Patents by Inventor Thorsten Asshoff

Thorsten Asshoff 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: 11506252
    Abstract: An adjustable damping valve device includes a coil carrier with a coil which is wound on an inner sleeve and which has two wire ends which protrude over a winding body. A back iron having a passage for a power supply line of the coil is placed on the coil carrier. The wire ends of the coil are co-located adjacent to one another in an outlet area of the coil carrier, and the back iron has a radial slot which extends from the outer edge of the back iron to the passage and has a width which corresponds at least to the width of the outlet area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Asshoff, Achim Sauerbrey, Robert Pradel
  • Publication number: 20190309818
    Abstract: An adjustable damping valve device includes a coil carrier with a coil which is wound on an inner sleeve and which has two wire ends which protrude over a winding body. A back iron having a passage for a power supply line of the coil is placed on the coil carrier. The wire ends of the coil are co-located adjacent to one another in an outlet area of the coil carrier, and the back iron has a radial slot which extends from the outer edge of the back iron to the passage and has a width which corresponds at least to the width of the outlet area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten ASSHOFF, Achim SAUERBREY, Robert PRADEL
  • Publication number: 20190043647
    Abstract: A feed line is connected to a coil base body, wherein a pull protection is formed between the feed line and the coil base body. The coil base body has a sleeve for receiving one end of the feed line. The sleeve is part of a retaining connection between the feed line and the coil base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Achim SAUERBREY, Thorsten ASSHOFF
  • Patent number: 6364332
    Abstract: An adjustable vibration damper, having a displacer in a cylinder, a damping medium exerting a damping force via an adjustable damping valve. The adjustable damping valve is activated by a control pressure of a pneumatic spring A safety device is provided which, in the event of a control pressure reduced as a result of damage to the pneumatic spring, provides a sufficiently high damping force of the vibration damper. At least two pneumatic springs are connected to the safety device, which is constructed from a pneumatic circuit functioning as a pressure balance between the pneumatic springs which releases the higher control pressure of a pneumatic spring in the pneumatic circuit. The adjustable vibration dampers which belong to the pneumatic springs are connected via at least one pressure outlet connection of the pneumatic circuit and are activated by the highest control pressure of the pneumatic springs involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kutsche, Norbert Heinz, Thomas Manger, Joachim Kühnel, Thorsten Asshoff, Steffen Heyn