Patents by Inventor Torsten Recktenwald

Torsten Recktenwald 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).

  • Sliding component and method of forming the same
    Patent number: 10428874
    Abstract: A sliding component including a sliding layer, and an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component coupled to the sliding layer, wherein the intermediate component has a thickness, T, and wherein an exposed thickness, TE, of the intermediate component is less than T. A method of forming a sliding component including providing an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component having a thickness, T, and coupling a sliding layer to the intermediate component, wherein the intermediate component is partially embedded into the sliding layer, and wherein an exposed thickness, TE, of the intermediate component is less than T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Hartmann, Torsten Recktenwald, Simon Hufnagel
  • SLIDING COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160178006
    Abstract: A sliding component including a sliding layer, and an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component coupled to the sliding layer, wherein the intermediate component has a thickness, T, and wherein an exposed thickness, TE, of the intermediate component is less than T. A method of forming a sliding component including providing an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component having a thickness, T, and coupling a sliding layer to the intermediate component, wherein the intermediate component is partially embedded into the sliding layer, and wherein an exposed thickness, TE, of the intermediate component is less than T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen Hartmann, Torsten Recktenwald, Simon Hufnagel
  • SEAL RING FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100242927
    Abstract: An ring seal assembly includes a ring and a seal located within the ring. The ring has a proximal end including a major lip, a distal end including a minor lip, and a seal contacting region between the major lip and the minor lip. Additionally, the ring including an inner surface defining a central bore. Within the seal contacting region, the central bore has a radius that decreases along a direction extending from the minor lip to the major lip. The seal has a ring contacting outer portion and a shaft contacting inner portion. The ring contacting outer portion is shaped to be complementary to the inner surface of the seal contacting region of the ring. The shaft contacting inner portion is configured to contact a shaft placed within the central bore of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS PAMPUS GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Recktenwald, Tibor Moeller