Patents by Inventor Stefan Wallmeier

Stefan Wallmeier 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: 11982304
    Abstract: Fastening element (1), in particular mounting bolt, comprising a fixing portion (10), an intermediate portion (20) and a fitting portion (30), wherein the fastening element (1) extends along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the fixing portion (10) comprises fixing structures, in particular a thread, wherein the intermediate portion (20) is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) between the fixing portion (10) and the fitting portion (30), wherein the fitting portion (30) is substantially rotationally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the fitting portion (30) has an outer support surface (34), wherein the support surface (34) has a clearance fit, and wherein at least in the fitting portion (30) a lubrication groove (32) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: KAMAX Holding GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Frank Wagner
  • Patent number: 11938753
    Abstract: A wheel hub includes an outer collar region, as seen in the radial direction, and an inner core region, as seen in the radial direction, wherein, as seen in the axial direction, the inner core region is thicker than the outer collar region, and wherein, in the inner core region, the wheel hub has a substantially axially running primary recess for the connection of a brake disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Frederik Biewer, Jonas Mattern, Muhammet Arpaci, Petr Tukac, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11869285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an axle-monitoring system of a chassis of a utility vehicle for acquiring data on at least one axle of the chassis, wherein at least one sensor for acquiring at least one physical variable is arranged on the at least one axle, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to acquire a multiplicity of different physical variables, and to the use of an axle-monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Michael Roos
  • Patent number: 11685450
    Abstract: A cantilevered coupling component for an interface area between a semitrailer and a tractor unit, which can be releasably connected to one another in the interface area by a pin element, the coupling component including a pin-side connection area for pivotally mounting the coupling component on the pin element, and a rail-side connection area for slidable mounting along a translation direction of the coupling component on a rail of the semitrailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Hartmann, Mario Sebastian Köster, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11597357
    Abstract: A mounting device for a support unit for commercial vehicles includes at least one supporting area, a first fixing area and a second fixing area, wherein the supporting area is configured to absorb the supporting forces in the supporting direction from the support unit or a support tube, wherein the first fixing area and the second fixing area are configured to fix the mounting device to a semi-trailer, wherein the first fixing area has at least one hole, wherein the second fixing area has at least one hole, and wherein the holes are configured to receive a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Elmar Weber
  • Patent number: 11590796
    Abstract: A wheel hub is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation during operation, and includes a brake disk abutment surface against which a brake disk bears in an installed state, and a wheel-hub-side contact surface which is offset in an axial direction with respect to the brake disk abutment surface and which runs obliquely with respect to the axis of rotation and against which at least a part of a fastening assembly, by which the brake disk is fastenable or fastened to the wheel hub, bears in the installed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Ralf Aumüller
  • Patent number: 11566673
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a brake carrier for a utility vehicle, includes a retaining element and a brake support element, wherein the retaining element is fixed to an axle or a chassis component by form fit, substance bonding and/or force fit, wherein the axle extends along an axial direction, wherein the brake support element has a first mounting region, wherein the retaining element has a first retaining region, and wherein the first mounting region is configured to be brought into direct or indirect engagement with the first retaining region such that a displacement along a first transverse direction between the retaining element and brake support element is prevented by form fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND Gmbh
    Inventors: Mark Hartmann, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11519472
    Abstract: A brake rotor, includes at least one friction element and one adapter element, wherein the brake rotor is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein the friction element has at least one friction surface and one connection region, wherein the adapter element has an installation region and a transfer region, wherein the installation region is configured for fixing the brake rotor to a hub, wherein the connection region indirectly or directly engages in positively locking fashion in a circumferential direction with the transfer region such that a torque about the axis of rotation can be transferred between the connection region and the transfer region from the friction element to the adapter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Weber Elmar, Thomas Josef Naber, Stefan Wallmeier, Michael Roos
  • Publication number: 20220364590
    Abstract: Fastening element (1), in particular mounting bolt, comprising a fixing portion (10), an intermediate portion (20) and a fitting portion (30), wherein the fastening element (1) extends along a longitudinal axis (L), wherein the fixing portion (10) comprises fixing structures, in particular a thread, wherein the intermediate portion (20) is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) between the fixing portion (10) and the fitting portion (30), wherein the fitting portion (30) is substantially rotationally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis (L), wherein the fitting portion (30) has an outer support surface (34), wherein the support surface (34) has a clearance fit, and wherein at least in the fitting portion (30) a lubrication groove (32) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Frank Wagner
  • Patent number: 11459043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle combination having a towing vehicle and a trailer, wherein the trailer has a drive which is coupled to a wheel of the trailer, wherein a control unit is provided and is designed to receive a signal of a sensor, wherein the control unit controls the operation of the drive as a function of the signal. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a drive in a vehicle combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Hößle, Rainer Stegmann, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11353082
    Abstract: A closure device for an air spring system that includes an auxiliary vessel and an air spring device attachable to a link for an air spring system of a utility vehicle, wherein the closure device, in the installed state, seals off a fluid channel for gas exchange between the air spring device and the auxiliary vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-Holland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Kerstin Bonness
  • Patent number: 11325436
    Abstract: An air spring system for a commercial vehicle including an air spring device configured to be arranged in an interface region on a link, the air spring system configured such that, in the case of locking of the air spring device, an engagement element can be introduced into a receiving region, and, by way of an offset movement along an offset direction, the engagement element can be transferred from the receiving region into a positively locking region, in which the engagement element interacts in a positively locking manner with a positively locking element along a positively locking direction which differs from the offset direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Patent number: 11148495
    Abstract: An air spring system for a vehicle axle includes a link element which can be pivotably arranged on a vehicle frame for mounting the vehicle axle, an air spring which can be arranged on the link element and has a piston, and an additional reservoir, the link element having an upper side which faces the vehicle frame and a lower side which faces away from the vehicle frame, the additional reservoir being configured to be mounted on the lower side of the link element, and the air spring being configured to be mounted on the upper side of the link element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAF-HOLLAND GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Stephan Dehlwes
  • Publication number: 20210199149
    Abstract: High-strength screw (1), with a head (2) with a tool engagement contour (4), a shank (3) with a free end (5) pointing away from the head (2), a threaded section (6) with a thread (7) being arranged on the shank (3), the thread (7) being formed as a metric ISO thread or inch thread, the head (2) and the shank (3) being designed as materially separate parts, the head (2) having a coupling recess (8) arranged radially inside with an axial force transmission element (9) and a torque transmission element (10), the shank (3) having a coupling element (11) arranged radially outside on its outer circumference with an axial force transmission counter element (12) and a torque transmission counter element (13), the coupling element (11) engaging in the coupling recess (8), the axial force transmission element (9) and the axial force transmission counter element (12) being designed and arranged to positively interlock in such a way that an axial translatory movement of the head (2) relative to the shank (3) in the direc
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Manuel Kellner, Thorsten Schmitt, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Publication number: 20210078653
    Abstract: A cantilevered coupling component for an interface area between a semitrailer and a tractor unit, which can be releasably connected to one another in the interface area by a pin element, the coupling component including a pin-side connection area for pivotally mounting the coupling component on the pin element, and a rail-side connection area for slidable mounting along a translation direction of the coupling component on a rail of the semitrailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Hartmann, Mario Sebastian Köster, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Publication number: 20210078363
    Abstract: A wheel hub includes an outer collar region, as seen in the radial direction, and an inner core region, as seen in the radial direction, wherein, as seen in the axial direction, the inner core region is thicker than the outer collar region, and wherein, in the inner core region, the wheel hub has a substantially axially running primary recess for the connection of a brake disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Frederik BIEWER, Jonas MATTERN, Muhammet ARPACI, Petr TUKAC, Stefan WALLMEIER
  • Publication number: 20200284309
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a brake carrier for a utility vehicle, includes a retaining element and a brake support element, wherein the retaining element is fixed to an axle or a chassis component by form fit, substance bonding and/or force fit, wherein the axle extends along an axial direction, wherein the brake support element has a first mounting region, wherein the retaining element has a first retaining region, and wherein the first mounting region is configured to be brought into direct or indirect engagement with the first retaining region such that a displacement along a first transverse direction between the retaining element and brake support element is prevented by form fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Hartmann, Stefan Wallmeier
  • Publication number: 20200278003
    Abstract: A brake rotor, includes at least one friction element and one adapter element, wherein the brake rotor is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, wherein the friction element has at least one friction surface and one connection region, wherein the adapter element has an installation region and a transfer region, wherein the installation region is configured for fixing the brake rotor to a hub, wherein the connection region indirectly or directly engages in positively locking fashion in a circumferential direction with the transfer region such that a torque about the axis of rotation can be transferred between the connection region and the transfer region from the friction element to the adapter element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Weber Elmar, Thomas Josef Naber, Stefan Wallmeier, Michael Roos
  • Publication number: 20200231130
    Abstract: A mounting device for a support unit for commercial vehicles includes at least one supporting area, a first fixing area and a second fixing area, wherein the supporting area is configured to absorb the supporting forces in the supporting direction from the support unit or a support tube, wherein the first fixing area and the second fixing area are configured to fix the mounting device to a semi-trailer, wherein the first fixing area has at least one hole, wherein the second fixing area has at least one hole, and wherein the holes are configured to receive a fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Wallmeier, Elmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20200191226
    Abstract: A closure device for an air spring system that includes an auxiliary vessel and an air spring device attachable to a link for an air spring system of a utility vehicle, wherein the closure device, in the installed state, seals off a fluid channel for gas exchange between the air spring device and the auxiliary vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Fäth, Stefan Wallmeier, Kerstin Bonness