Patents by Inventor Alexander Sauer
Alexander Sauer 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).
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Publication number: 20240092189Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery assembly for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle, and to methods associated with such an assembly. As disclosed, there is provided a battery assembly for a vehicle, the assembly having a housing, the housing for containing a coolant fluid and at least one battery cell to be cooled by said coolant fluid, the assembly further having a first container volume having a lower portion in fluid communication with an upper portion of the housing, wherein the first container volume has a smaller cross-sectional area in a horizontal plane than that of the housing, and the assembly further having a second container volume having a lower portion in fluid communication with an upper portion of the first container volume. The disclosed battery assembly provides improved battery performance by virtue of improved cell temperature management, particularly when packaging is constrained.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ed BOWER, Ralph ILLENBERGER, Tony KISS, Marco ARNOLETTI, Remi STOHR, Alexander SAUER
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Patent number: 8801331Abstract: The invention relates to a tidal power plant, comprising a turbine, which rotates on a carrying element; a foundation structure, on which the carrying element is supported on at least one coupling device, an upper part of the coupling device that is part of the carrying element being detachably operatively connected to a lower part of the coupling device that is part of the foundation structure in the installed state, wherein the invention is characterized in that the carrying element is individually adapted to the orientation of the lower part of the coupling device existing after the foundation structure has been created.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Voith Patent GmbHInventors: Norman Perner, Wolfgang Maier, Alexander Sauer, Benjamin Holstein
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Publication number: 20130302169Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a drive shaft; a rotor having rotor blades, which each comprise a profiled rotor blade section and a blade fastening section; wherein each blade fastening section comprises a first contact region and a second contact region, the first contact region being at least indirectly supported on the blade fastening section of a first adjacent rotor blade, the second contact region being at least indirectly supported on the blade fastening section of a second adjacent rotor blade; the blade fastening sections are fastened in a formfitting manner and/or by a screw connection on the drive shaft, so that there is a connection between rotor blade and drive shaft on an axial end face of the blade fastening section. Intermediate elements having an elastic intermediate layer are between the blade fastening sections of adjacent rotor blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Patrick Hennes, Alexander Sauer
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Publication number: 20120272614Abstract: The invention relates to a tidal power plant, comprising a turbine, which rotates on a carrying element; a foundation structure, on which the carrying element is supported on at least one coupling device, an upper part of the coupling device that is part of the carrying element being detachably operatively connected to a lower part of the coupling device that is part of the foundation structure in the installed state, wherein the invention is characterized in that the carrying element is individually adapted to the orientation of the lower part of the coupling device existing after the foundation structure has been created.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: November 1, 2012Inventors: Norman Perner, Wolfgang Maier, Alexander Sauer, Benjamin Holstein
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Publication number: 20120228878Abstract: The invention relates to a tidal power plant, comprising a machine nacelle having a nacelle housing; a water turbine, which is part of a revolving unit, wherein the revolving unit is supported on the nacelle housing by means of a sliding bearing arrangement comprising a plurality of bearing elements. The invention is characterised in that the nacelle housing comprises at least one load-bearing concrete part and the bearing elements are adjustably fastened to the concrete part or to a bearing support cast into the concrete part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Norman Perner, Wolfgang Maier, Alexander Sauer, Benjamin Holstein
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Publication number: 20100227965Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition having reduced gloss sensitivity and no unpleasant odor is produced from a graft copolymer and a thermoplastic polymer. The graft copolymer is produced from a soft elastomeric particulate graft base obtained by emulsion polymerization of a conjugated diene alone or with a small amount of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, using an inorganic radical generating substance and a limited amount of chain transfer agent, upon which is grafted a vinyl aromatic monomer and acrylonitrile and optionally another monoethylenically unsaturated monomer using an inorganic radical generating substance while the use of a chain transfer agent is excluded. The thermoplastic polymer is a copolymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and acrylonitrile and optionally an additional monoethylenically unsaturated monomer. The thermoplastic molding composition has a low level of unpleasant odor coupled with reduced gloss sensitivity and good mechanical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2006Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wil Duijzings, Davy Roger Suwier, Bernhard Czauderna, Norbert Niebner, Alexander Sauer, Michel Peper
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Patent number: 6957736Abstract: A conveyor for transporting load carriers, having load-bearing members which are spaced apart parallel to one another on frame parts and are intended for accommodating drivable load-bearing elements which form longitudinally running load-bearing tracks for the load carriers resting on the load-bearing elements. The conveyor may include modular-construction conveying units, and each load-bearing element of at least two laterally spaced-apart load-bearing members of each conveyor unit may comprise an endlessly circulating load-bearing belt, which bears the load carriers and which is supported on load-bearing rollers mounted on the load-bearing members. The conveyor may be provided for transporting load carriers and may be suitable for conveying the load carriers both longitudinally and transversely. The conveyor may transport the load carriers with a lower level of noise, and may allow a high throughput even of large loads.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Edgar Bonifer, Mario D'Onofrio, Alexander Fuchs, Johann Kandziora, Georg Ketzer, Matthias Reck, Hartwig Reckemeier, Alexander Sauer
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Publication number: 20040211649Abstract: A conveyor for transporting load carriers, having load-bearing members which are spaced apart parallel to one another on frame parts and are intended for accommodating drivable load-bearing elements which form longitudinally running load-bearing tracks for the load carriers resting on the load-bearing elements. The conveyor may include modular-construction conveying units, and each load-bearing element of at least two laterally spaced-apart load-bearing members of each conveyor unit may comprise an endlessly circulating load-bearing belt, which bears the load carriers and which is supported on load-bearing rollers mounted on the load-bearing members. The conveyor may be provided for transporting load carriers and may be suitable for conveying the load carriers both longitudinally and transversely. The conveyor may transport the load carriers with a lower level of noise, and may allow a high throughput even of large loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Edgar Bonifer, Mario D'Onofrio, Alexander Fuchs, Johann Kandziora, Georg Ketzer, Matthias Reck, Hartwig Reckemeier, Alexander Sauer
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Publication number: 20030131743Abstract: Printing rollers, in particular ink rollers, dampening rollers or varnishing rollers for web-fed offset printing machines and sheet-fed offset printing machines, with a rigid roller core and a roller cover with an outside layer from elastomeric or elastic plastic material are constructed that way that the roller cover is connected with the roller core detachable. In this way for inking units, dampening units and varnishing units of printing machines rollers are made available, whose roller cover is exchangeable and can be used in a one-way method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: Alexander Sauer, Mathias Zisenis
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Publication number: 20030131745Abstract: A roller for industrial uses or printing uses essentially consists of non-metallic materials. The roller particularly comprises a roller core or a roller base of nonmetallic material. Besides, also bearing seats and bearings are preferably made of non-metallic material. The roller is applied in usual industrial and graphic applications. The roller can be used in a one-way procedure and be supplied to a chemical, mechanical or thermal recycling process directly after use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: Alexander Sauer, Mathias Zisenis