Patents by Inventor Winfried Pöppinghaus

Winfried Pöppinghaus 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).

  • Method and device for correcting the bending of a shaft, an axle or another carrier
    Patent number: 6360982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for correcting the bending of a shaft (2), an axle or another carrier resting with both ends upon a pair of bearing elements (6, 7). The carrier bends under its own weight and/or additional loading and/or due to forces applied on the bearing elements. Said bearing elements are submitted to a bending counterforce (4) produced using the carrier weight and/or additional loading and/or forces applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Winfried Pöppinghaus