between the balls and the raceways of the angular contact ball bearing is reduced by the fact that an osculation K.sub.AU on the outer ring (6) is .gtoreq.1.15 and an osculation K.sub.IR on the inner ring (10) is .gtoreq.1.07.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Peter Giese, Hartmut Koschmieder, Ralf Bossner
  • Patent number: 5884591
    Abstract: An electromagnetic drive mechanism (1) for the periodic movement of at least one valve (2) for gas exchange of an internal combustion engine is provided. The valve (2) includes a disc-type rotor (9) located at an end (8) of its shaft (5). The rotor (9) is surrounded by a stator (12), a small gap (22) located between the rotor and the stator. The rotor (9) and stator (12) have ring windings (10, 13). When the stator (12) is supplies with electric voltage from a voltage converter (13a) with a microprocessor (14), the rotor (9) with the valve (2) is moved axially by the magnetic field which forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler OHG
    Inventor: Peter Giese
  • Patent number: 5864624
    Abstract: In a communication system having a function or performance feature to be protected, the periodic transmission of encoded interrogation information is initiated by a security routine to ensure that the function or performance feature is protected. The protected function is activated and further-executed only if reply information which is also encoded is received from a connected crypto-unit in a predetermined time span after a transmission of the interrogation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guenter Lukas, Friedrich Ramberger, Peter Giese, Siegfried Spahl
  • Patent number: 5795257
    Abstract: A tensioning device for a traction element includes a tensioner arm having a tension roller which is spring-loaded against the traction element. The tensioner arm is rotatably supported relative to a housing by means of a conical sliding bearing exhibiting parallel sliding bearing surfaces which extend concentric to the tensioner arm shaft. A helical torsion spring wound along the tensioner arm shaft and clamped between a support secured on the tensioner arm and a fixed support area exerts an axial force which is introduced into the sliding bearing as a reaction force perpendicular to the sliding bearing surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Peter Giese, Werner Petri, Mattis Racke
  • Patent number: 5599245
    Abstract: In a belt or chain tensioner a sliding bearing ring is arranged between an element rigidly connected to the housing and an element rigidly connected to the tension arm. In order to achieve an improved damping, the sliding bearing ring is provided at one place with a through-slot into which engages a projection on one of the two elements. In addition, the sliding bearing ring is preferably provided with at least two, and preferably more, axially oriented grooves which define narrow and flexible lamellae formed between them. The lamellae are inclined with respect to and bear against a facing peripheral surface of one of the two elements in order to obtain a direction-dependent damping, since the lamellae are easily pushed aside in one direction of rotation but are entrained and pushed up into an upright position in the opposite direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventor: Peter Giese
  • Patent number: 5547060
    Abstract: A radial bearing which can be pressurized by a pressure medium and is arranged between two elements of a load-switchable transmission which rotate at different speeds, a hydraulic pressure medium flowing through the radial bearing causing engagement of a multiplate clutch, and radial sealing rings (10,11) being arranged between the two elements of said transmission in a region of the radial bearing on each side of a pressure medium passage, characterized in that the radial bearing is configured as a rolling bearing whose rolling elements (7,8) are bearing needles guided in a cage (9) which comprises several preferably circumferentially uniformly spaced radial through-apertures (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventor: Peter Giese
  • Patent number: 5458421
    Abstract: A needle roller bearing (1) comprising an outer bearing ring (6), an inner bearing ring (8) arranged on a shaft (3) and needle rollers (9) which roll on mutually facing peripheral surfaces of said outer and inner bearing rings (6,8), characterized in that at one axial end, the outer bearing ring (6) and the inner bearing ring (8) comprise radially overlapping flanges (11,12) located axially next to each other with an axial sliding ring (13) arranged therebetween which bears against mutually facing end faces of said flanges (11,12) and, together with these flanges (11,12) and a peripheral surface of one of the bearing rings (6), defines a pressure chamber (15), pressure oil from the interior of the bearing penetrating into this pressure chamber (15) and flowing from there with a clear loss of pressure out of the needle roller bearing (1) by passing between at least one of said end faces of the flanges (11,12) and the axial sliding ring (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler KG
    Inventor: Peter Giese
  • Patent number: 4699585
    Abstract: In producing hollow bodies by blow molding from thermoplastic material, a preferably tubular preform is firstly formed, and is then expanded within the blowing mold under the effect of an inert gas under high pressure, until it bears entirely against the inside surface of the blowing mold. Thereafter, a reaction gas such as fluorine is introduced into the hollow body under a considerably lower pressure, while the hollow body is still in the mold, to treat the internal surface of the hollow body to render it impervious to gas and/or liquid. After the reaction has elapsed, a flushing and cooling gas is introduced into the hollow body and is then removed from the blowing mold after the hollow body has sufficiently set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Kautex-Werke Reinold Hagen AG
    Inventors: Peter Giese, Rainer Holzmann, Hans-Joachim Schwochert, Alfred Thomas
  • Patent number: 4617077
    Abstract: In producing hollow bodies by blow molding from thermoplastic material, a preferably tubular preform is firstly formed, and is then expanded within the blowing mold under the effect of an inert gas under high pressure, until it bears entirely against the inside surface of the blowing mold. Thereafter, a reaction gas such as fluorine is introduced into the hollow body under a considerably lower pressure, while the hollow body is still in the mold, to treat the internal surface of the hollow body to render it impervious to gas and/or liquid. After the reaction has elapsed, a flushing and cooling gas is introduced into the hollow body and is then removed from the blowing mold after the hollow body has sufficiently set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1986
    Assignee: Kautex-Werke Reinold Hagen AG
    Inventors: Peter Giese, Rainer Holzmann, Hans-Joachim Schwochert, Alfred Thomas
  • Patent number: 3942677
    Abstract: A closure adapted to be applied to a neck of a vessel or container so as to seal a comparatively wide mouth in said neck has a rim or skirt which is divided up into a plurality of sections by slits between the sections depending from a lid portion of the closure and a stressing or tensioning band placed around the rim, the arrangement being such that there is at most only slight engagement between corresponding screw threads or the like on the neck and in the skirt when the closure is applied to the neck, full sealing engagement between the said screw threads being produced by tensioning of said band after the closure is in position on the neck, such tensioning causing the initially radially outwardly splayed said sections to be pulled radially inwardly on to the neck. The vessel and closure are preferably of thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Kautex-Werke Reinold Hagen GmbH
    Inventors: Reinold Hagen, Peter Giese, Peter Klusener