Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Kornprobst

Wolfgang Kornprobst 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).

  • Patent number: 8398493
    Abstract: A torque transmission device includes a shaft, particularly a drive shaft for a drive train of a vehicle, and at least one coupling element which is connected with an end of the shaft. The shaft and the at least one coupling element each consists completely or at least partly of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Dullenkopf, Wolfgang Kornprobst, Helmut Schuermann, Patrick Tichelmann
  • Publication number: 20120115621
    Abstract: A torque transmission device includes a shaft, particularly a drive shaft for a drive train of a vehicle, and at least one coupling element which is connected with an end of the shaft. The shaft and the at least one coupling element each consists completely or at least partly of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk DULLENKOPF, Wolfgang Kornprobst, Helmut Schuermann, Patrick Tichelmann