Patents by Inventor Uwe Greiff

Uwe Greiff 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125362
    Abstract: A pulsation damper for damping pressure medium vibrations in a hydraulic system, has a membrane within a bore of a housing, which membrane is exposed to the pressure medium on its one side and faces a gas-filled cavity inside the housing on its other side, the bore of which is closed by means of a plug. The membrane, in conjunction with the plug and a hollow-cylindrical support body, forms an independently handleable, functionally pre-testable assembly, for which purpose the membrane is substantially cup-shaped, and the support body extends into it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Uwe Greiff, Volker Grings, Axel Hinz, Christoph Wagner, Stefan Schmitt, Petra Fischbach-Borazio
  • Patent number: 8702182
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit for a slip-controlled braking system includes a housing body provided with a flange surface into which at least one additional bore joins. The bore, in addition to a cable through bore arranged in the housing body, is covered by an electromotor and/or a control device. The additional bore is either a leakage receiving bore or a noise reducing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Heiko Gastauer, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Patent number: 8500218
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a slip-regulated dual circuit braking system includes two separating valve receiving holes disposed between a plurality of wheel brake connections which open up into the receiving body and the valve receiving holes of a first valve series include a plurality of inlet valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Heiko Gastauer, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Patent number: 8500215
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit for slip-controlled braking systems has a plurality of receiving holes for transport devices associated with a plurality of hydraulic circuits bundled into groups, wherein the receiving holes are disposed at a distance from each in parallel with the upper side and a drive shaft having eccentrics located at the plane spacing for driving the transport devices. In order to provide a compromise optimized for manufacturing a small, convenient hydraulic unit, it is proposed that three theoretical planes (E1, E2, E3) are arranged in parallel to the upper side, each receiving two V-shaped receiving holes for transport devices disposed at an angle to each other, and that the drive shaft includes three separate eccentrics for driving the transport devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Heiko Gastauer, Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Patent number: 8240778
    Abstract: A trailer device for driving stabilization of vehicle combinations is provided. In order to design a device for driving stabilization of passenger vehicle trailers in a cost-effective and simple manner, a brake system for braking the trailer by an overrun brake and for stability regulation is designed so as to have separating valves, switching valves, inlet and outlet valves and a pressure build-up pump. A stabilizing coupling is also connected by means of a second pressure medium pump to actuators which can vary the clamping force of the stabilizing coupling between the trailer and tractor vehicle if the second pressure medium pump conveys pressure medium from the storage tank into or out of the actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Eberhard Domsalla, Heiko Gastauer, Uwe Greiff, Ralf Hartmann, Andreas Heise, Axel Hinz, Jan Hoffmann, Hans-Peter Wolf
  • Patent number: 8091931
    Abstract: An electrohydraulic unit assembly for a motor vehicle includes a receiving body defining a sealing face and at least two connectors fastened to the receiving body of the unit, oriented substantially parallel one to another and separated by a defined distance from one another. Each connector is configured for connecting a fluid conduit to the unit. Each connector includes a screw fitting for fastening the respective hydraulic connection to the receiving body of the unit such that a sealing face of the screw fitting or a sealing face of the fluid conduit is seated on the sealing face of the receiving body. Each screw fitting is rotatably connected to the body and includes two spanner flat portions having different spanner widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Hans-Jörg Feigel, Uwe Greiff, Petra Fischbach-Borazio
  • Publication number: 20110062776
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a slip-regulated dual circuit braking system includes two separating valve receiving holes disposed between a plurality of wheel brake connections which open up into the receiving body and the valve receiving holes of a first valve series include a plurality of inlet valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co., oHG
    Inventors: Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Heiko Gastauer, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Publication number: 20110036434
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit for a slip-controlled braking system includes a housing body provided with a flange surface into which at least one additional bore joins. The bore, in addition to a cable through bore arranged in the housing body, is covered by an electromotor and/or a control device. The additional bore is either a leakage receiving bore or a noise reducing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Heiko Gastauer, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Publication number: 20100231033
    Abstract: A hydraulic unit for slip-controlled braking systems has a plurality of receiving holes for transport devices associated with a plurality of hydraulic circuits bundled into groups, wherein the receiving holes are disposed at a distance from each in parallel with the upper side and a drive shaft having eccentrics located at the plane spacing for driving the transport devices. In order to provide a compromise optimized for manufacturing a small, convenient hydraulic unit, it is proposed that three theoretical planes (E1, E2, E3) are arranged in parallel to the upper side, each receiving two V-shaped receiving holes for transport devices disposed at an angle to each other, and that the drive shaft includes three separate eccentrics for driving the transport devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Heiko Gastauer, Petra Fischbach-Borazio, Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff
  • Patent number: 7648350
    Abstract: A conveying device for a vehicle brake system, to convey pressure fluids into at least one vehicle brake, or to convey pressure fluids into a pressure fluid accumulator, or to convey pressure fluids into a master brake cylinder with at least one moveable piston (2) in a receptacle (4) to displace pressure fluids from a working chamber (5?), has at least one non-return valve (9, 9?) to vent the working chamber (5) and to temporarily separate a hydraulic connection between the working chamber (5) and a hydraulic channel, whereby the non-return valve (9) must have at least one valve seat (11) and one valve body (12). To achieve the simplest possible assembly of the non-return valve (9), the valve seat (11) is assembled from several special valve seat segments (13,14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff, Günther Vogel, Renè Lenz, Christoph Köhler
  • Publication number: 20090295221
    Abstract: A trailer device for driving stabilization of vehicle combinations is provided. In order to design a device for driving stabilization of passenger vehicle trailers in a cost-effective and simple manner, a brake system for braking the trailer by an overrun brake and for stability regulation is designed so as to have separating valves, switching valves, inlet and outlet valves and a pressure build-up pump. A stabilizing coupling is also connected by means of a second pressure medium pump to actuators which can vary the clamping force of the stabilizing coupling between the trailer and tractor vehicle if the second pressure medium pump conveys pressure medium from the storage tank into or out of the actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Eberhard Domsalla, Heiko Gastauer, Uwe Greiff, Ralf Hartmann, Andreas Heise, Axel Hinz, Jan Hoffmann, Hans-Peter Wolf
  • Publication number: 20090250923
    Abstract: An electrohydraulic unit assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a receiving body defining a sealing face and at least two connectors fastened to the receiving body of the unit, oriented substantially parallel one to another and separated by a defined distance from one another. Each connector is configured for connecting a fluid conduit to the unit. Each connector includes a screw fitting for fastening the respective hydraulic connection to the receiving body of the unit such that a sealing face of the screw fitting or a sealing face of the fluid conduit is seated on the sealing face of the receiving body. Each screw fitting is rotatably connected to the body and includes two spanner flat portions having different spanner widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Hans-Jörg Feigel, Uwe Greiff, Petra Fischbach Borazio
  • Publication number: 20090250998
    Abstract: Disclosed are hydraulic/electronic control units (1, 2) for an electronic brake control system. A hydraulic/electronic control unit of current ABS/TCS/ESP systems essentially includes a central hydraulic block (6) and an electronic control unit (1) including control electronics on a control circuit board (4). The circuit board (4) is structured in such a way that it is insulated completely towards the outside on at least one first side (28) and includes an essentially smooth surface. Thus it is possible to use the hydraulic block (6) for cooling the circuit board (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Günther Vogel, Uwe Greiff, Rene Lenz, Christoph Köhler
  • Patent number: 7204565
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrohydraulic assembly for an electronically controlled brake system with an accommodating member which includes accommodating bores for electrohydraulic valves, accommodating bores for hydraulic supply devices and an accommodating bore for at least one roller bearing, and with hydraulic channels and pressure fluid ports, as well as with an electric motor comprising a rotor with a shaft that is mounted with the roller bearing in the associated accommodating bore in the accommodating member and used to drive the supply devices, and with an electronic control unit being connected to the electric motor by means of a plug penetrating a through-bore in the accommodating member. The objective is to provide a safe and comfortable operating characteristics even in consideration of extreme environmental influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Stefan A. Schmitt, Martin Baechle, Uwe Greiff, Ronald Kley, Michael Hitzel
  • Publication number: 20070057572
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve includes a non-return valve (1) in a bypass connection for bypassing two valve closure members (16, 17) in their closed switch position, for what purpose the non-return return valve (1) is arranged outside the valve housing (2) in an annular member (3), which is arranged fluid-tightly in the area of the pressure fluid outlet (4) between a valve-accommodating bore (5) and the valve housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Gunther Vogel, Uwe Greiff, Rene Lenz, Christoph Kohler
  • Publication number: 20060159571
    Abstract: A conveying device for a vehicle brake system, to convey pressure fluids into at least one vehicle brake, or to convey pressure fluids into a pressure fluid accumulator, or to convey pressure fluids into a master brake cylinder with at least one moveable piston (2) in a receptacle (4) to displace pressure fluids from a working chamber (5?), has at least one non-return valve (9,9?) to vent the working chamber (5) and to temporarily separate a hydraulic connection between the working chamber (5) and a hydraulic channel, whereby the non-return valve (9) must have at least one valve seat (11) and one valve body (12). To achieve the simplest possible assembly of the non-return valve (9), the valve seat (11) is assembled from several special valve seat segments (13,14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Uwe Greiff, Gunther Vogel, Rene Lenz, Christoph Kohler
  • Publication number: 20050253451
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrohydraulic assembly for an electronically controlled brake system with an accommodating member which includes accommodating bores for electrohydraulic valves, accommodating bores for hydraulic supply devices and an accommodating bore for at least one roller bearing, and with hydraulic channels and pressure fluid ports, as well as with an electric motor comprising a rotor with a shaft that is mounted with the roller bearing in the associated accommodating bore in the accommodating member and used to drive the supply devices, and with an electronic control unit being connected to the electric motor by means of a plug penetrating a through-bore in the accommodating member. The objective is to provide a safe and comfortable operating characteristics even in consideration of extreme environmental influences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Stefan Schmitt, Martin Baechle, Uwe Greiff, Ronald Kley, Michael Hitzel
  • Patent number: 6866489
    Abstract: The present invention related to a piston pump, in particular for controllable brake systems such as ABS or ESP, wherein a working chamber of the pump in front of a piston is delimited by a pressure valve, and a resetting spring with its one end is supported on a valve seat carrier of the pressure valve and with its other end resets said piston into its bottom dead center position. An object is to render the assembly of the mass-produced pumps as inexpensive and simple as possible. To achieve this object, the present invention discloses that the resetting spring be adapted to be attached directly or indirectly to the valve seat carrier in addition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Axel Hinz, Hans-Dieter Reinartz, Peter Volz, Günther Vogel, Uwe Greiff, Matthias Viering
  • Publication number: 20040250866
    Abstract: A pressure fluid accumulator with a housing having its interior subdivided by a media-separating element into two chambers, the first chamber being filled with a gas and the second chamber being filled with a liquid, and wherein in a hydraulic port a bottom valve is provided which permits filling the second chamber with liquid and prevents complete evacuation of the second chamber, and the valve's closure member is operable by the media-separating element. In order to prevent, especially at low temperatures and high viscosity of the pressure fluid, damage of the media-separating element caused by a high differential pressure, a device is provided between the media-separating element and the bottom valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Thomas Bartsch, Gottfried Dehio, Hans-Dieter Reinartz, Marco Muller, Martin Baechle, Uwe Greiff, Ronald Kley, Sven Martin, Hartmut Diether
  • Patent number: 6705846
    Abstract: In a piston pump, in particular for pressure medium delivery in slip-controlled hydraulic brake systems, including a suction valve and a delivery valve, external preassembly and possibilities of external testing of the delivery and suction valves result from providing the suction valve and the delivery valve within a component which can be handled independently. The component preferably includes a delivery valve provided radially to the center line and a valve seat member, with a valve body of the delivery valve being prestressed by a tongue of a clamp, placed onto the valve seat member, against a valve seat formed within the valve seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Uwe Greiff, Albrecht Otto, Helmut Steffes