Patents by Inventor Stefan Kummeter

Stefan Kummeter 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).

  • Guide wheel assembly
    Patent number: 6550396
    Abstract: A guide wheel assembly, which can be pre-assembled as a single unit, is configured to be connectable to a guide frame of a rail guided vehicle. The guide wheel assembly generally includes a fixed component connectable to the guide frame and a rotating component rotatably supported on the fixed component by a bearing assembly. The elements of the fixed component, the rotating component and the bearing assembly are assembled on a shaft of the fixed component from a top or first end of the shaft. The shaft includes a support member secured at a second end of the shaft and configured to prevent the rotating component from detaching from the fixed component in the event of bearing failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kummeter, William K. Cooper, Holger Strubelt, Ralf Krause, Jeffrey J. Schwalm
  • Guide wheel assembly
    Patent number: 6431082
    Abstract: A guide wheel assembly, which can be preassembled as a single unit, is configured to be connectable to a guide frame of a rail guided vehicle. The guide wheel assembly generally includes a fixed component connectable to the guide frame and a rotating component rotatably supported on the fixed component by a bearing assembly. The elements of the fixed component, the rotating component and the bearing assembly are assembled on a shaft of the fixed component from a top or first end of the shaft. The shaft includes a support member secured at a second end of the shaft and configured to prevent the rotating component from detaching from the fixed component in the event of bearing failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kummeter, William K. Cooper, Holger Strubelt, Ralf Krause, Jeffrey J. Schwalm
  • Guide wheel assembly
    Publication number: 20020073881
    Abstract: A guide wheel assembly, which can be pre-assembled as a single unit, is configured to be connectable to a guide frame of a rail guided vehicle. The guide wheel assembly generally includes a fixed component connectable to the guide frame and a rotating component rotatably supported on the fixed component by a bearing assembly. The elements of the fixed component, the rotating component and the bearing assembly are assembled on a shaft of the fixed component from a top or first end of the shaft. The shaft includes a support member secured at a second end of the shaft and configured to prevent the rotating component from detaching from the fixed component in the event of bearing failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Stefan Kummeter, William K. Cooper, Holger Strubelt, Ralf Krause, Jeffrey J. Schwalm