Patents by Inventor Thorsten Höppner

Thorsten Höppner 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: 6536749
    Abstract: A pneumatic suspension, has at least the following components, an air-spring cover, air-spring piston, air-spring bellows in the form of axial bellows or transverse bellows which form a first air-spring loop, a vibration damper and a connection to the chassis. The pneumatic suspension has an articulated component located on the air-spring cover in the vicinity of the air-spring bellows. The component allows pivotal displacements when under pressure and forms a second air-spring loop which extends substantially in a radial direction. It also relates to advantageous variants of the articulated component, both for the axial bellows with an external guide and for the transverse bellows without an external guide. It relates to the use of a supporting bearing with a connection to the axial bellows. The pneumatic suspension is used in particular for the front axle of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Phoenix AG
    Inventors: Cord Lühmann, Thorsten Höppner, Oliver Jurk