Patents by Inventor Steffen Patze

Steffen Patze 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).

  • Mating connection for connecting two components in a non-rotatable way and method
    Patent number: 9404541
    Abstract: A method for producing a plug connector and to a plug connector for rotationally connecting a first component to a second component, for example, in a clutch assembly, where the first component includes at least one connecting element, where the connecting element protrudes through an opening of the second component, where the connecting element has an end piece above the second component, where a cross-section of the end piece is wider than a cross-section of the opening, where the widening of the end piece is produced by means of a rolling method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marcus Hoppe, Steffen Patze, Cyriaque Steffen
  • MATING CONNECTION FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS IN A NON-ROTATABLE WAY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140064843
    Abstract: A method for producing a plug connector and to a plug connector for rotationally connecting a first component to a second component, for example, in a clutch assembly, where the first component includes at least one connecting element, where the connecting element protrudes through an opening of the second component, where the connecting element has an end piece above the second component, where a cross-section of the end piece is wider than a cross-section of the opening, where the widening of the end piece is produced by means of a rolling method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Marcus Hoppe, Steffen Patze, Cyriaque Steffen