Patents by Inventor Werner Jonas

Werner Jonas 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).

  • Track carrier for a high speed magnetic levitation transport system
    Patent number: 5052309
    Abstract: A track support element for a maglev track has an upper member consisting of a steel fiber concrete plate provided with the mounting elements for attachment of the maglev rails, stator and the like. This plate is connected by steel struts to a lower member which can be a steel tube filled with steel fiber concrete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Hochtief Aktiengesellschaft vorm. Gebr. Helfmann
    Inventors: Bernhard Haselwander, Werner Jonas, Henning Riech
  • Rowing machine
    Patent number: 4880224
    Abstract: A frame member has a seat mounted thereon, the seat being movable therealong. The frame member also carries feet rests. A shaft is mounted across the frame member at one end thereof, and a flywheel is mounted on the shaft. A planetary gear system having a rotatable carrier, pinion gears mounted in the carrier, a stationary ring gear and a central gear is mounted on the shaft for rotatably driving the flywheel. The central gear is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. A spool is mounted on the carrier for rotation therewith. A cable is wound around the spool for providing rotary motion to the spool when the cable is pulled by an exerciser during the rowing stroke. Thus, the rotary motion of the spool is transferred to the flywheel through the planetary gear system and the shaft in a speed increasing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Inventors: Werner Jonas, Nathanial B. Findlay