Patents by Inventor Toni Mueller

Toni Mueller 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: 11293522
    Abstract: An electric power steering system with a worm gear includes a worm shaft and a worm wheel, wherein an electric motor is associated with the worm shaft, which is connected to the worm shaft in a force-transmitting manner. A bearing element, arranged on the worm shaft at the end of the worm shaft facing away from the electric motor, is received in a guide bush, wherein the guide bush has, on its circumferential side, a passage opening. It is provided a pre-tensioning device comprising a spring-loaded actuator element extending through the passage opening of the guide bush and acting on the worm shaft in the direction of the worm wheel with a defined pre-tensioning force (K), wherein the pre-tensioning device comprises a limiting device which is adapted to limit a pivoting movement that displaces the worm wheel away from the worm shaft. Furthermore, it is proposed a method for the production of steering systems and a test system for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Kirschstein, Toni Müller
  • Publication number: 20200102002
    Abstract: An electric power steering system with a worm gear includes a worm shaft and a worm wheel, wherein an electric motor is associated with the worm shaft, which is connected to the worm shaft in a force-transmitting manner. A bearing element, arranged on the worm shaft at the end of the worm shaft facing away from the electric motor, is received in a guide bush, wherein the guide bush has, on its circumferential side, a passage opening. It is provided a pre-tensioning device comprising a spring-loaded actuator element extending through the passage opening of the guide bush and acting on the worm shaft in the direction of the worm wheel with a defined pre-tensioning force (K), wherein the pre-tensioning device comprises a limiting device which is adapted to limit a pivoting movement that displaces the worm wheel away from the worm shaft. Furthermore, it is proposed a method for the production of steering systems and a test system for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Kirschstein, Toni Müller
  • Patent number: 10068680
    Abstract: A method for producing a cable harness, in particular for the motor vehicle industry, includes combining a plurality of individual lines into a line bundle. The line bundle is provided with a bundling element. The bundling element is constructed as a textile-like fiber interlacement or weave which is produced by applying a suspension including fibers and a binder to the line bundle. A cable harness produced by the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Toni Mueller
  • Publication number: 20170162294
    Abstract: A method for producing a cable harness, in particular for the motor vehicle industry, includes combining a plurality of individual lines into a line bundle. The line bundle is provided with a bundling element. The bundling element is constructed as a textile-like fiber interlacement or weave which is produced by applying a suspension including fibers and a binder to the line bundle. A cable harness produced by the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: TONI MUELLER
  • Patent number: 8426850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic semiconductor element that comprises multiple layers. One or more layers may include compounds that can function as light absorbers, charge transporting materials, and/or as a dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: heliatek GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Gresser, Toni Mueller, Markus Hummert, Moritz Riede, Horst Hartmann, Karl Leo
  • Publication number: 20120126213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic semiconductor element that comprises multiple layers. One or more layers may include compounds that can function as light absorbers, charge transporting materials, and/or as a dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HELIATEK GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Gresser, Toni Mueller, Markus Hummert, Moritz Riede, Horst Hartmann, Karl Leo