Patents by Inventor Stijn ROTTIERS

Stijn ROTTIERS 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: 11767908
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first component having a first groove and a second groove. The arrangement further includes a second component and a fluid transfer ring fixed to the second component. The fluid transfer ring engages with a first wall and a second wall in the first groove such that the fluid transfer ring and the first groove form a first cavity. The first component and the second component are rotatable relative to each other. The fluid transfer ring further engages with a third wall in the second groove such that the fluid transfer ring and the second groove form a second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
    Inventors: Stijn Rottiers, Wim De Laet
  • Patent number: 11754168
    Abstract: An arrangement including a transmission housing forming a lubricant sump and a pipeline including a first piece and a second piece. The first piece and the second piece of the pipeline respectively open into the lubricant sump. The first piece and the second piece of the pipeline are inserted into one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V.
    Inventors: Wim De Laet, Stijn Rottiers, Kris Adriaensen, Richard Cordes
  • Publication number: 20220333580
    Abstract: An arrangement including a transmission, a feedthrough tube, and a fixing means is disclosed. A fixing means is disclosed whereby the feedthrough tube is fixed in the transmission. The fixing means includes an electrical non-conductor. Arrangements are disclosed in which the feedthrough tube is fixed axially and immovably in the fixing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Wim De Laet, Stijn Rottiers
  • Publication number: 20220025966
    Abstract: An arrangement including a transmission housing forming a lubricant sump and a pipeline including a first piece and a second piece. The first piece and the second piece of the pipeline respectively open into the lubricant sump. The first piece and the second piece of the pipeline are inserted into one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Wim De Laet, Stijn Rottiers, Kris Adriaensen, Richard Cordes
  • Publication number: 20220003305
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first component having a first groove and a second groove. The arrangement further includes a second component and a fluid transfer ring fixed to the second component. The fluid transfer ring engages with a first wall and a second wall in the first groove such that the fluid transfer ring and the first groove form a first cavity. The first component and the second component are rotatable relative to each other. The fluid transfer ring further engages with a third wall in the second groove such that the fluid transfer ring and the second groove form a second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Stijn Rottiers, Wim De Laet
  • Publication number: 20190048989
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor container configured to be screwed into a core hole of a gearbox housing via at least one external thread includes at least one chamber for holding a corrosion inhibitor, at least one gas-permeable wall separating the at least one chamber from an interior of the gearbox housing when the corrosion inhibitor container is screwed into the core hole, the at least one external thread, at least one internal thread, and a screw plug configured to be screwed into the internal thread. The screw plug is configured to be screwed into the core hole when the corrosion inhibitor container is not screwed into the core hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicants: ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Wind Power Antwerpen N.V.
    Inventors: Rik BEQUÉ, Stijn ROTTIERS, Andy MAES, Koen KRIECKEMANS