Patents by Inventor Peter KNUEPPEL

Peter KNUEPPEL 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).

  • Single-tube vibration damper and dome bearing for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 10882371
    Abstract: A single-tube oscillation damper for a motor vehicle may include a damper tube that is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod is movable back and forth, an operating piston that can be moved with the piston rod, and an end remote from the piston rod for bearing in a dome bearing. The end may include a transition region from an outer diameter of the damper tube to an outer diameter of the single-tube end remote from the piston rod. The end may also comprise a support region arranged in the transition region. The single-tube oscillation damper may further include a stop plate and at least one damping element. The stop plate may be arranged on the support region, and the at least one damping element may be arranged on the stop plate at a side facing the end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AG
    Inventors: Matthias Becker, Frank Sprenger, Peter Knueppel
  • SINGLE-TUBE VIBRATION DAMPER AND DOME BEARING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190143778
    Abstract: A single-tube oscillation damper for a motor vehicle may include a damper tube that is at least partially filled with damping fluid and in which a piston rod is movable back and forth, an operating piston that can be moved with the piston rod, and an end remote from the piston rod for bearing in a dome bearing. The end may include a transition region from an outer diameter of the damper tube to an outer diameter of the single-tube end remote from the piston rod. The end may also comprise a support region arranged in the transition region. The single-tube oscillation damper may further include a stop plate and at least one damping element. The stop plate may be arranged on the support region, and the at least one damping element may be arranged on the stop plate at a side facing the end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP BILSTEIN GMBH, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Matthias BECKER, Frank SPRENGER, Peter KNUEPPEL