Patents by Inventor Frank Bender

Frank Bender 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: 11353110
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston pump has adjustable swept volume and is configured for fluidic connection to a hydraulic motor of a hydrostatic propulsion drive in a hydraulic circuit. The hydrostatic axial piston pump includes an adjusting unit configured to adjust the swept volume. The adjusting unit has an actuating cylinder with a first actuating pressure chamber, in which a first actuating pressure can be set via a first pressure reducing valve. The first actuating pressure is dependent on a first current at a first electromagnet of the first pressure reducing valve. An electronic control device is configured to store a model of the first current in a manner which is dependent on a requested speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Bender, Jochen Mayer, Steffen Mutschler, Ulrich Lenzgeiger
  • Publication number: 20200332891
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston pump has adjustable swept volume and is configured for fluidic connection to a hydraulic motor of a hydrostatic propulsion drive in a hydraulic circuit. The hydrostatic axial piston pump includes an adjusting unit configured to adjust the swept volume. The adjusting unit has an actuating cylinder with a first actuating pressure chamber, in which a first actuating pressure can be set via a first pressure reducing valve. The first actuating pressure is dependent on a first current at a first electromagnet of the first pressure reducing valve. An electronic control device is configured to store a model of the first current in a manner which is dependent on a requested speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Bender, Jochen Mayer, Steffen Mutschler, Ulrich Lenzgeiger
  • Patent number: 7748749
    Abstract: For connection of pipelines which are subject to vibration, for example pipelines in vehicle exhaust systems, a liquid-tight decoupling element is used which includes a, e.g. multi-layer wound, metal hose and a tube accommodated in coaxial relationship inside or outside of the metal hose. A first axial fitting firmly secures one end of the tube. The tube is sized to protrude into a second axial fitting, regardless whether the metal hose is completely compressed or completely stretched, to allow movement of the tube in axial and torsional directions in relation to the second axial fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Westfalia Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Baumhoff, Frank Bender, Karl-Heinz Münker, Stefan Hauk, Matthias Weiss
  • Patent number: 7571745
    Abstract: For connection of exhaust system pipe work, which is subject to vibration, a typical example of an application being in vehicle exhaust systems, a gas-tight decoupling element produced from stripwound hoses is used, which consists of two coaxially arranged, multi-layer stripwound metal hoses and axial edge elements. These elements form an annular cavity between the two stripwound hoses with a suitable pneumatic connection which is pressurized in the operating condition using ambient air or cleaned exhaust gas, the pressure being as high or higher than the dynamic pressure which is built up in the inside cylindrical exhaust system cavity as a result of exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Westfalia Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Baumhoff, Karl-Heinz Münker, Frank Bender, Stefan Hauk
  • Publication number: 20080041482
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metal tube arrangement (1) for exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, which typically includes an inner tube (10) with hook or interlock connection as well as a bellows-like an outer tube (20). The inner tube (10) and the outer tube (20) are hereby connected to one another at regular distances along their extension. In particular, they can be coupled to one another via a helically revolving roll seam weld (30). The outer tube (20) is preferably made of two layers from a wound metal strip (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Westfalia Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Baumhoff, Karl-Heinz Munker, Frank Bender, Stefan Hauk, Matthias Weiss
  • Publication number: 20070132232
    Abstract: For connection of pipelines which are subject to vibration, for example pipelines in vehicle exhaust systems, a liquid-tight decoupling element is used which includes a, e.g. multi-layer wound, metal hose and a tube accommodated in coaxial relationship inside or outside of the metal hose. A first axial fitting firmly secures one end of the tube. The tube is sized to protrude into a second axial fitting, regardless whether the metal hose is completely compressed or completely stretched, to allow movement of the tube in axial and torsional directions in relation to the second axial fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Westfalia Metallschlauchtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: DIETMAR BAUMHOFF, Frank Bender, Karl-Heinz Munker, Stefan Hauk, Matthias Weiss
  • Publication number: 20060278291
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a pipe element (1) for pipes that are subject to vibrating stress, especially for exhaust pipes in motor vehicles. Said pipe element consists of a preprofiled strip (2; 3), especially a metal strip, that is wound in convolutions with bellow-shaped windings (4; 22). The wound layers produced by a strip width are interlinked in a single-hooked or multi-layer clasp-type bond (9; 19) by positive locking, welding or similar joining methods. The Strip (2; 3) is preprofiled with at least one stitch that is off-set from the plane by deflection into a kind of circuit with web heights (h1, h2) of the bellows (4; 22) that are multiples of the strip thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Dietmar Baumhoff, Marcus Hupertz, Frank Bender, Stefan Hauk, Karl-Heinz Muncker, Gunter Hupertz, Manfred Fuhrmann, Matthias Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050274424
    Abstract: For connection of exhaust system pipe work, which is subject to vibration, a typical example of an application being in vehicle exhaust systems, a gas-tight decoupling element produced from stripwound hoses is used, which consists of two coaxially arranged, multi-layer stripwound metal hoses and axial edge elements. These elements form an annular cavity between the two stripwound hoses with a suitable pneumatic connection which is pressurized in the operating condition using ambient air or cleaned exhaust gas, the pressure being as high or higher than the dynamic pressure which is built up in the inside cylindrical exhaust system cavity as a result of exhaust gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: WESTFALIA METALLSCHLAUCHTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Baumhoff, Karl-Heinz Münker, Frank Bender, Stefan Hauk
  • Patent number: 4376928
    Abstract: An adjustable temperature sensor control device wherein mercury in a well is displaced upwards in a capillary with one electrical contact within the well and another electrical contact positioned within the capillary. The displacement of the mercury is accomplished by rotating a knob which is screw thread connected to a stem. The stem moves within the well to displace mercury through the capillary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1983
    Inventors: H. Nelson Bender, Frank Bender
  • Patent number: 4117410
    Abstract: An FM demodulator and detector suitable for integration including a phase locked loop for locking to an FM signal and recovering the modulating signal and squelch circuitry coupled to the phase locked loop for gating out the recovered modulating signal. The phase locked loop includes an emitter coupled multivibrator whose phase shifted output is applied together with the FM signal to the squelch circuitry for quadrature phase detection, followed by filtering to derive an indication signal for controlling the gating of the recovered modulating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Frank Bender