Patents by Inventor Rolf Reinicke

Rolf Reinicke 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: 11946507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal-plastic plain-bearing composite material (2), in particular for producing plain bearing elements for lubricated applications, comprising a metal support layer (4), in particular of steel or bronze, and comprising a sliding layer (12) of a sliding material (8) of a matrix-forming PTFE polymer base with fillers that improve the tribological properties, said sliding layer being in sliding contact with a sliding partner, characterized in that the sliding material contains as fillers 1-15 vol % barium sulfate, 5-20 vol % aramid, 1-10 vol % polyimide and 1-15 vol % fluorothermoplastic, excluding PTFE, as well as a plain-bearing composite material and a plain bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KS Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Riitta Taipalus, Rolf Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20230257676
    Abstract: The invention relates to a PTFE polymer-based sliding material having fillers which improve the tribological properties, wherein the fillers comprise at least one phosphate, in particular calcium phosphate, calcium pyrophosphate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium pyrophosphate, lithium phosphate, hydroxyapatite or combinations thereof, and at least one metal sulfide, wherein the fraction of the metal sulfide is >2% by volume. The invention also relates to uses of said sliding material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Mario WITT, Rolf REINICKE, Riitta TAIPALUS
  • Publication number: 20210317874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal-plastic plain-bearing composite material (2), in particular for producing plain bearing elements for lubricated applications, comprising a metal support layer (4), in particular of steel or bronze, and comprising a sliding layer (12) of a sliding material (8) of a matrix-forming PTFE polymer base with fillers that improve the tribological properties, said sliding layer being in sliding contact with a sliding partner, characterized in that the sliding material contains as fillers 1-15 vol % barium sulfate, 5-20 vol % aramid, 1-10 vol % polyimide and 1-15 vol % fluorothermoplastic, excluding PTFE, as well as a plain-bearing composite material and a plain bearing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Riitta Taipalus, Rolf Reinicke
  • Patent number: 11097519
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide-based surface material having fillers which improve the tribologically active properties, wherein the fillers comprise at least one metal sulfide and/or calcium phosphate. The invention further relates to a three-dimensional molded body consisting of a surface material, produced, in particular, as an injection-molded part or extrusion part and or by additive fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KS Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Reinicke, Ruediger Bickle, Steffen Dick
  • Publication number: 20200056039
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide-based sliding material, having fillers that improve the tribological properties, wherein the fillers comprise at least one metal sulfide and/or calcium phosphate. The invention further relates to a plain-bearing composite material, having a metal support layer, in particular made of steel or bronze, optionally a porous carrier layer, in particular made of bronze, and a sliding material, which fills the pores in the carrier layer, and to a three-dimensional shaped body for sliding load, consisting of a sliding material, in particular produced as an injection-molded or extrusion part and/or by additive manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Rolf REINICKE, Ruediger BICKLE, Steffen DICK
  • Publication number: 20190367729
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyamide-based surface material having fillers which improve the tribologically active properties, wherein the fillers comprise at least one metal sulfide and/or calcium phosphate. The invention further relates to a three-dimensional molded body consisting of a surface material, produced, in particular, as an injection-molded part or extrusion part and or by additive fabrication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: KS Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Reinicke, Ruediger Bickle, Steffen Dick
  • Patent number: 9926978
    Abstract: A plain bearing composite material (2), has a supporting layer (4), optionally a porous substrate layer (6), in particular made of bronze, and a sliding layer material (8) made of a matrix-forming thermoplastic plastic material (10) and fillers (12) accommodated therein, wherein the sliding layer material (8) has a fraction of 1-40 vol % wollastonite as a mineral filler (14) and at least half of the wollastonite is present with needle-shaped modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: KS Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Pasternak, Rolf Reinicke, Ruediger Bickle, Corina Steck, Andreas Schmid, Frank Richter
  • Publication number: 20150369288
    Abstract: A metal/plastic slide bearing composite material (2) has a metallic support layer (4), especially of steel, and a porous carrier layer (6), especially a carrier layer (6) applied by sintering from metallic particles (7). A polymer-based slide layer material (8) completely fills the pores of the carrier layer (6) and has fillers that improve the tribological properties. The polymer basis is PTFE. The sliding layer material (8) has 0.1-5% by mass of carbon nanotubes with an external tube diameter of <80 nm and a tube length of <20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: KS Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Cieslik, Rolf Reinicke
  • Publication number: 20150133351
    Abstract: A plain bearing composite material (2), has a supporting layer (4), optionally a porous substrate layer (6), in particular made of bronze, and a sliding layer material (8) made of a matrix-forming thermoplastic plastic material (10) and fillers (12) accommodated therein, wherein the sliding layer material (8) has a fraction of 1-40 vol % wollastonite as a mineral filler (14) and at least half of the wollastonite is present with needle-shaped modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Axel Pasternak, Rolf Reinicke, Ruediger Bickle, Corina Steck, Andreas Schmid, Frank Richter