Patents by Inventor Peter Ottenbruch

Peter Ottenbruch 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: 20040130225
    Abstract: A drive system includes a hydrodynamic coupling device having a housing assembly, which is to be connected to an input shaft for rotating therewith, and an output element, which is to be brought into drive connection with a transmission arrangement. The hydrodynamic coupling device also comprises an electric machine equipped with a rotor assembly, which is connected to the housing assembly for rotating therewith, and with a stator assembly, wherein the stator assembly is supported on a housing that surrounds the hydrodynamic coupling device at least in areas. The area of the housing which supports the stator assembly has a cooling medium channel arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Georg Mencher, Erwin Wack, Peter Ottenbruch
  • Patent number: 6058795
    Abstract: An adjustment device for automatically operating a vehicle transmission, includes an actuator to operate a gear input part that, depending upon a desired gear, assumes a position corresponding to that gear. An emergency operating device is connected to the actuator for activating a tension element to establish an active connection to the gear input part for the purpose of setting a position of the gear input part corresponding to a selected gear during a failure of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Peter Ottenbruch, Lutz Leimbach, Bernd Gaubitz, Hans-Jurgen Schneider, Thomas Wirth