Patents by Inventor Torben KELLER

Torben KELLER 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: 11940026
    Abstract: A brake disk (1) has a brake disk chamber (2), a friction ring (3) having two friction ring disks (3a, 3b) and a plurality of pin-shaped connecting elements (4) for connecting the brake disk chamber (2) and the friction ring (3). A cooling duct (5) is formed between the fiction ring disks (3a, 3b). The friction ring disks (3a, 3b) have respective friction surfaces (3a1, 3b1) on their outer planar surfaces and respective cooling channel surfaces (3a2, 3b2) on their inner planar surfaces. The friction ring (3) has a plurality of receiving regions (7) for receiving the pin-shaped connecting elements (4). The brake disk chamber (2) is cast to the connecting elements (4) in a separate step by means of casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHW Brake Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Torben Keller, Johann Schmitz
  • Publication number: 20210246955
    Abstract: A brake disk (1) has a brake disk chamber (2), a friction ring (3) having two friction ring disks (3a, 3b) and a plurality of pin-shaped connecting elements (4) for connecting the brake disk chamber (2) and the friction ring (3). A cooling duct (5) is formed between the fiction ring disks (3a, 3b). The friction ring disks (3a, 3b) have respective friction surfaces (3a1, 3b1) on their outer planar surfaces and respective cooling channel surfaces (3a2, 3b2) on their inner planar surfaces. The friction ring (3) has a plurality of receiving regions (7) for receiving the pin-shaped connecting elements (4). The brake disk chamber (2) is cast to the connecting elements (4) in a separate step by means of casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Torben KELLER, Johann SCHMITZ