Patents by Inventor Ulrike Weisskopf

Ulrike Weisskopf 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: 6913391
    Abstract: A bearing (3) for fixing a steering shaft (1) in a housing (4) is characterized in that the inner bearing ring (8) comprises, in at least one axial direction, an integrally formed cylindrical extension (11) adjoining the raceway (9), and the inner bearing ring (8) is pressed onto the steering shaft (1) with this cylindrical extension (11) which comprises through-holes (12) through which a locking ring (13) positively engages a groove (26) of the steering shaft (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Ina-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Ulrike Weisskopf, Rainer Lutz, Jurgen Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050002593
    Abstract: A bearing (3) for fixing a steering shaft (1) in a housing (4) is characterized in that the inner bearing ring (8) comprises, in at least one axial direction, an integrally formed cylindrical extension (11) adjoining the raceway (9), and the inner bearing ring (8) is pressed onto the steering shaft (1) with this cylindrical extension (11) which comprises through-holes (12) through which a locking ring (13) positively engages a groove (26) of the steering shaft (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Ulrike Weisskopf, Rainer Lutz, Jurgen Weiss
  • Patent number: 6375360
    Abstract: An angular contact ball bearing of a steering shaft (27) of an automotive vehicle, said bearing comprising an inner bearing ring (11), an outer bearing ring (1) and bearing balls (7) arranged between the inner and outer bearing rings in rolling contact with raceways (14, 5) formed on the inner and outer bearing rings, the inner bearing ring (11) being received by an elastic tolerance ring (15) of a polymeric material, said bearing further comprising an inseparable assembly, wherein, a retaining ring (20) is arranged between the steering shaft (27) and the tolerance ring (15), the retaining ring (20) comprises circumferentially equi-spaced retaining elements (19) that project therefrom in axial direction and comprise radially outward directed retaining lugs (22) that overlap the outer bearing ring (1), the tolerance ring (15) comprises circumferentially equi-spaced clearances (18) for receiving the retaining elements (19), and the tolerance ring (15) extends in axial direction up to the end of a generally radi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: INA
    Inventors: Ulrike Weisskopf, Rainer Lutz