Patents by Inventor Sieghart Sautter

Sieghart Sautter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for making ball and socket joints incorporating a slip liner
    Patent number: 4691422
    Abstract: A method for making ball and socket joints with a slip liner of a friction reducing material consisting of the steps of inserting and centering a ring tool in the bore of the outer ring, filling the space between the outer ring and the ring tool with a friction reducing material; separating the ends of the outer ring and simultaneously breaking the slip liner at a predetermined point, removing the ring tool, and inserting the inner ring of the ball and socket joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: SKF Gleitlager GmbH
    Inventors: Leopold Tilgner, Jurgen Scholer, Sieghart Sautter, Jurgen Vogel