Patents by Inventor Alexander Koch

Alexander Koch 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: 10502467
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a refrigeration appliance component and a cleaning device for cleaning the component. The cleaning device includes a cleaning element, an actuating element, and a connection element. The cleaning element is connected to the actuating element by the connection element. The refrigeration appliance has a cavity which extends from the front side of the refrigeration appliance to the back side of the refrigeration appliance, and in which the connection element is accommodated. The cleaning element is moveable across a surface of the refrigeration appliance component upon actuation of the actuating element in order to remove dirt deposits from the surface of the refrigeration appliance component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Niels Liengaard
  • Publication number: 20190322500
    Abstract: A hoist, a hoisting apparatus with said hoist and a method for securing a hoist. A hoist body having a drive mechanism for raising or lowering a hoist chain or a hoist cable is suspended from a support device by a hoist support. A safety device having a loosely arranged coupling element and a damping element is mounted between the hoist body and the support device. If the hoist support is released, the hoist body can drop by a drop height until the coupling element becomes taut. The damping element then damps the fall under the load of the hoist body, the hoist chain and whatever load is suspended from it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Baier, Alexander Koch, Ewald Sawitzki, Simon Brose
  • Patent number: 10050381
    Abstract: A plug connector part includes a housing having first and second housing parts. The housing parts are joined together parallel to a plug contact insertion direction. The housing parts have lateral surfaces which face one another when the housing parts are joined together. The housing parts have parallel grooves at their lateral surfaces. The grooves form plug contact receiving channels when the housing parts are joined together. The plug contacts have lances which engage projections of the receiving channels when the plug contacts are fully received within the receiving channels. The first housing part includes spring tongues along the grooves of the first housing part for fixing the plug contacts within the receiving channels. The spring tongues have tab-like sections which extend into the receiving channels and engage the plug contacts to fix the plug contacts within the receiving channels in a form-fit manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Uwe Raschke, Guido Eberhardt, Alexander Koch, Christian Jaworek
  • Publication number: 20180123289
    Abstract: A plug connector part includes a housing having first and second housing parts. The housing parts are joined together parallel to a plug contact insertion direction. The housing parts have lateral surfaces which face one another when the housing parts are joined together. The housing parts have parallel grooves at their lateral surfaces. The grooves form plug contact receiving channels when the housing parts are joined together. The plug contacts have lances which engage projections of the receiving channels when the plug contacts are fully received within the receiving channels. The first housing part includes spring tongues along the grooves of the first housing part for fixing the plug contacts within the receiving channels. The spring tongues have tab-like sections which extend into the receiving channels and engage the plug contacts to fix the plug contacts within the receiving channels in a form-fit manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Wolter, Uwe Raschke, Guido Eberhardt, Alexander Koch, Christian Jaworek
  • Publication number: 20180073574
    Abstract: A clutch actuator for transmitting a disengaging force to a disengaging device of a clutch includes an actuating element to which the disengaging force can be applied and includes a piston rod for transmitting the disengaging force from the actuating element to the disengaging device. The piston rod is mounted against a connection region of the actuating element such that the piston rod can be moved towards the connection region by the clutch reaction force of the clutch, and the positioning of the connection region and the piston rod relative to each other as a result of the movement can be fixed by applying the disengaging force to the actuating element. The actuating element is designed to at least partly deflect the disengaging force so as to produce a normal force and/or a radial force which acts between the connection region and the piston rod, and the normal force and/or the radial force fixes the position of the connection region and the piston rod relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Simon WINTER, Juergen SCHUDY, Alexander KOCH
  • Publication number: 20180022825
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reversal agents, which specifically bind to anti-Factor XI and/or anti-Factor XIa antibodies, and reverse one or more anticoagulant effects of the anti-Factor XI and/or anti-Factor XIa antibodies, as well as to methods of use thereof, such as methods for reversing anticoagulant effects of such anti-Factor XI and/or anti-Factor XIa antibodies, and to related methods for managing bleeding or bleeding risks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan EWERT, Yasser KHDER, Alexander KOCH
  • Publication number: 20170343256
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has a refrigeration appliance component and a cleaning device for cleaning the component. The cleaning device includes a cleaning element, an actuating element, and a connection element. The cleaning element is connected to the actuating element by the connection element. The refrigeration appliance has a cavity which extends from the front side of the refrigeration appliance to the back side of the refrigeration appliance, and in which the connection element is accommodated. The cleaning element is moveable across a surface of the refrigeration appliance component upon actuation of the actuating element in order to remove dirt deposits from the surface of the refrigeration appliance component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: ALEXANDER KOCH, NIELS LIENGAARD
  • Patent number: 9528742
    Abstract: A refrigerating device has an evaporator, a fan, a fan housing for generating an air flow on the evaporator, and a bearing shell for retaining the fan housing on the evaporator in a vibration-decoupled manner. The fan housing has at least one first bearing pin and a second bearing pin. The bearing shell has at least one first receiving recess for receiving the first bearing pin in a pivotal manner and a second receiving recess for receiving the second bearing pin, and a pivotal locking element is provided for locking the second bearing pin in the second receiving recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Michaela Malisi, Renate Pradel
  • Publication number: 20150047386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerating device comprising an evaporator, comprising a fan and a fan housing for generating an air flow on the evaporator, and comprising a bearing shell for retaining the fan housing on the evaporator in a vibration-decoupled manner. The fan housing has at least one first bearing pin and a second bearing pin. The bearing shell has at least one first receiving recess for receiving the first bearing pin in a pivotal manner and a second receiving recess for receiving the second bearing pin, and a pivotal locking element is provided for locking the second bearing pin in the second receiving recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Michaela Malisi, Renate Pradel
  • Patent number: 8523101
    Abstract: An aircraft capable of making short takeoffs and landings includes essentially a fuselage, a wing secured to the fuselage, a front horizontal stabilizer secured to the fuselage on the front end of the fuselage and at least two jet engines for propulsion. According to the architecture proposed, the propulsion engines are arranged side by side above the fuselage in a rear part of the fuselage with a width at least equal to the width of the propulsion group, a fuselage flap device is arranged in the back of the fuselage so that the fuselage flaps adopt at least a position in which the flaps are considerably in a horizontal plane and take at least a high-lift position in which the flaps are turned downward in such a way that the blast created by the jet engines is channeled towards the top surface of the fuselage flaps to induce a blowing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Cazals, Alexander Koch
  • Patent number: 8152095
    Abstract: An aircraft, the propulsive units of which include engines, and which is distinguished by reduced noise emissions, includes a wing structure fixed to an upper region of the fuselage, and a vertical tail system having at least two vertical stabilizers which are generally vertically fixed to the fuselage aftwardly of the wing structure. The engines are disposed side by side in a propulsive package disposed above the fuselage, which propulsive package includes the following: air inlet openings for the propulsive package, which openings are disposed above the fuselage between a point at the leading edge and a point at the trailing edge of an aerodynamic root chord of the wing structure; and exhaust nozzle conduit outlets associated with exhaust nozzle conduits, which outlets are formed by the structure (cowling structure) of the propulsive package, and are disposed above the fuselage forwardly of an aft terminus of the fuselage and between the vertical stabilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Olivier Cazals, Alexander Koch
  • Publication number: 20100272384
    Abstract: A force-moment sensor is provided for measuring at least one force and/or moment, which comprises a first part, a second part and an optical fibre arranged therebetween, said optical fibre comprising in at least one section a component for detecting deformations and/or stresses of the fibre transversely to its longitudinal axis. The present invention further relates to a method for measuring forces and/or moments. Thus, a fibre is provided which comprises at least one component for detecting deformations and/or stresses of the fibre transversely to a longitudinal axis of the fibre and into which light is introduced. According to this method, a force and/or moment acts on the fibre, wherein at least one component of the force and/or moment acts perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the fibre. The light reflected in the fibre is then detected and the detected spectrum analysed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mathias MUELLER, Lars Hoffmann, Tobias Lautenschlager, Alexander Koch
  • Patent number: 7807933
    Abstract: An RF isolation container that includes a counterweight system to assist an operator with opening and closing operations, an electromagnet locking mechanism for easier and consistent locking of the RF isolation container and a motion damping mechanism to relieve fatigue on operating components and on human operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Winston Mok, Alexander Koch, Arkady Ivannikov
  • Patent number: 7675304
    Abstract: An improved test probe assembly has an improved mounting assembly which provides the test probe multi-directional freedom of movement with respect to a base in order to resist damage frequently caused to the test probe. The improved mounting assembly may, for example, include at least a first resilient mount disposed on the base and having at least a first support and at least a first resilient element. The at least a first resilient element, which may, for example, be at least a first spring, is deflectable when the test probe engages a structure, such as a device under testing (DUT). Accordingly, the improved test probe assembly of the invention can be deflected an infinite number of positions, in order to resist damage caused, for example, by misalignment between the probe and the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Arkady Ivannikov, Ted Toth
  • Publication number: 20090134899
    Abstract: An improved test probe assembly has an improved mounting assembly which provides the test probe multi-directional freedom of movement with respect to a base in order to resist damage frequently caused to the test probe. The improved mounting assembly may, for example, include at least a first resilient mount disposed on the base and having at least a first support and at least a first resilient element. The at least a first resilient element, which may, for example, be at least a first spring, is deflectable when the test probe engages a structure, such as a device under testing (DUT). Accordingly, the improved test probe assembly of the invention can be deflected an infinite number of positions, in order to resist damage caused, for example, by misalignment between the probe and the DUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Arkady Ivannikov, Ted Toth
  • Patent number: 7528596
    Abstract: A fixture is provided for functional testing of an assembled wireless device. The wireless device has a first port and a second port. The fixture comprises: a base having an opening formed therein for receiving a retainer, the retainer being rotatably mounted in the opening for rotating from a first position to a second position, the retainer for receiving the wireless device while in the first position; a first connector mounted in the retainer for engaging the first port of the wireless device when the wireless device is received by the retainer in the first position; and a second connector rotatably mounted on the base, the second connector for engaging the second port of the wireless device when the retainer is rotated to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Arkady Ivannikov, Alexander Koch, Marek Reksnis
  • Publication number: 20090084889
    Abstract: An aircraft the propulsive units of which include engines, and which is distinguished by reduced noise emissions, includes a wing structure fixed to an upper region of the fuselage, and a vertical tail system having at least two vertical stabilizers which are generally vertically fixed to the fuselage aftwardly of the wing structure. The engines are disposed side by side in a propulsive package disposed above the fuselage, which propulsive package includes the following, air inlet openings for the propulsive package, which openings are disposed above the fuselage between a point at the leading edge and a point at the trailing edge of an aerodynamic root chord of the wing structure; and exhaust nozzle conduit outlets associated with exhaust nozzle conduits, which outlets are formed by the structure (cowling structure) of the propulsive package, and are disposed above the fuselage forwardly of an aft terminus of the fuselage and between the vertical stabilizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Olivier Cazals, Alexander Koch
  • Patent number: 7501841
    Abstract: An improved test probe assembly has an improved mounting assembly which provides the test probe multi-directional freedom of movement with respect to a base in order to resist damage frequently caused to the test probe. The improved mounting assembly may, for example, include at least a first resilient mount disposed on the base and having at least a first support and at least a first resilient element. The at least a first resilient element, which may, for example, be at least a first spring, is deflectable when the test probe engages a structure, such as a device under testing (DUT). Accordingly, the improved test probe assembly of the invention can be deflected an infinite number of positions, in order to resist damage caused, for example, by misalignment between the probe and the DUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Koch, Arkady Ivannikov, Ted Toth
  • Publication number: 20080202805
    Abstract: An RF isolation container that includes a counterweight system to assist an operator with opening and closing operations, an electromagnet locking mechanism for easier and consistent locking of the RF isolation container and a motion damping mechanism to relieve fatigue on operating components and on human operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Winston MOK, Alexander KOCH, Arkady IVANNIKOV
  • Patent number: 7388160
    Abstract: An RF isolation container that includes a counterweight system to assist an operator with opening and closing operations, an electromagnet locking mechanism for easier and consistent locking of the RF isolation container and a motion damping mechanism to relieve fatigue on operating components and on human operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Winston Mok, Alexander Koch, Arkady Ivannikov