Patents by Inventor Harald Fischer
Harald Fischer 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: 11912180Abstract: An impact absorption assembly for a seat back is provided having a deformation zone as least partially disposed above a top surface of a seat back structure. The deformation zone deforms plastically upon an impact from a rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Harald Fischer, Jaroslav Solc, Ulrich Schneider, Raphael Markert, Dorit Bachmann, Sybille Bruns
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Publication number: 20230407960Abstract: A method for heating a transmission (3) with a torque converter (11), is disclosed. By the selective actuation of clutches (K1, K2, K3, KR, KV) various gears (R1, R2, R3, V1, V2, V3) can be engaged, so that the transmission (3) is blocked on the drive output side, whereby a turbine shaft (12) of the torque converter (11) is immobilized while a drive power is introduced into the transmission (3) by a drive element (2) Blocking the transmission is brought about by actuating the clutches (K1, K2, K3, KR, KV) in such manner that two gears (R1, R2, R3, V1, V2, V3) different from one another in the same driving direction are engaged at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Harald Fischer
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Publication number: 20210206300Abstract: An impact absorption assembly for a seat back is provided having a deformation zone as least partially disposed above a top surface of a seat back structure. The deformation zone deforms plastically upon an impact from a rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Harald FISCHER, Jaroslav SOLC, Ulrich SCHNEIDER, Raphael MARKERT, Dorit BACHMANN, Sybille BRUNS
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Patent number: 10974624Abstract: An impact absorption assembly for a seat back is provided having a deformation zone as least partially disposed above a top surface of a seat back structure. The deformation zone deforms plastically upon an impact from a rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Harald Fischer, Jaroslav Solc, Ulrich Schneider, Raphael Markert, Dorit Bachmann, Sybille Bruns
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Patent number: 10945328Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for electrically controlled installations. The control system comprises at least one portable, mobile manual operator-control instrument for display of information and for input of control commands by an operator-control person. The manual operator-control instrument is provided with at least one manually actuatable safety switching element, with which safety element an illuminating device is associated. The control system comprises an illumination control device, which is designed for electrically and/or electronically controlled adaptation of a visually perceptible luminous intensity of the illuminating device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: KEBA AGInventors: Harald Fischer, Robert Kreundl, Bernhard Lehner, Gernot Preisinger, Manfred Schininger
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Patent number: 10895860Abstract: A method operates an industrial control system, which includes at least one stationary control device and at least one control-technology-based manual operator-control instrument, which can be carried by an operator-control person. In at least one of the manual operator-control instruments, at least one data-technology-based identifier is resident, which represents at least the respective hardware version and the respective software status of the respective manual operator-control instrument.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: KEBA AGInventor: Harald Fischer
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Patent number: 10828145Abstract: Disclosed is a stent for transluminal implantation in hollow organs, particularly in blood vessels, the ureter, the esophagus, the colon, the duodenum or bile ducts. The stent comprises a first section comprising a substantially tubular first body which extends along a first longitudinal axis and comprises a first lateral end and a first central end; a second section comprising a substantially tubular second body which extends along a second longitudinal axis and comprises a second lateral end and a second central end, wherein the first and second stent sections are connected to each other in the region of the central ends by means of a coupling section, the stent comprising a plurality of cells which are defined by bordering elements formed by the tubular bodies, and wherein the first central end of the first stent section is embodied in a sloping manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Medfirst AGInventors: Ernst Nennig, Harald Fischer
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Publication number: 20200352007Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for electrically controlled installations. The control system comprises at least one portable, mobile manual operator-control instrument for display of information and for input of control commands by an operator-control person. The manual operator-control instrument is provided with at least one manually actuatable safety switching element, with which safety element an illuminating device is associated. The control system comprises an illumination control device, which is designed for electrically and/or electronically controlled adaptation of a visually perceptible luminous intensity of the illuminating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: KEBA AGInventors: Harald FISCHER, Robert KREUNDL, Bernhard LEHNER, Gernot PREISINGER, Manfred SCHININGER
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Patent number: 10802619Abstract: The invention relates to an operating element (4) for an electrically controlled machine (2), having an operating element body (7) and a rotating wheel (10) for inputting a command into a controller (3) of the machine (2), wherein the rotating wheel (10) is arranged on the operating element body (7) in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis (12) and is surrounded by a lateral surface (11) that has local diameter mean value (13) specified in the perpendicular direction to the rotational axis (12), on which lateral surface (11) the rotating wheel (10) may be gripped and rotated by a machine operator (5), wherein the lateral surface (11) of the rotating wheel (10) has at least two actuation portions (14, 15) with different surface structures (17), wherein a sensor region (18, 19) of a sensor element (21, 22) is associated with at least one of the actuation portions (14, 15), and wherein different machine functions for inputting at least one command into the controller (3) are associated with at least one ofType: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: KEBA AGInventors: Harald Fischer, Benjamin Hackl, Wolfgang Mahr
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Patent number: 10787149Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat back with a top edge. A cover mount is attached to the seat back adjacent to the top edge. An outlet trim is attached to the cover mount. The cover mount includes a belt guide that is configured to accommodate a shoulder belt. The outlet trim includes a trim belt outlet that is aligned with the belt guide and is configured to allow the shoulder belt to pass through the outlet trim.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Uwe Kaltschmidt, Ian Gamiao, Harald Fischer
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Patent number: 10790950Abstract: A method for achieving reliable information transmission in a communications network includes using a signal conditioning unit to receive a primary signal over at least one transmission channel, using the signal conditioning unit to generate a secondary signal from the primary signal and using the signal conditioning unit to transmit the secondary signal to a signal processing unit via two different protocol layers. A communications network includes a signal conditioning unit and a signal processing unit. The signal conditioning unit is configured to receive a primary signal over at least one transmission channel, to generate a secondary signal from the primary signal and to transmit the secondary signal to the signal processing unit via two different protocol layers.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventor: Harald Fischer
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Publication number: 20200272246Abstract: The invention relates to an operating element (4) for an electrically controlled machine (2), having an operating element body (7) and a rotating wheel (10) for inputting a command into a controller (3) of the machine (2), wherein the rotating wheel (10) is arranged on the operating element body (7) in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis (12) and is surrounded by a lateral surface (11) that has local diameter mean value (13) specified in the perpendicular direction to the rotational axis (12), on which lateral surface (11) the rotating wheel (10) may be gripped and rotated by a machine operator (5), wherein the lateral surface (11) of the rotating wheel (10) has at least two actuation portions (14, 15) with different surface structures (17), wherein a sensor region (18, 19) of a sensor element (21, 22) is associated with at least one of the actuation portions (14, 15), and wherein different machine functions for inputting at least one command into the controller (3) are associated with at least one ofType: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: KEBA AGInventors: Harald FISCHER, Benjamin HACKL, Wolfgang MAHR
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Publication number: 20200093620Abstract: The invention relates to a stent for transluminal implantation in hollow organs, in particular in blood vessels, ureters, esophagi, colons, duodena, or bile ducts, comprising a substantially tubular body, which can be transferred from a compressed state having a first cross-sectional diameter into an expanded state having an enlarged second cross-sectional diameter, wherein the stent comprises a plurality of cells, which are defined by bordering elements formed by the tubular body. The stent is distinguished in that some of the cells are extended in the longitudinal direction of the stent in comparison with the remaining cells in order to form a slanted end face of the stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Harald Fischer, Ernst Nennig
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Patent number: 10507125Abstract: The invention relates to a stent for transluminal implantation in hollow organs, in particular in blood vessels, ureters, esophagi, colons, duodena, or bile ducts, comprising a substantially tubular body, which can be transferred from a compressed state having a first cross-sectional diameter into an expanded state having an enlarged second cross-sectional diameter, wherein the stent comprises a plurality of cells, which are defined by bordering elements formed by the tubular body. The stent is distinguished in that some of the cells are extended in the longitudinal direction of the stent in comparison with the remaining cells in order to form a slanted end face of the stent.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Medfirst AGInventors: Harald Fischer, Ernst Nennig
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Patent number: 10427695Abstract: A device replaces roller sets on pylons of cable cars. The device contains a replacing vehicle which can be moved along a cable of the cable car and at least two winches having cables by which the roller set to be replaced can be lowered and a new roller set can be raised. The replacing vehicle contains at least two interconnected vehicles which by way of clamps are connected to the cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Innova Patent GmbHInventors: Josef Sutter, Stefan Linder, Harald Fischer
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Publication number: 20190278319Abstract: The invention relates to an operating element (4) for an electrically controlled machine (2), comprising an operating element body (7) and a rotating wheel (10) for inputting a command into the controller (3) of the machine (2). The rotating wheel (10) is arranged on the operating element body (7) in a rotatable manner about a rotational axis, and the rotational axis is surrounded by a lateral surface on which the rotating wheel (10) can be gripped and rotated by a machine operator (5). The lateral surface (12) of the rotating wheel (10) is equipped with a first sensor region that is detected by at least one first sensor element, by means of which a contact of the first sensor region by means of the machine operator can be detected. Additionally, a gripping region which is arranged at a distance from the first sensor region is formed on the lateral surface of the rotating wheel (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: KEBA AGInventors: Harald FISCHER, Guenther WEILGUNY
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Publication number: 20190248256Abstract: An impact absorption assembly for a seat back is provided having a deformation zone as least partially disposed above a top surface of a seat back structure. The deformation zone deforms plastically upon an impact from a rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Harald FISCHER, Jaroslav SOLC, Ulrich SCHNEIDER, Raphael MARKERT, Dorit BACHMANN, Sybille BRUNS
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Patent number: 10370016Abstract: A method for carrying out a test process relating to a rail vehicle achieves a fast-working, flexible, and in the event of a misdetection, precise monitoring environment, in particular without complex system or architectural adjustments to the rail vehicle. A stationary control unit and a simulation unit are provided on the land side. A data connection is established between the stationary control unit and the rail vehicle. A data connection is established between the stationary control unit and the simulation unit. The test process includes providing data traffic between the stationary control unit and the rail vehicle and the simulation unit. A device for carrying out a test process relating to a rail vehicle is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventor: Harald Fischer
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Patent number: 10358155Abstract: A method for establishing communication and for transmitting data between sensor units in a rail vehicle uses a communication network which has multiple network nodes. An advantageous communication network and/or an advantageous data transmission can be achieved if the sensor units independently form an ad hoc network with a network topology for transmitting data in the rail vehicle, configure the network, and change the network topology over the course of the data transmission and/or if the communication network is an ad hoc network and the network nodes are sensor units. A rail vehicle including a communication network which has multiple network nodes is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Harald Fischer
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Publication number: 20190202396Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat back with a top edge. A cover mount is attached to the seat back adjacent to the top edge. An outlet trim is attached to the cover mount. The cover mount includes a belt guide that is configured to accommodate a shoulder belt. The outlet trim includes a trim belt outlet that is aligned with the belt guide and is configured to allow the shoulder belt to pass through the outlet trim.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Uwe Kaltschmidt, Ian Gamiao, Harald Fischer