Patents by Inventor Robert Schanuel

Robert Schanuel 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).

  • Filling an armature space of an actuator
    Patent number: 11988279
    Abstract: A method for filling an actuator in a gearbox fills the actuator only when the gearbox is in a passive state by virtue of fluid being introduced into an armature space of the actuator by way of axial movements of an armature rod when the actuator has been fluidically connected to a fluid-filled fluid space of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Robert Schanuel, Thilo Schmidt, Jonas Knör
  • Filling an Armature Space of an Actuator
    Publication number: 20230349462
    Abstract: A method for filling an actuator in a gearbox fills the actuator only when the gearbox is in a passive state by virtue of fluid being introduced into an armature space of the actuator by way of axial movements of an armature rod when the actuator has been fluidically connected to a fluid-filled fluid space of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Schanuel, Thilo Schmidt, Jonas Knör