Patents by Inventor Frank Meissner

Frank Meissner 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: 11732702
    Abstract: A compressor includes a low pressure stage having a low pressure cylinder, a high pressure stage having a high pressure cylinder, a low pressure piston guided in an axially movable manner in the low pressure cylinder, a high pressure piston guided in an axially movable manner in the high pressure cylinder, a piston rod rigidly connecting the low pressure piston and the high pressure piston, and a sliding block guide. The sliding block guide includes a recess arranged in the piston rod and further includes two substantially parallel sliding block tracks. One of the sliding block tracks has an arc-shaped indentation in a central portion. The sliding block tracks are constructed and such that a movement of the low pressure piston and of the high pressure piston follows a piston stroke curve that deviates from a regular sinusoidal stroke curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BV
    Inventors: Frank Meissner, Marco Seeger
  • Publication number: 20230154734
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, devices for a magnet system that includes a housing with a housing interior. The magnet system also includes a magnet holder disposed in the housing interior and supported by the housing, preferably stationary with respect thereto. The magnet system also includes a housing cover forming a fluid-tight chamber when mated with the housing, wherein the housing cover includes a gear stage, a generator, and a rotary coupling that couples the gear stage to the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Thorsten SANDER, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Frank Meissner, Goetz GROSSER, Steffen MOSSHAMMER
  • Publication number: 20210293229
    Abstract: A two-stage compressor of a compressed air supply device includes a low pressure stage having a low pressure cylinder, a high pressure stage having a high pressure cylinder, a low pressure piston guided in an axially movable manner in the low pressure cylinder, a high pressure piston guided in an axially movable manner in the high pressure cylinder, a piston rod rigidly connecting the low pressure piston and the high pressure piston, and a sliding block guide. The sliding block guide includes a recess arranged in the piston rod and further includes two substantially parallel sliding block tracks. One of the sliding block tracks has an arc-shaped indentation in a central portion. The sliding block tracks are constructed and such that a movement of the low pressure piston and of the high pressure piston follows a piston stroke curve that deviates from a regular sinusoidal stroke curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Frank Meissner, Marco Seeger
  • Patent number: 11041489
    Abstract: A compressor arrangement for operating a compressed air supply installation includes a pneumatic compressor and an electric motor arranged inside a drive housing, the electric motor having an internal stator and an external outer rotor. The external outer rotor is arranged in a rotatable manner about the internal stator. The external outer rotor is supported in a rotatable manner about a center axis with respect to the drive housing via a bearing arrangement. The bearing arrangement has at least one bearing. The external outer rotor is supported by the bearing arrangement on an outer circumference of the outer rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS HANNOVER GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Kirchhoff, Frank Meissner, Eduard Nuss, Marco Seeger
  • Patent number: 10865813
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operating a pneumatic installation, especially an air suspension installation of a vehicle, includes a compressed air supply unit, a compressed air port towards the pneumatic installation, a venting port towards the surroundings, a first pneumatic connection between the compressed air supply and the compressed air port, the first pneumatic connection having an air drier and a shut-off valve, and a second pneumatic connection between the compressed air port and the venting port. The shut-off valve is a pneumatically pilot-controlled check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20200378377
    Abstract: A compressor arrangement for operating a compressed air supply installation includes a pneumatic compressor and an electric motor arranged inside a drive housing, the electric motor having an internal stator and an external outer rotor. The external outer rotor is arranged in a rotatable manner about the internal stator. The external outer rotor is supported in a rotatable manner about a center axis with respect to the drive housing via a bearing arrangement. The bearing arrangement has at least one bearing. The external outer rotor is supported by the bearing arrangement on an outer circumference of the outer rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Kirchhoff, Frank Meissner, Eduard Nuss, Marco Seeger
  • Patent number: 10767639
    Abstract: A compressor arrangement for operating a compressed air supply facility of a vehicle includes a compressor having an electric motor constructed as an electronically commutated, brushless DC motor with a control circuit comprising a power electronics unit, and a pneumatic compressor. The electric motor is constructed in the form of an external rotor motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Meissner, Marco Seeger
  • Patent number: 10717336
    Abstract: A compressed-air supply system for operating a pneumatic installation includes a reservoir, a number of bellows, a pressure-air feed to which a charging assembly having a compressor is connected on a pressure-medium feed side, a pressure-air connection to the pneumatic installation, a venting connection to the environment, a pneumatic main line between the pressure-air feed and the pressure-air connection, a vent line between the pressure-air feed and the venting connection and a changeover valve associated with the pressure-air feed and configured to be controlled by pressure air in such a way that the pressure-air feed is open or can be opened via the changeover valve to the main line. A flow pressure at the pressure-air feed can be generated by the charging assembly to the main line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Patent number: 10343479
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for the operation of a pneumatic system includes a compressed air feed, a compressed air connection to a pneumatic unit, a venting connection, a main pneumatic line disposed between the compressed air feed and the compressed air connection, and a first venting line disposed between the compressed air connection and the venting connection, the first venting line including a venting valve including a first venting valve connection, a second venting valve connection, and a control connection pneumatically connected to a control valve by a pneumatic control relay line. The venting valve is closed between the first venting valve connection and the second venting valve connection to the venting connection in a first switching state of the venting valve and is opened between the first venting valve connection and the second venting valve connection to the venting connection in a second switching state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Marc-Michel Bodet, Frank Meissner
  • Patent number: 10288092
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operation of an air spring installation of a vehicle includes an air feed with an air compressor configured to supply a compressed air feed with compressed air, a pneumatic main line with an air dryer and a compressed air connection for supplying the pneumatic installation with compressed air, a purge line branching from the pneumatic main line to the compressed air feed and comprising a purge valve connected in the purge line and a purge connection for releasing air to the environment, wherein the purge valve is part of a controllable valve assembly. The controllable valve assembly with the purge valve can be pneumatically loaded with a control pressure derived from the air compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20190030976
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for the operation of a pneumatic system includes a compressed air feed, a compressed air connection to a pneumatic unit, a venting connection, a main pneumatic line disposed between the compressed air feed and the compressed air connection, and a first venting line disposed between the compressed air connection and the venting connection, the first venting line including a venting valve including a first venting valve connection, a second venting valve connection, and a control connection pneumatically connected to a control valve by a pneumatic control relay line. The venting valve is closed between the first venting valve connection and the second venting valve connection to the venting connection in a first switching state of the venting valve and is opened between the first venting valve connection and the second venting valve connection to the venting connection in a second switching state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Marc-Michel Bodet, Frank Meissner
  • Patent number: 10093144
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operating an air suspension installation of a vehicle includes an air supply unit configured to supply air, an air compression unit configured to compress air, a bleeding line, and a compressed air supply line. The bleeding line includes a bleeding valve arrangement in the form of a controllable solenoid valve arrangement comprising a magnetic part and a pneumatic part actuatable directly via the magnetic part, and a bleeding port for bleeding air. The compressed air supply line includes an air dryer, and a compressed air port for supplying the pneumatic installation with compressed air. The pneumatic part is open in an unactivated state of the magnetic part of the solenoid valve arrangement. The pneumatic part is open in a branch line of the compressed air supply line between a pressure-side valve port and a control-side valve port of the branch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20180283366
    Abstract: A double-piston compressor of a compressed air supply device. The double-piston compressor includes a low pressure stage and a high pressure stage, each of the low pressure stage and the high pressure stage having a cylinder with a piston guided in an axially movable manner therein. A piston of the cylinder of the low pressure stage and a piston of the cylinder of the high pressure stage are drivingly connected to the drive shaft via a sliding block guide. Sliding block tracks of the sliding block guide are constructed and arranged such that, during operation of the double-piston compressor, a movement of the pistons follows a stroke curve that deviates from a regular sinusoidal stroke curve, which has an amplitude corresponding to an eccentricity of the drive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Meissner, Marco Seeger
  • Patent number: 9926994
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operating a pneumatic installation, especially an air suspension installation of a vehicle, includes: an air supply unit and an air compression unit for supplying a compressed air supply unit with compressed air, a pneumatic connection, especially a bleeding line, comprising a bleeding valve system in the form of a controllable solenoid valve system and a bleeding port for bleeding air, and a pneumatic connection, especially a compressed air supply line, comprising an air drier and a compressed air port for supplying compressed air. The solenoid valve system comprises a primary valve and a secondary valve, which are actuatable by a controller of the solenoid valve system that is common to both valves and acts upon both valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner
  • Patent number: 9834053
    Abstract: A vehicle air suspension installation includes pneumatics configured for operation in conjunction with a compressed air supply installation, and comprises: a pneumatic line having a port connection to the air supply installation, air bellows, each serving as a pressure chamber for an air spring, one air bellows being connected to the pneumatic line via a directional solenoid valve, and the air bellows being fillable/bleedable depending on a switching state of the valve, and first and second directional valves forming a solenoid valve system, which has a pneumatic part that is actuatable by a magnetic part. The first directional valve forms a primary valve, and the second forms a secondary valve. First and second air bellows associated with the valve system are fillable/bleedable depending on the switching state of the primary and secondary valves. The primary and secondary valves are controllable by a controller of the magnetic part. The controller is common to and acts upon both valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Jorg Meier, Frank Meissner
  • Patent number: 9764278
    Abstract: A compressed air supply unit for operating a pneumatic unit by means of a compressed air flow, in particular of an air suspension unit of a vehicle, comprises an air dryer arrangement in a main pneumatic line that pneumatically links a compressed air feed line from an air compressor and a compressed air connection to the pneumatic unit. A valve arrangement is pneumatically connected to the main pneumatic line for controlling the compressed air flow. The air dryer arrangement has a drying container having a container outer wall. A partition along a length of the drying container divides an internal space delimited by the container outer wall into first and second chambers delimited by the partition and the container outer wall. The partition adjoins the container outer wall along the length of the drying container, and the first and second chambers are adjacent to one another along that length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Bergemann, Klaus Bredbeck, Dieter Frank, Morten Gehrke, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20170246928
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operating an air suspension installation of a vehicle includes an air supply unit configured to supply air, an air compression unit configured to compress air, a bleeding line, and a compressed air supply line. The bleeding line includes a bleeding valve arrangement in the form of a controllable solenoid valve arrangement comprising a magnetic part and a pneumatic part actuatable directly via the magnetic part, and a bleeding port for bleeding air. The compressed air supply line includes an air dryer, and a compressed air port for supplying the pneumatic installation with compressed air. The pneumatic part is open in an unactivated state of the magnetic part of the solenoid valve arrangement. The pneumatic part is open in a branch line of the compressed air supply line between a pressure-side valve port and a control-side valve port of the branch line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Patent number: 9694801
    Abstract: A compressed air supply device for operating a pneumatic installation comprises an air supply unit configured to supply air, an air compression unit configured to compress air, a bleeding line comprising a controllable solenoid valve arrangement, the solenoid valve arrangement having a magnetic part and a pneumatic part, and a bleeding port configured to bleed air. The device also comprises a compressed air supply line having an air drier and a compressed air port, the compressed air supply line being configured to supply the pneumatic installation with compressed air, wherein the pneumatic part is open when the magnetic part is not activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20170152875
    Abstract: A compressed air supply installation for operation of an air spring installation of a vehicle includes an air feed with an air compressor configured to supply a compressed air feed with compressed air, a pneumatic main line with an air dryer and a compressed air connection for supplying the pneumatic installation with compressed air, a purge line branching from the pneumatic main line to the compressed air feed and comprising a purge valve connected in the purge line and a purge connection for releasing air to the environment, wherein the purge valve is part of a controllable valve assembly. The controllable valve assembly with the purge valve can be pneumatically loaded with a control pressure derived from the air compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow
  • Publication number: 20170129300
    Abstract: A compressed-air supply system for operating a pneumatic installation includes a reservoir, a number of bellows, a pressure-air feed to which a charging assembly having a compressor is connected on a pressure-medium feed side, a pressure-air connection to the pneumatic installation, a venting connection to the environment, a pneumatic main line between the pressure-air feed and the pressure-air connection, a vent line between the pressure-air feed and the venting connection and a changeover valve associated with the pressure-air feed and configured to be controlled by pressure air in such a way that the pressure-air feed is open or can be opened via the changeover valve to the main line. A flow pressure at the pressure-air feed can be generated by the charging assembly to the main line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Dieter Frank, Frank Meissner, Uwe Stabenow