Patents by Inventor Ralf Weippert

Ralf Weippert 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).

  • Patent number: 10239582
    Abstract: An automatic shifting device for a bicycle is disclosed. The device may include a shifting actuator to activate the gearshift mechanism, a computing unit connected to the shifting actuator, an operator control/display unit connected to the computing unit, an inclination angle sensor, and a velocity sensor. The operator control/display unit may receive a first input value of a gear speed of the gearshift mechanism for starting on a level underlying surface; a second input value of a velocity of the bicycle at which shifting into a maximum gear speed of the gearshift mechanism takes place on a level underlying surface; and a third input value of a velocity of the bicycle at which shifting into a maximum gear speed for this terrain inclination takes place on an underlying surface with a positive terrain inclination. An individualized shifting algorithm based on the input values may be stored in the computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dagmar Münch, Matthias Herbrich, Fabian Kempe, Ralf Weippert, Thomas Drescher
  • Publication number: 20180105230
    Abstract: An automatic shifting device for a bicycle is disclosed. The device may include a shifting actuator to activate the gearshift mechanism, a computing unit connected to the shifting actuator, an operator control/display unit connected to the computing unit, an inclination angle sensor, and a velocity sensor. The operator control/display unit may receive a first input value of a gear speed of the gearshift mechanism for starting on a level underlying surface; a second input value of a velocity of the bicycle at which shifting into a maximum gear speed of the gearshift mechanism takes place on a level underlying surface; and a third input value of a velocity of the bicycle at which shifting into a maximum gear speed for this terrain inclination takes place on an underlying surface with a positive terrain inclination. An individualized shifting algorithm based on the input values may be stored in the computing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dagmar Münch, Matthias Herbrich, Fabian Kempe, Ralf Weippert, Thomas Drescher
  • Patent number: 9733153
    Abstract: A measurement bearing is provided. The measurement bearing has a rolling bearing, at least one force-introducing ring and a space for at least one sensor layer, the space being surrounded by the at least one force-introducing ring and at least one other adjacent component of the measurement bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Weippert, Jens Heim, Jurgen Gierl
  • Publication number: 20160282222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measurement bearing, in which the measurement bearing has a rolling bearing, at least one force-introducing ring and a space for at least one sensor layer, the space being surrounded by the at least one force-introducing ring and at least one other adjacent component of the measurement bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Weippert, Jens Heim, Jurgen Gierl