Patents by Inventor Dieter Braun
Dieter Braun 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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Patent number: 11894747Abstract: A drive motor for a suction device or a machine tool in the form of a handheld power tool or a semi-stationary machine tool, wherein the drive motor includes a stator having an excitation coil assembly and a rotor having a motor shaft, which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis on the stator or with respect to the stator by means of a bearing assembly, wherein the rotor is received in a rotor receptacle of the stator, the inner circumference of said receptacle having grooves which extend along longitudinal axes that run parallel to the rotational axis and have insertion openings which are open towards the rotational axis and are provided for inserting excitation coils of the excitation coil assembly and are closed by groove covers, wherein the groove covers are in engagement with the engage-behind contours of the grooves at their opposite longitudinal sides, each of which extends along the longitudinal axis of the respective groove, said longitudinal axis being transverse to a transverse spacing betwType: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FESTOOL GMBHInventors: Florian Goos, Volker Barth, Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20220224184Abstract: A drive motor for a suction device or a machine tool in the form of a handheld power tool or a semi-stationary machine tool, wherein the drive motor includes a stator having an excitation coil assembly and a rotor having a motor shaft, which is rotatably mounted around a rotational axis on the stator or with respect to the stator by means of a bearing assembly, wherein the rotor is received in a rotor receptacle of the stator, the inner circumference of said receptacle having grooves which extend along longitudinal axes that run parallel to the rotational axis and have insertion openings which are open towards the rotational axis and are provided for inserting excitation coils of the excitation coil assembly and are closed by groove covers, wherein the groove covers are in engagement with the engage-behind contours of the grooves at their opposite longitudinal sides, each of which extends along the longitudinal axis of the respective groove, said longitudinal axis being transverse to a transverse spacing betwType: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Florian Goos, Volker Barth, Hans-Dieter Braun
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Patent number: 9995684Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and a method for thermo-optical measurements in a droplet of aqueous solution comprising particles of interest, the method comprising the following steps: providing the droplet of aqueous solution with a volume of less than 200 nl, wherein the aqueous solution is a first liquid and at least a part of the particles of interest are fluorescent particles; embedding the droplet of aqueous solution at least partly in a second liquid; irradiating a laser light beam into the droplet to obtain a spatial temperature distribution in the droplet around the irradiated laser light beam; exciting fluorescently said fluorescent particles and detecting fluorescence at least at one position or at around one position in the droplet or detecting the fluorescence distribution of said fluorescently excited particles, wherein said detection of fluorescence is performed at least once at a predetermined time after the start of the laser irradiation; and determining a characteristicType: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NANOTEMPER TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Susanne Seidel, Dieter Braun, Stefan Duhr, Philipp Baaske
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Patent number: 9566684Abstract: A sanding machine, with a machine bed, two vertical supports arranged laterally at the machine bed, with a bridge displaceable on the vertical supports in a horizontal, linear Y-axis, with an X-sled displaceable at the bridge in a horizontal, linear X-axis, with a Z-sled displaceable at the X-sled in a vertical, linear Z-axis, with an operating spindle supported at the Z-sled, particularly a sanding spindle, with a machine table and a magazine wheel comprising tool holders for sanding disks, and which is rotational about an axis parallel in reference to the Z-axis, with the operating spindle being able to remove a tool from a tool holder and place it there when this tool holder is rotated into an exchange position, with the tool magazine being arranged underneath the machine table and in the area of the exchange position.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: HAAS Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20150316480Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and a method for thermo-optical measurements in a droplet of aqueous solution comprising particles of interest, the method comprising the following steps: providing the droplet of aqueous solution with a volume of less than 200 nl, wherein the aqueous solution is a first liquid and at least a part of the particles of interest are fluorescent particles; embedding the droplet of aqueous solution at least partly in a second liquid; irradiating a laser light beam into the droplet to obtain a spatial temperature distribution in the droplet around the irradiated laser light beam; exciting fluorescently said fluorescent particles and detecting fluorescence at least at one position or at around one position in the droplet or detecting the fluorescence distribution of said fluorescently excited particles, wherein said detection of fluorescence is performed at least once at a predetermined time after the start of the laser irradiation; and determining a characteristicType: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Susanne Seidel, Dieter Braun, Stefan Duhr, Philipp Baaske
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Publication number: 20150251290Abstract: A sanding machine, with a machine bed, two vertical supports arranged laterally at the machine bed, with a bridge displaceable on the vertical supports in a horizontal, linear Y-axis, with an X-sled displaceable at the bridge in a horizontal, linear X-axis, with a Z-sled displaceable at the X-sled in a vertical, linear Z-axis, with an operating spindle supported at the Z-sled, particularly a sanding spindle, with a machine table and a magazine wheel comprising tool holders for sanding disks, and which is rotational about an axis parallel in reference to the Z-axis, with the operating spindle being able to remove a tool from a tool holder and place it there when this tool holder is rotated into an exchange position, with the tool magazine being arranged underneath the machine table and in the area of the exchange position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventor: Hans-Dieter BRAUN
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Patent number: 8941080Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device and method to measure thermo-optical, preferably thermophoretic, characteristics of particles in a solution. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample probe comprising marked particles in a solution; (b) providing a temperature control system for creating a temperature gradient within said sample probe by contact heating, electrical heating and/or cooling; (c) detecting the marked particles at a first time; (d) creating a temperature gradient within the sample probe by means of the temperature control system; (e) detecting the marked particles in the sample probe at a, preferably predetermined, second time and/or at a predetermined location within the temperature gradient, and (f) characterizing the particles based on said two detections.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat MunchenInventors: Stefan Duhr, Philipp Baaske, Dieter Braun, Christoph Jens Wienken
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Publication number: 20140070578Abstract: The invention relates to a seat energy absorption device, in particular an aircraft seat energy absorption device, which is intended, to at least partly absorb at least a primary acceleration movement of at least one backrest unit, at least in a crash situation. The seat energy absorption device has at least one seat energy absorption unit, which is intended to be moved in a crash situation in at least one direction deviating from the primary acceleration movement of the backrest unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Michal SZELAGOWSKI, Dieter BRAUN, Heiko MINZER
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Publication number: 20110195458Abstract: A method of amplifying one or more target nucleic acid sequence(s) in a PCR buffer solution comprising one or more target nucleic acid sequence(s), a nucleic acid polymerase, deoxynucleotide or nucleotide triphosphates, at least a first primer and a second primer is provided. The PCR buffer solution is contained in an elongated vessel. The solution within the vessel is locally heated in a spatio-temporally varying manner. Fluid flows circulating within the vessel are established. At least a fraction of the PCR buffer solution cyclically travels between regions having different temperatures, giving rise to a temperature cycling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat MunchenInventors: Dieter Braun, Christof Mast
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Patent number: 7988531Abstract: Grinding machine with a machine bed, with a tool carriage that is linearly movable on the machine bed in a Y-axis, with a tool spindle, which is mounted in the tool carriage so as to rotate around an X-axis that is perpendicular to the Y-axis, and which can be rotationally driven, with an X-carriage that is linearly movable on the machine bed in the X-axis, with a Z-carriage that is linearly movable on the X-carriage with a Z-axis that is perpendicular to the X-axis and the Y-axis, and with a work piece jig, which is arranged on the Z-carriage so as to pivot around a B-axis, which is parallel to the Y-axis, and which is capable of rotating around its A-axis, which is perpendicular to the B-axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: HAAS SCHLEIFMASCHINEN GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20110084218Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device and method to measure thermo-optical, preferably thermophoretic, characteristics of particles in a solution. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample probe comprising marked particles in a solution; (b) providing a temperature control system for creating a temperature gradient within said sample probe by contact heating, electrical heating and/or cooling; (c) detecting the marked particles at a first time; (d) creating a temperature gradient within the sample probe by means of the temperature control system; (e) detecting the marked particles in the sample probe at a, preferably predetermined, second time and/or at a predetermined location within the temperature gradient, and (f) characterizing the particles based on said two detections.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Stefan Duhr, Philipp Baaske, Dieter Braun, Christoph Jens Wienken
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Patent number: 7823273Abstract: An apparatus for processing workpieces containing plastics material by welding, stamping, cutting and/or bonding is described. The apparatus includes a loading and unloading station for loading and unloading the workpieces (35), a processing station with a free space for processing the workpieces (35) and at least one interchangeable module (15) which can be inserted and fixed in the free space and which comprises at least one workpiece receptacle (34) and at least one processing tool (37) which are both adapted to a selected processing task. In accordance with the invention the interchangeable module (15) is supported on running wheels (17) and can be inserted in the free space therewith, and the relative position between the receptacle (34) and the processing tool (37) required in the processing is determined by the interchangeable module (15) alone.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Mschinenfabrik Spaichingen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20090124171Abstract: Grinding machine with a machine bed, with a tool carriage that is linearly movable on the machine bed in a Y-axis, with a tool spindle, which is mounted in the tool carriage so as to rotate around an X-axis that is perpendicular to the Y-axis, and which can be rotationally driven, with an X-carriage that is linearly movable on the machine bed in the X-axis, with a Z-carriage that is linearly movable on the X-carriage with a Z-axis that is perpendicular to the X-axis and the Y-axis, and with a work piece jig, which is arranged on the Z-carriage so as to pivot around a B-axis, which is parallel to the Y-axis, and which is capable of rotating around its A-axis, which is perpendicular to the B-axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Patent number: 7476190Abstract: A tool magazine for a machine tool has a magazine wheel (34) on whose periphery a tool holder (50) for mounting tools (56) is located. The positions and spacings between the tool holders (50) in a T-groove (48) on the periphery of the magazine wheel (34) are adjustable and fixable in their respective positions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Patent number: 7465905Abstract: A method and a device for connecting objects by means of a connecting element which can be plasticised by heat, on which connecting element a rivet head is formed by means of a heatable cap having a small-volume configuration. The cap is heated by a heating element which is moveable together with it in the direction of the connecting element and is configured as a large-volume heat store. The heating element is separated from the cap after forming the rivet head but before withdrawal of the cap from the rivet head, in order to enable rapid cooling of the rivet head.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2005Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Spaichingen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Patent number: 7462145Abstract: A machine tool is described, in particular a grinding machine, with a tool storage device. The tool storage device contains an outer magazine wheel (34) and an inner magazine wheel (58), which are independently concentrically rotatable in a controlled manner. The outer magazine wheel (34) preferably holds grinding tools (56), while the inner magazine wheel (58) preferably holds grinding wheel protectors (68). The grinding tool (56) and the grinding wheel protector (68) are removed from the tool storage device and are returned to the latter by the tool spindle (30). The grinding tools (56) and grinding wheel protectors (68) can be exchanged independently in arbitrary combinations and possibly also simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Haas Schleitmaschinen GmbHInventors: Thomas Bader, Hans-Dieter Braun
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Patent number: 7462144Abstract: A tool magazine is located adjacent to the work space of a machine tool. The tool magazine has a magazine wheel (34) that is rotatable in a controlled manner about a vertical axis and exhibits tool holders (50) on its periphery, in which tools can be held with the tool axis directed radially with respect to the magazine wheel (34) and can be removed with their shafts directed toward the inside of the magazine wheel (34). The horizontally aligned tool spindle is displaceable along the horizontal Y-axis and along the vertical Z-axis and can be lowered into the magazine wheel (34) from above, in order to directly remove the tools from the inside of the magazine wheel (34).Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20080207417Abstract: A tool magazine for a machine tool has a magazine wheel (34) on whose periphery a tool holder (50) for mounting tools (56) is located. The positions and spacings between the tool holders (50) in a T-groove (48) on the periphery of the magazine wheel (34) are adjustable and fixable in their respective positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20080039305Abstract: A machine tool is described, in particular a grinding machine, with a tool storage device. The tool storage device contains an outer magazine wheel (34) and an inner magazine wheel (58), which are independently concentrically rotatable in a controlled manner. The outer magazine wheel (34) preferably holds grinding tools (56), while the inner magazine wheel (58) preferably holds grinding wheel protectors (68). The grinding tool (56) and the grinding wheel protector (68) are removed from the tool storage device and are returned to the latter by the tool spindle (30). The grinding tools (56) and grinding wheel protectors (68) can be exchanged independently in arbitrary combinations and possibly also simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: HASS SCHLEIFMASCHINGEN GMBHInventors: Thomas Bader, Hans-Dieter Braun
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Publication number: 20080039307Abstract: A tool magazine is located adjacent to the work space of a machine tool. The tool magazine has a magazine wheel (34) that is rotatable in a controlled manner about a vertical axis and exhibits tool holders (50) on its periphery, in which tools can be held with the tool axis directed radially with respect to the magazine wheel (34) and can be removed with their shafts directed toward the inside of the magazine wheel (34). The horizontally aligned tool spindle is displaceable along the horizontal Y-axis and along the vertical Z-axis and can be lowered into the magazine wheel (34) from above, in order to directly remove the tools from the inside of the magazine wheel (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbHInventor: Hans-Dieter Braun