Patents by Inventor Peter Sappl

Peter Sappl 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).

  • Structural component for transmitting torque
    Patent number: 4634399
    Abstract: A coil-shaped body is used to transmit torque between shafts spaced axially apart and with the shaft axes disposed angularly to one another. Such an arrangement is used in a bent steering column for a safety steering mechanism. The coil-shaped body is formed by winding a plastics material impregnated fiber strand around an axially extending mandrel so that the layers of the strand are in crossing relation. The crossing superposed layers form lattice bars between the crossover points of the body. The lattice rods have a radial dimension greater than the length of the strands. The angle of the lattice rods relative to the axis of the coil-shaped body is greater than 55.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Brunsch, Peter Sappl, Bernd Bongers