Patents by Inventor Thore Bohnstedt

Thore Bohnstedt 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).

  • Arrangement with at least one hydraulically bidirectional actuatable switching element
    Patent number: 8251852
    Abstract: An arrangement with at least one shifting element (2) arranged within a housing (1) of a transmission which can be hydraulically acted upon with a pressure medium from a pressure medium supply for the purpose of being coupled to and decoupled from at least one component of the transmission. The pressure medium supply to the shifting element (2) is additionally used for the continuous supply of at least one of lubricant and coolant to at least one other structural element arranged within the housing (1) of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Thore Bohnstedt
  • ARRANGEMENT WITH AT LEAST ONE HYDRAULICALLY BIDIRECTIONAL ACTUATABLE SWITCHING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20100311532
    Abstract: An arrangement with at least one shifting element (2) arranged within a housing (1) of a transmission which can be hydraulically acted upon with a pressure medium from a pressure medium supply for the purpose of being coupled to and decoupled from at least one component of the transmission. The pressure medium supply to the shifting element (2) is additionally used for the continuous supply of at least one of lubricant and coolant to at least one other structural element arranged within the housing (1) of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Thore BOHNSTEDT