Patents by Inventor Thomas KAESPAIZER

Thomas KAESPAIZER 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).

  • Vibration damper for a vehicle
    Patent number: 10363788
    Abstract: A vibration damper is provided for a vehicle, preferably for a motor vehicle, having a wheel carrier made of metal for rotatably receiving a wheel, a damper tube arrangement at least partly made of a fiber-reinforced plastic for forming a damper fluid volume, a piston which is guided in the damper tube arrangement and includes a piston rod. The damper tube arrangement is rigidly connected to the wheel carrier and the piston rod can be connected to a body of the vehicle. A wheel carrier fluid volume is formed in the wheel carrier and which is connected to the damper fluid volume. The fluid in the wheel carrier fluid volume is in direct contact with the metal of the wheel carrier in order to transfer heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Reiser, Thomas Eifflaender, Michael Keigler, Johann Dudkowiak, Wolfgang Gruber, Matthias Stangl, Hubert Scholz, Thomas Kaespaizer, Martin Schwab
  • Vibration Damper for a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20170072757
    Abstract: A vibration damper is provided for a vehicle, preferably for a motor vehicle, having a wheel carrier made of metal for rotatably receiving a wheel, a damper tube arrangement at least partly made of a fiber-reinforced plastic for forming a damper fluid volume, a piston which is guided in the damper tube arrangement and includes a piston rod. The damper tube arrangement is rigidly connected to the wheel carrier and the piston rod can be connected to a body of the vehicle. A wheel carrier fluid volume is formed in the wheel carrier and which is connected to the damper fluid volume. The fluid in the wheel carrier fluid volume is in direct contact with the metal of the wheel carrier in order to transfer heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas REISER, Thomas EIFFLAENDER, Michael KEIGLER, Johann DUDKOWIAK, Wolfgang GRUBER, Matthias STANGL, Hubert SCHOLZ, Thomas KAESPAIZER, Martin SCHWAB