Patents by Inventor Ruehle Guenter

Ruehle Guenter 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).

  • Toroidal transmission
    Patent number: 7347801
    Abstract: A toroidal transmission, especially for motor vehicles, comprising an input shaft which can be connected to an engine, a first toroidal variator and a second toroidal variator which are connected to the input shaft on the input side. A first output shaft can be connected to the output of the first toroidal variator, and a second output shaft can be connected to the output of the second toroidal variator. The toroidal transmission comprises a first power range shifter for the first toroidal variator and a second power range shifter for the second toroidal variator. The first power range shifter and the second power range shifter have a common clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Ruehle Guenter, Walter Wolf
  • Toroidal transmission
    Publication number: 20070149342
    Abstract: A toroidal transmission, especially for motor vehicles, comprising an input shaft which can be connected to an engine, a first toroidal variator and a second toroidal variator which are connected to the input shaft on the input side. A first output shaft can be connected to the output of the first toroidal variator, and a second output shaft can be connected to the output of the second toroidal variator. The toroidal transmission comprises a first power range shifting means for the first toroidal variator and a second power range shifting means for the second toroidal variator. The first power range shifting means and the second power range shifting means have a common clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Ruehle Guenter, Walter Wolf