Patents by Inventor Roland von Kaler

Roland von Kaler 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).

  • Encased transaxle brake
    Patent number: 6119819
    Abstract: A transaxle drive unit including transmission gearing and drive wheel shafts interconnected by differential gearing all located within a casing. The novelty constituting brake apparatus directly mounted on a wheel drive shaft and located within the casing and installed simultaneously with the associated drive shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Von Kaler Corporation
    Inventor: Roland Von Kaler
  • Expander band for hydrostatic transmission
    Patent number: 4982566
    Abstract: The present invention is an expander band for use in hydraulic pumps, motors, and hydrostatic transmissions. The band has a plurality of elongated slots located circumferentially which receive slippers attached to pistons. One reduced dimension slot fixes the position of a slipper relative to the expander band while the other slippers move within the elongated slots. The fixed slipper limits the range of movement of the other slippers relative to the band, and thus the slippers avoid abutting the side ends of the elongated slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Inventors: Roland von Kaler, Christian H. Thoma