Patents by Inventor Stefan Faas

Stefan Faas 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: 12344288
    Abstract: Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle, is provided with a drawbar with spring elements mounted thereon in order to dampen the tension and pressure forces incurred, with a plate arranged between these, and a support flange secured to the rail vehicle. The plate bears the drawbar and is held on the support flange and connected at its outer circumference in each case with a carrier disk, each in an opening of the support flange, by overload elements arranged adjacent to one another. The overload elements are sheared off in the event of an overload in the pressure or tension direction of the drawbar. Accordingly, a secure connection is formed between the support flange and the plate, which, in the event of a crash or an overload, can be detached in a functionally reliable manner, but which in normal operation ensures a perfect coupling linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Faiveley Transport Schwab AG
    Inventor: Stefan Faas
  • Publication number: 20230211816
    Abstract: Buffer, in particular for a rail vehicle, includes a buffer sleeve, forming a pressure chamber, a jointed head securable to this sleeve on the face side by a connection flange, and a buffer piston rod, mounted opposite in the buffer sleeve to be displaceable longitudinally. The jointed head is connectable in a jointed manner to the rail vehicle, while the buffer piston rod is preferably connectable to a coupling head. The connection flange has an outer thread on its outer casing, screwed to an inner thread in a hole of the buffer sleeve to form a releasable connection of the jointed head with the buffer sleeve. The connection flange preferably has on the front side a centering tip element before the outer thread, which is slid or pressed essentially free of play into the hole of the buffer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Faiveley Transport Schwab AG
    Inventor: Stefan Faas
  • Publication number: 20220144323
    Abstract: Coupler device for a coupling, in particular of a rail vehicle, is provided with a drawbar with spring elements mounted thereon in order to dampen the tension and pressure forces incurred, with a plate arranged between these, and a support flange secured to the rail vehicle. The plate bears the drawbar and is held on the support flange and connected at its outer circumference in each case with a carrier disk, each in an opening of the support flange, by overload elements arranged adjacent to one another. The overload elements are sheared off in the event of an overload in the pressure or tension direction of the drawbar. Accordingly, a secure connection is formed between the support flange and the plate, which, in the event of a crash or an overload, can be detached in a functionally reliable manner, but which in normal operation ensures a perfect coupling linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Faiveley Transport Schwab AG
    Inventor: Stefan Faas