Patents by Inventor Steffen SAAR

Steffen SAAR 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: 12241539
    Abstract: A gearing includes a housing and a shaft unit. The housing includes a lower part and an upper part placed on the lower part. The lower part has at least one, e.g., semi-cylindrical, cut-out, e.g., a bearing holder, for holding the shaft unit. The upper part has at least one second, e.g., semi-cylindrical, cut-out, e.g., a bearing holder, which together with the cut-out of the lower part forms a complete and/or cylindrical bearing holder. The shaft unit has a shaft onto which first and second bearings are mounted, the outer rings of which are braced with respect to one another. The shaft unit has first shim washer(s) for adjusting the bracing, e.g., the bearing tension. The gearing has second shim washer(s) for adjusting the axial position of the shaft unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Saar, Dietmar Strauß, Christoph Ruppaner
  • Publication number: 20230392680
    Abstract: A gearing includes a housing and a shaft unit. The housing includes a lower part and an upper part placed on the lower part. The lower part has at least one, e.g., semi-cylindrical, cut-out, e.g., a bearing holder, for holding the shaft unit. The upper part has at least one second, e.g., semi-cylindrical, cut-out, e.g., a bearing holder, which together with the cut-out of the lower part forms a complete and/or cylindrical bearing holder. The shaft unit has a shaft onto which first and second bearings are mounted, the outer rings of which are braced with respect to one another. The shaft unit has first shim washer(s) for adjusting the bracing, e.g., the bearing tension. The gearing has second shim washer(s) for adjusting the axial position of the shaft unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Steffen SAAR, Dietmar STRAUß, Christoph RUPPANER