Patents by Inventor Tom Roeber

Tom Roeber 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).

  • Gerotor hydraulic device with adjustable output
    Patent number: 9644481
    Abstract: A hydraulic device (1) comprising a housing (2) and a gerotor (3) contained within the housing (2), the gerotor (3) having an inner rotor (4) eccentrically disposed within an outer ring (5), the outer ring having a central axis (19), the outer ring (5) being fixed to the housing, the inner rotor (4) having external lobes (4a) extending radially outwardly engaging the outer ring (5) having internal lobes (5a) extending radially inwardly, the inner rotor (4) being arranged for orbital and rotational movement relative the outer ring (5), wherein the orbital and rotational movement will define a plurality of expanding and contracting volume pressure chambers (7) between the inner rotor (4) and the outer ring (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Christer Odenmarck, Lewis Kasper, Steve White, Tom Roeber, Karl-Erik Rydberg
  • HYDRAULIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140219852
    Abstract: A hydraulic device (1) comprising a housing (2) and a gerotor (3) contained within the housing (2), the gerotor (3) having an inner rotor (4) eccentrically disposed within an outer ring (5), the outer ring having a central axis (19), the outer ring (5) being fixed to the housing, the inner rotor (4) having external lobes (4a) extending radially outwardly engaging the outer ring (5) having internal lobes (5a) extending radially inwardly, the inner rotor (4) being arranged for orbital and rotational movement relative the outer ring (5), wherein the orbital and rotational movement will define a plurality of expanding and contracting volume pressure chambers (7) between the inner rotor (4) and the outer ring (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas Forssell, Christer Odenmarck, Lewis Kasper, Steve White, Tom Roeber, Karl-Erik Rydberg