Patents by Inventor Ruud Knook

Ruud Knook 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).

  • Joint module for an articulated vehicle, articulated vehicle, and method for manufacturing such a joint module
    Patent number: 11999415
    Abstract: A joint module for an articulated vehicle, for pivotally interconnecting a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part of the articulated vehicle, the joint module including articulation joint having: a first segment, connectable to the first vehicle part, a second segment, connectable to the second vehicle part, a slewing bearing pivotally coupling the first segment to the second segment, the slewing bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis defining an axial direction of the articulation joint, the first segment having two first connecting plates spaced apart at a first distance and perpendicular to the axial direction, the outer ring being fixated to the connecting plates therebetween, each of the two first connecting plates having an arc-shaped recess wherein a central axis of the arc-shape of the recess is concentric with the pivot axis, and the second segment having two second connecting plates spaced apart at a second dist
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Jost-Werke Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Ruud Knook, Jos Robertus Leonardus Dobbelaar
  • JOINT MODULE FOR AN ARTICULATED VEHICLE, ARTICULATED VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A JOINT MODULE
    Publication number: 20210147011
    Abstract: A joint module for an articulated vehicle, for pivotally interconnecting a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part of the articulated vehicle, the joint module including articulation joint having: a first segment, connectable to the first vehicle part, a second segment, connectable to the second vehicle part, a slewing bearing pivotally coupling the first segment to the second segment, the slewing bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis defining an axial direction of the articulation joint, the first segment having two first connecting plates spaced apart at a first distance and perpendicular to the axial direction, the outer ring being fixated to the connecting plates therebetween, each of the two first connecting plates having an arc-shaped recess wherein a central axis of the arc-shape of the recess is concentric with the pivot axis, and the second segment having two second connecting plates spaced apart at a second dist
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ruud Knook, Jos Robertus Leonardus Dobbelaar