Patents by Inventor Thomas Gramkow

Thomas Gramkow 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: 10677105
    Abstract: A camshaft for an internal combustion engine has a fundamental shaft which has a first toothing designed as external toothing and has at least one cam element which is arranged on the fundamental shaft and has a second toothing designed as internal toothing, The cam element can be displaced in the axial direction relative to the fundamental shaft and is connected to the fundamental shaft in a rotationally fixed manner via the toothings. At least one of the toothings has teeth whose respective tooth width varies in the axial direction of the fundamental shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Markus Wuensch
  • Publication number: 20190323387
    Abstract: A camshaft for an internal combustion engine has a fundamental shaft which has a first toothing designed as external toothing and has at least one cam element which is arranged on the fundamental shaft and has a second toothing designed as internal toothing, The cam element can be displaced in the axial direction relative to the fundamental shaft and is connected to the fundamental shaft in a rotationally fixed manner via the toothings. At least one of the toothings has teeth whose respective tooth width varies in the axial direction of the fundamental shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Thomas GRAMKOW, Markus WUENSCH
  • Publication number: 20110192366
    Abstract: In a phase adjustment device, in particular a valve train phase adjustment device, with a phase adjusting unit comprising a housing part, an input drive and an output drive which is phase-adjustable with respect to input drive and with a control actuator for controlling a base unit extending partially into the housing part, wherein the phase adjusting unit comprises a valve unit actuatable by the control actuator and having a valve housing in the form of a mounting screw by means of which the output drive is connected for rotation with a drive shaft, the valve housing is provided at its free end with a contoured recess for receiving a tightening tool, which has a corresponding outer contour for the transmission of tightening torques and also accommodating part of a valve spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Gaby Frankowiak, Michael Wagenplast
  • Patent number: 7178488
    Abstract: In an arrangement comprising at least one operating unit of a camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, the operating unit and at least one ventilation unit of a ventilation device are combined in an assembly module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Daimler Chrysler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Peter Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20070000302
    Abstract: A method for testing the function of a hydraulic valve (1) and a test stand (31) for carrying out the method are proposed. The method is distinguished in that a pressurized gaseous medium is used as a test medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Peter Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20050172921
    Abstract: In an arrangement comprising at least one operating unit of a camshaft adjusting device for an internal combustion engine, the operating unit and at least one ventilation unit of a ventilation device are combined in an assembly module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Peter Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6688265
    Abstract: In a camshaft adjustment device for an internal combustion engine, with at least one sensor unit and one actuator unit, at least two functional units are supported on a common carrier unit and combined into a module for mounting on the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Kai Lehmann, Georg Leipner
  • Publication number: 20030062008
    Abstract: In a camshaft adjustment device for an internal combustion engine, with at least one sensor unit and one actuator unit, at least two functional units are supported on a common carrier unit and combined into a module for mounting on the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Gramkow, Kai Lehmann, Georg Leipner