Patents by Inventor Ralph Rudolph

Ralph Rudolph 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: 11959514
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic sliding bearing, including: a housing shell including an inner surface which forms a bearing surface configured for a rotating shaft having a radius, the housing shell including a center point, the bearing surface including at least two surface sections which are arranged one behind the other in a circumferential direction of the bearing shell, the at least two surface sections including at least one first surface section and at least one second surface section, the at least one second surface section forming a load segment, the at least one first surface section forming a non-load segment, the at least two surface sections each configured for being inscribed thereinto in an axial section with a respective circle, the respective circle of each of the at least two surface sections each having a radius that is larger than the radius of the rotating shaft and each having a center point each of which exhibits a respective eccentricity relative to the center point of the housing shell, the eccentric
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20210310514
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic sliding bearing, including: a housing shell including an inner surface which forms a bearing surface configured for a rotating shaft having a radius, the housing shell including a center point, the bearing surface including at least two surface sections which are arranged one behind the other in a circumferential direction of the bearing shell, the at least two surface sections including at least one first surface section and at least one second surface section, the at least one second surface section forming a load segment, the at least one first surface section forming a non-load segment, the at least two surface sections each configured for being inscribed thereinto in an axial section with a respective circle, the respective circle of each of the at least two surface sections each having a radius that is larger than the radius of the rotating shaft and each having a center point each of which exhibits a respective eccentricity relative to the center point of the housing shell, the eccentric
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 10502309
    Abstract: A spur gear transmission has at least two toothed spur gears, the toothings of which are in meshing engagement with one another and which are each rotatable about an axis of rotation. An enveloping wall encloses the two spur gears in a circumferential direction and in the direction of the axes of rotation. The enveloping wall has an inner contour which is adapted to the outer diameters of the spur gears such that ring-shaped gaps that merge into one another are formed between the enveloping wall and the spur gears. Each ring-shaped gap is arranged at least substantially concentrically with respect to a respective axis of rotation. The enveloping wall is formed by a multi-part housing which is closed along a parting joint. The parting joint extends partially or entirely substantially within a plane in which one of the two axes of rotation or both axes of rotation run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Kaemmerer, Ralph Rudolph, Matthias Rauch, Marco Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180313443
    Abstract: A spur gear transmission has at least two toothed spur gears, the toothings of which are in meshing engagement with one another and which are each rotatable about an axis of rotation. An enveloping wall encloses the two spur gears in a circumferential direction and in the direction of the axes of rotation. The enveloping wall has an inner contour which is adapted to the outer diameters of the spur gears such that ring-shaped gaps that merge into one another are formed between the enveloping wall and the spur gears. Each ring-shaped gap is arranged at least substantially concentrically with respect to a respective axis of rotation. The enveloping wall is formed by a multi-part housing which is closed along a parting joint. The parting joint extends partially or entirely substantially within a plane in which one of the two axes of rotation or both axes of rotation run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: STEFFEN KAEMMERER, RALPH RUDOLPH, MATTHIAS RAUCH, MARCO SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 9689427
    Abstract: A tilting pad, preferably for a radial plain bearing which supports a shaft, with a spaced position in relation to a bearing axis and comprising a supporting surface and a bearing surface opposite the supporting surface, whereby the supporting surface is delimited in an axial direction by two lateral surfaces when viewed transversely, and in a circumferential direction by a run-in edge and a run-out edge when viewed in an installation position, and whereby structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant are provided on the run-out edge; wherein the structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant on the run-out edge comprise open-edged recesses arranged on the run-out edge spaced apart from one another in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Kämmerer, Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20160115996
    Abstract: A tilting pad, preferably for a radial plain bearing which supports a shaft, with a spaced position in relation to a bearing axis and comprising a supporting surface and a bearing surface opposite the supporting surface, whereby the supporting surface is delimited in an axial direction by two lateral surfaces when viewed transversely, and in a circumferential direction by a run-in edge and a run-out edge when viewed in an installation position, and whereby structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant are provided on the run-out edge; wherein the structures aiding removal of lubricant and coolant on the run-out edge comprise open-edged recesses arranged on the run-out edge spaced apart from one another in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Kämmerer, Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20160069384
    Abstract: A radial plain bearing having a plurality of tilting pads for supporting a shaft, the tilting pads being movable relative to the bearing housing and being arranged circumferentially around and at a distance from the bearing axis, whereby the tilting pads have an outer radial plain bearing surface that can be supported on a supporting surface of a pressure block provided in the bearing housing; wherein the pressure block is movably provided in a passage extending radially through the bearing housing and can move radially without being supported on the bearing housing, the pressure block is secured against rotation in the circumferential direction of the passage by way of an anti-rotation element, and at least part or all of a radial outer surface of the pressure block is located on a common cylinder surface with an outer diameter of the bearing housing or with a bushing surrounding the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Kämmerer, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 9217464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial bearing, comprising a housing, a housing bore extending along a bearing axis, several tilting segments that are arranged around the bearing axis in order to support a shaft and each have a radially outer bearing surface, by means of which the tilting segments are supported on a supporting surface on the housing. The radially outer bearing surface of each tilting segment and the supporting surface are arranged facing each other. Each tilting segment is movably arranged relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Rudolph, Andreas Fuchs, Klaus-Peter Sprol
  • Publication number: 20150049969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial bearing, comprising a housing, a housing bore extending along a bearing axis, several tilting segments that are arranged around the bearing axis in order to support a shaft and each have a radially outer bearing surface, by means of which the tilting segments are supported on a supporting surface on the housing. The radially outer bearing surface of each tilting segment and the supporting surface are arranged facing each other. Each tilting segment is movably arranged relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Rudolph, Andreas Fuchs, Klaus-Peter Sprol
  • Patent number: 6919412
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl or heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten, wherein at least one of the substituents of the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a rigid donor function which is not exclusively bonded through sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for polymerizing olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Günther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 6838563
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefins
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Günther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 6787498
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Günther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 6699948
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Günther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20030055267
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Gunther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20030036662
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Gunther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20030036658
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Gunther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 6437161
    Abstract: Substituted monocyclopentadienyl, monoindenyl, monofluorenyl and heterocyclopentadienyl complexes of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten in which at least one of the substituents on the cyclopentadienyl ring carries a donor function which is bonded rigidly, not exclusively via sp3-hybridized carbon or silicon atoms, and a process for the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Dieter Lilge, Paulus de Lange, Günther Schweier, Martin Schneider, Ursula Rief, Udo Handrich, Johannes Hack, Markus Enders, Gunter Ludwig, Ralph Rudolph
  • Patent number: 4763320
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for the transmission of data, in digital form, in a bus system, which includes a central unit, several stations, as well as a bus line or data bus. During operation, the following different transmission phases take place: An initiation phase, in which the central control unit queries all of the stations and prepares a request phase; the request phase, in which the individual stations report a required bus access; an allocation phase, in which each station obtains a time slot in response to its request; and a data phase, for transmission of the data. The central unit includes a phase control, a request collector, a time slot allocator, and a register. A number of the stations are provided with a request generator in such a way that the latter can signal a need to the bus access. Thus, an optimum utilization of the transmission capacity is achieved, possibly by switching stations off. However, a rapid bus access is possible at any time for important stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1988
    Assignee: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Rudolph, Werner Weiler