Patents by Inventor Philipp Wilhelm Kruse

Philipp Wilhelm Kruse 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: 20230151847
    Abstract: A joint component includes a ball joint with a joint housing that defines a stud opening and a measurement port opposite the stud opening in an axial direction. A ball stud includes a joint ball movably fitted in the joint housing, where the joint ball faces toward the measurement port and the ball stud extends out of the housing through the stud opening. A component body includes a joint-holding housing that defines a joint opening and has a base opposite the joint opening in the axial direction. The joint housing is inserted into the component body with its measurement port facing toward the base. An angle measurement device has an angle sensor to capture a signal that characterizes an angular position of the ball stud relative to the joint housing. The angle measurement device can hold the angle sensor in a sensor holder between the base and the joint housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Christoph Werries, Jörg Heemann, Sören Knopp, Philipp Wilhelm Kruse, Farina Brenk