Patents by Inventor Volker Kalkhof

Volker Kalkhof 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).

  • Thrust bearing for a pressurized shock absorber
    Patent number: 10060498
    Abstract: A thrust bearing for a pressurized shock absorber has an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and an elastomer body. The elastomer body connects the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve and is configured to delimit a pressurizable space of the shock absorber. The elastomer body has at least one sealing geometry on the inner sleeve and/or on the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ANVIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Waldemar Hermann, Volker Kalkhof, Alexander Noll
  • Fastening device, hanging device, and method for mounting a hanging device
    Patent number: 9689521
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an elastic hang-on part for hanging at least a part of an exhaust system on a motor vehicle is provided. The fastening device includes a flange part having a first holding pin, and a mounting part having a second holding pin, wherein the first holding pin and the second holding pin are adapted to, together, hold the elastic hang-on part, wherein the flange part includes a first side portion and a flange plate, wherein the first holding pin extends substantially perpendicular away from the first side portion and the flange plate extends substantially perpendicular in the same direction as the first holding pin away from the first side portion, and wherein the mounting part includes a second side portion and a mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Anvis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Noll, Volker Kalkhof
  • THRUST BEARING FOR A PRESSURIZED SHOCK ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20160116016
    Abstract: A thrust bearing for a pressurized shock absorber has an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and an elastomer body. The elastomer body connects the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve and is configured to delimit a pressurizable space of the shock absorber. The elastomer body has at least one sealing geometry on the inner sleeve and/or on the outer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Waldemar Hermann, Volker Kalkhof, Alexander Noll
  • FASTENING DEVICE, HANGING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A HANGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150292666
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an elastic hang-on part for hanging at least a part of an exhaust system on a motor vehicle is provided. The fastening device includes a flange part having a first holding pin, and a mounting part having a second holding pin, wherein the first holding pin and the second holding pin are adapted to, together, hold the elastic hang-on part, wherein the flange part includes a first side portion and a flange plate, wherein the first holding pin extends substantially perpendicular away from the first side portion and the flange plate extends substantially perpendicular in the same direction as the first holding pin away from the first side portion, and wherein the mounting part includes a second side portion and a mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Noll, Volker Kalkhof