Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Walter

Wilhelm Walter 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: 20130127119
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for sealing a rolling bearing, between a first and a second bearing part, where the two bearing parts are rotatable relative to each other and form therebetween both an axial space and a radial space. The sealing assembly includes: A contact member having a mounting section for attachment and a ring-shaped contact section for positioning the contact member on the second bearing part, and a carrier mountable to the first bearing part and has an elastic member forming a first axial sealing lip and/or a radial sealing lip. The contact member and a radially extending portion of the second bearing part together form a first collecting channel, and that an opening leading into the first collecting channel should be at least partially defined by an end section of the contact member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Haepp, Wilhelm Walter
  • Publication number: 20120207417
    Abstract: A sealing ring for sealing a rolling chamber of a rolling bearing, which has a supporting part that is fixed to a first bearing part and retains an elastic part. The sealing ring seals the roiling chamber by a radial or axial sealing lip on the elastic part. The sealing ring lies between the first bearing part and a second bearing part that is rotatable relative to the first bearing part or lies between the first bearing part and another component fixed to the second bearing part and moveable relative to the first bearing part. A ring of lubricant is applied, formed and retained by an annular groove in a sealing lip and by the second bearing part or by the component. The ring of lubricant can also be shaped so that the ring of lubricant closes a gap between the sealing lip and the second bearing part or the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Erwin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8240674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal with non-contact adjacent deflector rings, arranged concentrically to each other, about a common rotation axis, whereby, on a first deflector ring of the deflector rings, at least two axially-adjacent radial lips are embodied an said radial lips are embodied such as not to come into contact with a second deflector ring of the deflector rings and an annular hollow cavity is embodied between two axially-adjacent radial lips and the second deflector ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erwin Hartmann, Wilhelm Walter
  • Patent number: 8173821
    Abstract: A serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Nicolas Jacques Francois Dreyfus, Sandra Ann Filla, Anette Margareta Johansson, Thierry J. Masquelin, Jikesh Arvind Shah, Eric George Tromiczak, Magnus Wilhelm Walter
  • Patent number: 8152381
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has a sealing arrangement and a sensor component, particularly an encoder, which is fitted with a mounting flange. The rolling bearing further has an inner ring and an outer ring between which rolling members are arranged. The sealing arrangement is equipped with at least one sealing element between the inner ring and the outer ring. In order to provide a rolling bearing which can easily be retrofitted with a retrofit sensor, particularly a retrofit encoder, and is well protected against environmental influence, the sensor component that is fitted with the mounting flange is designed as a retrofit part, while at least one water discharge port is disposed in the region of the mounting flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Alexander Haepp, Erwin Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20110286833
    Abstract: A vacuum pump has the outer side of the pump housing provided with retaining elements. These serve to receive at least one mass element. With these mass elements, which are preferably arranged asymmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the vacuum pump, vibrations that occur can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Holger Dietz, Gerhard-Wilhelm Walter
  • Patent number: 8042814
    Abstract: The seal for sealing off the bearing interior of a bearing has a first sealing lip angled outward from a base of the seal and forming a first sealing contact, and a second sealing lip angled inward from the base and forming a second sealing contact. An annular chamber is formed between the first sealing lip and the second sealing lip. The first sealing lip has at least one ventilation opening which leads into the chamber from the outside. The ventilation opening is positioned at the first sealing contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Alexander Haepp, Bernhard Wilm
  • Publication number: 20110197659
    Abstract: An overall leakage rate of a vacuum system which can be operated continuously or cyclically is determined. The vacuum system includes at least one process chamber (10) and a pumping device (16) connected to the process chamber (10). In a cyclical leakage rate determination technique, the following steps are taken: suppressing a process gas feed to the process chamber (10), feeding a carrier gas to the process chamber (10), conveying the carrier gas and a leakage gas using the pumping device (16), measuring an amount of a gas component in the pumped gas, and determining the overall leakage rate of the vacuum system based on the measured amount of the gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Palten, Gerhard Wilhelm Walter, Damian Ehrensperger
  • Patent number: 7997316
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for a tire pressure-regulating device for a motor vehicle, which provides a compressed-air supply to a tire of a vehicle through a hole in an inner ring of a rolling bearing of a wheel bearing, through a seal housing which is connected to a wheel hub in a rotationally fixed manner, and through the wheel hub itself. A flat seal is fixed on the inner ring of the rolling bearing and the radially outer end of the seal has a sealing lip which is directed towards the seal housing and bears against it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Robert Heuberger, Marc-Andre Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20110148182
    Abstract: A steering knuckle, which is provided for receiving an outer ring of a wheel bearing, and a wheel bearing arrangement with such a steering knuckle. The sealing arrangements of the wheel bearing has a pre-seal, which is designed as a labyrinth seal to provide sealing for an appropriate gap geometry. To this end, the steering knuckle has a collecting channel, which captures liquids and dirt particles and discharges them at the periphery. The hearing seal can be changed by this measure, so that savings are possible with a minimum of sealing action of the conventional sealing arrangement and with greatly reduced friction torque. Overall, the sealing action, which is now achieved by the bearing seal and the pre-seal together, is increased or remains at least at the same level while manufacturing costs are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Erwin Hartman
  • Publication number: 20110150380
    Abstract: A seal arrangement with a centrifugal ring for a sealing between a rotatable bearing part and a static bearing part. The centrifugal ring has a first end piece, which forms both an outer circumference of the centrifugal ring and a cutoff edge located on a disk-shaped outer face. The seal arrangement reduces the coefficient of friction without having to accept any loss of sealing effect, but in which the seal arrangement nevertheless remains cost-effective to manufacture. For this purpose, the centrifugal ring has a second end piece. The end pieces together form a first collecting channel in the vicinity of the cutoff edge and the end pieces each form an annular seal gap with a static bearing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm WALTER, Erwin HARTMANN
  • Publication number: 20110044569
    Abstract: A compact cassette seal and a corresponding wheel hearing for a passenger car or truck. The cassette seal has a bent sheet-metal ring which is and/or can be non-rotatably connected to a radially inner component and an annular sealing system which is non-rotatably connected to a radially outer component. The sealing system has a bearing ring and a radially peripheral seal with at least one sealing lip. The seal is secured to the bearing ring and the sealing lips resting on the bent sheet-metal ring in a sealing manner. A radially outer ring end section of the sealing system defines a labyrinth seal with a bent sheet-metal section of the bent sheet-metal ring. The bent sheet-metal section radially overlaps the ring end section on the exterior thereby forming an axially aligned or substantially axially aligned labyrinth seal section of the labyrinth seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Haepp, Robert Heuber, Marc-Andre Schaefer, Wilhelm Walter
  • Publication number: 20100261762
    Abstract: A serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Nicolas Jacques Francois DREYFUS, Sandra Ann FILLA, Anette Margareta JOHANSSON, Thierry J. MASQUELIN, Jikesh Arvind SHAH, Eric George TROMICZAK, Magnus Wilhelm WALTER
  • Publication number: 20100187415
    Abstract: A turbomolecular pump (12) has a circular intake opening (16) distal of an inlet rotor stage (18). The intake opening (16) comprises at least two opening sections (41, 42, 43) that are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Schneiders, Markus Henry, Gerhard Wilhelm Walter
  • Publication number: 20100111457
    Abstract: A rolling bearing which has a sealing arrangement and a sensor component, particularly an encoder, which is fitted with a mounting flange. The rolling bearing further has an inner ring and an outer ring between which rolling members are arranged. The sealing arrangement is equipped with at least one sealing element between the inner ring and the outer ring. In order to provide a rolling bearing which can easily be retrofitted with a retrofit sensor, particularly a retrofit encoder, and is well protected against environmental influence, the sensor component that is fitted with the mounting flange is designed as a retrofit part, while at least one water discharge port is disposed in the region of the mounting flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Alexander Haepp, Erwin Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20100052265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal with non-contact adjacent deflector rings, arranged concentrically to each other, about a common rotation axis, whereby, on a first deflector ring of the deflector rings, at least two axially-adjacent radial lips are embodied an said radial lips are embodied such as not to come into contact with a second deflector ring of the deflector rings and an annular hollow cavity is embodied between two axially-adjacent radial lips and the second deflector ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KG
    Inventors: Erwin HARTMANN, Wilhelm WALTER
  • Patent number: 7624989
    Abstract: The invention relates to a seal with non-contact adjacent deflector rings, arranged concentrically to each other, about a common rotation axis, whereby, on a first deflector ring of the deflector rings, at least two axially-adjacent radial lips are embodied an said radial lips are embodied such as not to come into contact with a second deflector ring of the deflector rings and an annular hollow cavity is embodied between two axially-adjacent radial lips and the second deflector ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Erwin Hartmann, Wilhelm Walter
  • Patent number: 7619096
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for the inhibition of the uptake of one or more physiologically active monoamines (serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Christopher David Beadle, Manuel Javier Cases-Thomas, Barry Peter Clark, Peter Thaddeus Gallagher, John Joseph Masters, Graham Henry Timms, Magnus Wilhelm Walter, Maria Ann Whatton, Virginia Ann Wood, Jeremy Gilmore
  • Patent number: 7618191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel bearing arrangement, comprising at least one encoder, at least one sensor, a seal arranged concentrically to the rotational axis and a hub mounted to rotate in the wheel bearing arrangement, whereby a radial flange on the hub, faces radially away from the rotation axis and the seal seals at least one radial annular gap around the hub on the side of the radial flange. The seal comprises at least one cover ring, made from a non-ferromagnetic material and at least one elastic first sealing lip, the first sealing lip is fixed to the cover ring and makes sealing contact with the encoder and at least one signal-active part of the encoder is arranged on the inside of the seal and rotates about the rotational axis with the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Alexander Haepp, Wilhelm Walter
  • Patent number: 7481066
    Abstract: A vacuum device comprises a plurality of cryopumps (10) connected with one or a plurality of vacuum chambers. The cryopumps (10) are connected via media supply conduits (12) and media return conduits (14) with a compressor (16). An adjusting device (18) is connected before at least one of the cryopumps for controlling the amount of media fed to the cryopump. Further, the cryopumps (10) comprise a temperature measuring device. The temperature measuring device and the adjusting device (18) are connected with a controller (28). To allow the desired amount of media to be fed to the cryopumps (10), the adjusting device (18) comprises a throttle (24) in a media supply conduit (12) and a controllable valve in a throttle bypass conduit (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Schiller, Holger Dietz, Gerhard Wilhelm Walter