Patents by Inventor Werner Spohn

Werner Spohn 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).

  • Connection arrangement for a hydrodynamic torque converter
    Patent number: 6361240
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for producing a rotational connection of a hydrodynamic torque converter with a rotating shaft includes at least one connection element arrangable at a housing of the torque converter and having a first connection area connectable to the housing and a second connection area connectable to the rotating shaft, wherein the first connection area has a limited circumferential extension with respect to the rotational axis (A) of the converter. The first connection area may be arranged at the housing via a riveting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Karel Kriz, Wolfgang Gude, Friedrich Schramm, Werner Spohn, Peter Frey
  • Hydrodynamic torque converter with a receptacle on the converter casing
    Patent number: 6261060
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter includes a converter casing with a support connected on the drive side of the casing. The support includes a receptacle for receiving a connecting element for fastening the converter casing to a component of a drive. The receptacle is formed via an extrusion extending essentially at a right angle to the extension direction of the support and includes an annular collar surrounding a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Mannesmann Sachs AG
    Inventors: Friedrich Schramm, Karel Kriz, Werner Spohn, Roland Illig