Patents by Inventor Rouven Westphal

Rouven Westphal 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).

  • Arrangement and method for locking a selector mechanism of an automatically operating change-speed gearbox
    Patent number: 5950782
    Abstract: An arrangement for locking a selector mechanism can be moved by a manual selector element, into, among others, positions P and R and is usable for an automatically operating change-speed gearbox. A servomotor can be moved by auxiliary force into one end position, in which locking dogs for locking the manual selector element in the P-position are disengaged, and by spring force into its other end position, in which locking dogs for blocking the movement of the manual selector element into the R-position are disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Brauns, Marek Milewski, Guenter Kretzmer, Klaus-Peter Hansen, Rouven Westphal