Patents by Inventor Hermann Meyer
Hermann Meyer 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: 11927270Abstract: A diaphragm poppet valve has a control diaphragm which is resilient in shape and separates a control chamber from a working chamber. The control diaphragm is designed as a single piece on the side thereof facing the control chamber or the working chamber of the diaphragm poppet valve with a hollow portion and on the side thereof facing the working chamber with a diaphragm valve seat. The interior of the hollow portion issues into the diaphragm valve seat and the hollow portion is connected to a fluid channel in the diaphragm poppet valve. The diaphragm poppet valve is easy to clean because the interior of the hollow projection and the diaphragm valve seat formed by the control diaphragm can easily be flushed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Aventics GmbHInventor: Heinz-Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20230301804Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthetic foot with a foot part 2 and a lower leg part 4 that is connected to the foot part 2 such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis 6 and that can be locked in various pivot angles relative to the foot part 2, the connection between the lower leg part 4 and the foot part 2 having a clearance in the pivot direction when the foot part 2 is locked on the lower leg part 4, the prosthetic foot having at least one friction element 14 arranged between the foot part 2 and the lower leg part 4 and applying a frictional torque that counteracts a pivoting of the foot part 2 relative to the lower leg part 4 when the foot part 2 is locked relative to the lower leg part 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Carsten MÖNICKE, Hermann MEYER, Martin KERSTENS, Hannes KRENZ, Tobias OTT, Sven KUBITZ, Miclas SCHWARTZ
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Publication number: 20230248549Abstract: The invention relates to a prosthetic foot comprising a foot part, a proximal connecting means which is swiveled to the foot part and an adjustment device with which the foot part can be adjusted relative to the connecting means, at least one position sensor being associated with the adjustment device and being coupled to a signal generating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Hermann MEYER, Sven KALTENBORN, Steffen ALTHAUS
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Patent number: 11633295Abstract: A prosthetic foot comprising a foot part, a proximal connecting member which is swiveled to the foot part and an adjustment device with which the foot part can be adjusted relative to the connecting member, and at least one position sensor being associated with the adjustment device and being coupled to a signal generating element.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Hermann Meyer, Sven Kaltenborn, Steffen Althaus
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Patent number: 11609079Abstract: A length measuring device includes a carrier with a scale which extends longitudinally in a measuring direction. A scanning carriage for scanning a measuring graduation of the scale is longitudinally guided in the measuring direction, and, via a coupling, is rigidly coupled to a driver in the measuring direction and transversely thereto coupled to it in a flexible manner. The coupling includes a coupling element arranged between a first coupling point on the scanning carriage and a second coupling point on the driver. At the second coupling point, the coupling element is attached via a solid-body joint that is designed to carry the coupling element so as to be freely rotatable in relation to the driver about an axis of rotation which runs perpendicularly to a plane of the measuring graduation. The coupling element has a lower density than steel and/or a higher modulus of elasticity than steel.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbHInventors: Tarek Nutzinger, Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20220228847Abstract: A length measuring device includes a carrier with a scale which extends longitudinally in a measuring direction. A scanning carriage for scanning a measuring graduation of the scale is longitudinally guided in the measuring direction, and, via a coupling, is rigidly coupled to a driver in the measuring direction and transversely thereto coupled to it in a flexible manner. The coupling includes a coupling element arranged between a first coupling point on the scanning carriage and a second coupling point on the driver. At the second coupling point, the coupling element is attached via a solid-body joint that is designed to carry the coupling element so as to be freely rotatable in relation to the driver about an axis of rotation which runs perpendicularly to a plane of the measuring graduation. The coupling element has a lower density than steel and/or a higher modulus of elasticity than steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Tarek Nutzinger, Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20220221063Abstract: The disclosure relates to a diaphragm poppet valve. The intention is to provide a diaphragm valve which is constructed as simply as possible with few components and with valve parts through which a working fluid flows that are easy to clean. The problem is solved by a diaphragm poppet valve with a control diaphragm which is resilient in shape and separates a control chamber from a working chamber, wherein the control diaphragm is designed as a single piece on the side thereof facing the control chamber or the working chamber of the diaphragm poppet valve with a hollow portion and on the side thereof facing the working chamber with a diaphragm valve seat, wherein the interior of the hollow portion issues into the diaphragm valve seat and the hollow portion is connected to a fluid channel in the diaphragm poppet valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventor: Heinz-Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20220048547Abstract: The disclosure relates to a valve assembly and a method for controlling the air suspension level of a rail vehicle. A system is provided, which is constructionally simple to build and easy to parameterise, for controlling the air suspension level of a rail vehicle. The object of the disclosure is achieved by a valve assembly for controlling the air suspension level of a rail vehicle, comprising a proportional directional valve, a sensor means for continuously detecting a distance variable representing the distance of a carriage body from a chassis or bogie of the rail vehicle, and a digital control device, wherein the control device is designed to be programmable for determining a control deviation based on the actual distance detected by the sensor means and a comparison with a predefinable target distance, and for continuously generating control variables as a linear function of the determined control deviation and the carriage body travelling speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Christian Busch, Thomas Paeth, Heinz-Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20200170808Abstract: A prosthetic foot comprising a foot part, a proximal connecting member which is swiveled to the foot part and an adjustment device with which the foot part can be adjusted relative to the connecting member, and at least one position sensor being associated with the adjustment device and being coupled to a signal generating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Hermann MEYER, Sven KALTENBORN, Steffen ALTHAUS
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Patent number: 10588760Abstract: A prosthetic foot comprising a foot part, a proximal connecting member which is swiveled to the foot part and an adjustment device with which the foot part can be adjusted relative to the connecting member, and at least one position sensor associated with the adjustment device and being coupled to a signal generating element.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Hermann Meyer, Sven Kaltenborn, Steffen Althaus
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Patent number: 10393491Abstract: A length-measuring device for measuring a relative position of two objects includes a hollow section member in which a tensioned scale tape extends. A mounting block is disposed at each end of the scale tape. An adjuster is configured to position a mounting block on the hollow section member in a first installed condition such that the mounting block is displaceable in the longitudinal direction. The adjuster is movably mounted on the hollow section member and capable of being brought from a first to a second position. The mounting block is in the first installed condition when the adjuster is in the first position. The mounting block is movable to a second installed condition by moving the adjuster to the second position. In the second installed condition, the mounting block is fixed in a nominal position defined by the adjuster on the hollow section member.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventor: Hermann Meyer
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Patent number: 10352675Abstract: A length-measuring device for measuring a relative position of two objects with respect to each other by scanning a measuring graduation of a scale tape includes a hollow section member in which the scale tape is tensioned along a longitudinal direction of the hollow section member. A tensioner device is configured to tension the scale tape. The tensioner device includes a fixed member which is stationary relative to the hollow section member and a tensioner which is held under tension on the fixed member by a spring acting in the longitudinal direction, as well as a holding member to which the scale tape and the tensioner are attached. The tensioner is detachably secured to the holding member and configured such that the tensioner is separable from the holding member and removable from the hollow section member at an end. An adjuster adjusts the tension of the scale tape.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventor: Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20180038677Abstract: A length-measuring device for measuring a relative position of two objects includes a hollow section member in which a tensioned scale tape extends. A mounting block is disposed at each end of the scale tape. An adjuster is configured to position a mounting block on the hollow section member in a first installed condition such that the mounting block is displaceable in the longitudinal direction. The adjuster is movably mounted on the hollow section member and capable of being brought from a first to a second position. The mounting block is in the first installed condition when the adjuster is in the first position. The mounting block is movable to a second installed condition by moving the adjuster to the second position. In the second installed condition, the mounting block is fixed in a nominal position defined by the adjuster on the hollow section member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventor: Hermann Meyer
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Publication number: 20180031359Abstract: A length-measuring device for measuring a relative position of two objects with respect to each other by scanning a measuring graduation of a scale tape includes a hollow section member in which the scale tape is tensioned along a longitudinal direction of the hollow section member. A tensioner device is configured to tension the scale tape. The tensioner device includes a fixed member which is stationary relative to the hollow section member and a tensioner which is held under tension on the fixed member by a spring acting in the longitudinal direction, as well as a holding member to which the scale tape and the tensioner are attached. The tensioner is detachably secured to the holding member and configured such that the tensioner is separable from the holding member and removable from the hollow section member at an end. An adjuster adjusts the tension of the scale tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventor: Hermann Meyer
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Patent number: 9725145Abstract: Diving equipment includes a compressed air bottle connected to a breathing apparatus and an inflatable jacket via which buoyancy is balanced by the jacket being connected to the compressed air bottle to be inflated or to an outlet to be deflated. A monitoring device is activated via a control valve as a function of surrounding water pressure and has a time monitoring unit which, after the expiry of a defined time and in the absence of breathing activity in the breathing apparatus, changes to emergency operation and activates an emergency valve via a control line connecting the jacket to the compressed air bottle to force inflation of the jacket. Actuation of at least one regulating valve is influenced during a dive by the monitoring device and/or the control valve. In manual activation, the jacket is inflated via the inflation valve, and the compressed air is bled via the outlet valve.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Aventics GmbHInventors: Rudolf Moeller, Johan Forsslund, Janett Schulz, Heinz-Hermann Meyer, Isabell Hubein, Riccardo Luessenhop
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Patent number: 9688424Abstract: A filling system for filling powder into a target container to be sealed has a metering device for metering a partial quantity of the powder to be filled in. A compaction element for the powder is arranged below the metering device. The compaction element can be lowered from above into the target container. The compaction element is a shaking element with a shaking drive. During filling of the target container with the powder, the shaking element at least partially projects from above into the target container. The shaking element has a bottom edge provided with a shaking projection, wherein the shaking projection, beginning at the bottom edge, extends downwardly. During filling of the target container with the powder, only the shaking projection of the shaking element projects from above into the target container and the shaking element as a whole does not contact the target container.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Harro Höfliger Verpackungsmaschinen GmbHInventors: Hermann Meyer, Andreas Thienst
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Publication number: 20170128236Abstract: A prosthetic foot comprising a foot part, a proximal connecting member which is swiveled to the foot part and an adjustment device with which the foot part can be adjusted relative to the connecting member, and at least one position sensor associated with the adjustment device and being coupled to a signal generating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBHInventors: Hermann MEYER, Sven KALTENBORN, Steffen ALTHAUS
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Patent number: 9605658Abstract: A device for measuring deformations of a rotor blade of a wind turbine generator system includes an angle measuring device and an arm. The angle measuring device includes a first and a second assembly. The first assembly is pivotable relative to the second assembly about an axis. The second assembly has a fastening site that is configured to be connected to the rotor blade. The angle measuring device is configured to measure a relative angular position between the first and the second assembly. The arm has a connection site disposed at a distance to the fastening site and is configured to be connected to the rotor blade at the connection site. The arm is mechanically coupled to the first assembly at a radial distance such that, in response to a change in the distance, a relative angular displacement is generated between the first and the second assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventors: Hermann Meyer, Josef Thaler
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Patent number: 9534586Abstract: A device for measuring deformations of a rotor blade of a wind turbine generator system includes a position-measuring device having a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly is disposed so as to be movable relative to the second assembly. The position-measuring device is configured to measure a relative position between the first and second assemblies. An arm mechanically coupled to the first assembly has a first adhesive bonding surface configured to allow the arm to be permanently joined to the rotor blade. The second assembly has a second adhesive bonding surface configured to allow the second assembly to be permanently joined to the rotor blade. A first mounting element is fixed to at the second assembly and/or the arm. A second mounting element is adhesively attachable to the rotor blade. The first mounting element is detachably joinable to the second mounting element.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventors: Hermann Meyer, Thomas Sigl
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Patent number: 9404769Abstract: An angular-position measuring device includes a shaft rotatable relative to a body about an axis extending in a z-direction. A measuring standard having an end face is fastened on the shaft in rotatably fixed manner. The body includes a scanning device for scanning the measuring standard. Both the roller bearing and a sealing unit are provided on the side of the measuring standard facing the end face relative to the z-direction, The sealing unit includes rings that are rotatable relative to each other and are separated from each other by a gap, the gap being filled at least partially with a fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventor: Hermann Meyer