Patents by Inventor Stefan Tritthart

Stefan Tritthart 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: 9520261
    Abstract: A bearing unit for rotary anodes of x-ray tubes includes a shaft and a flange element to which a rotary anode can be attached, wherein: the bearing unit can be inserted into a cutout within the x-ray tube and locked in place; the shaft is mounted via a first bearing element and a further bearing element; the first bearing element and the further bearing element each consists of an angular ball bearing mounted on the shaft and having an inner ring and an outer ring; and at least one spacer element is mounted between the inner rings and/or the outer rings of the first and the second bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Paul Mueller GmbH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kaika, Stefan Tritthart, Thomas Maussner
  • Publication number: 20160155599
    Abstract: A bearing unit for rotary anodes of x-ray tubes includes a shaft and a flange element to which a rotary anode can be attached, wherein: the bearing unit can be inserted into a cutout within the x-ray tube and locked in place; the shaft is mounted via a first bearing element and a further bearing element; the first bearing element and the further bearing element each consists of an angular ball bearing mounted on the shaft and having an inner ring and an outer ring; and at least one spacer element is mounted between the inner rings and/or the outer rings of the first and the second bearing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Paul Mueller GmbH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen
    Inventors: Wolfgang KAIKA, Stefan TRITTHART, Thomas MAUSSNER
  • Patent number: 7970104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing unit (1) for rotary anodes of X-ray tubes, with a shaft (2) and a flange element (3), to which a rotary anode can be attached, wherein the bearing unit (1) can be inserted into a cutout within the X-ray tube and locked there. The shaft (2) is held via a first and a second bearing element (4, 5), wherein the first bearing element (4) comprises an inner race (6) fitted on the shaft (2) and a separate outer ring (7). The second bearing element (5) comprises a roller bearing fitted on the shaft (2) with an inner ring (8) and an outer ring (9), wherein a spacer element (10) is fitted between the outer rings (7, 8) of the first and the second bearing element (4, 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Paul Mueller GmbH & Co. KG Unternehmensbeteiligungen
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kaika, Stefan Tritthart, Thomas Maussner
  • Publication number: 20090129548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing unit (1) for rotary anodes of X-ray tubes, with a shaft (2) and a flange element (3), to which a rotary anode can be attached, wherein the bearing unit (1) can be inserted into a cutout within the X-ray tube and locked there. The shaft (2) is held via a first and a second bearing element (4, 5), wherein the first bearing element (4) comprises an inner race (6) fitted on the shaft (2) and a separate outer ring (7). The second bearing element (5) comprises a roller bearing fitted on the shaft (2) with an inner ring (8) and an outer ring (9), wherein a spacer element (10) is fitted between the outer rings (7, 8) of the first and the second bearing element (4, 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kaika, Stefan Tritthart, Thomas Maussner