Patents by Inventor Holger Frank

Holger Frank 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: 8087475
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a drive motor contained in the housing, an electronic unit for controlling and regulating the drive unit, a fan a main air conduit extending between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the housing, the drive motor being situated in the main air conduit supplyable with cooling air, and a heat sink operative for indirectly cooling the electronic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Winfried Habel, Frank Fuchs, Andreas Schlegel, Holger Frank
  • Patent number: 8082092
    Abstract: A process for controlling an internal combustion engine, in which an actual position of a reciprocating gas valve is detected by a position sensor, a positional deviation is calculated from the actual position and a zero position, a total length change of the reciprocating gas valve is calculated as a function of the temperature of the reciprocating gas valve, a valve clearance of the reciprocating gas valve is determined from the positional deviation and the total length change, and the further operation of the internal combustion engine is determined on the basis of the valve clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Frank, Marc Hehle, Michael Willmann
  • Publication number: 20110120740
    Abstract: A power tool includes a body and a housing surrounding at least a portion of the body. The power tool also includes a first isolator positioned between the body and the housing and in contact with the body and the housing. The power tool also includes a first fastener connected to the housing to position the first isolator with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Jaime Moreno, Harald Krondorfer, Holger Frank
  • Publication number: 20110035132
    Abstract: A method for automatically controlling an internal combustion engine, in which an axial displacement (s(t)) and an angle of rotation (w(t)) of a gas-exchange valve are measured during a valve stroke. A displacement deviation is computed from the displacement (s(t)) relative to a reference valve, and an angle of rotation deviation is computed from an initial value and an end value of the angle or rotation. The further operation of the internal combustion engine is set on the basis of the displacement deviation and the angle of rotation deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: MTU FRIEDRICHSHAFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Marc HEHLE, Holger FRANK, Michael WILLMANN
  • Publication number: 20100300717
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held machine tool, particularly to a drill hammer and/or chisel hammer, having a hand-held machine tool housing and a transmission chamber with at least one transmission element arranged inside the hand-held machine tool housing. According to the invention, the hand-held machine tool includes a pressure equalization unit, provided for equalizing pressure in the transmission housing and serving at least partially for supporting the transmission element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Otto Baumann, Christian Wiedemann, Hardy Schmid, Holger Frank, Frank Mueller, Roger Hahn
  • Publication number: 20100247233
    Abstract: A longitudinal axial securing device for permanently securing a drive-train connection of a vehicle forms the longitudinal axial securing device as a coupling device, which includes at least one latching tooth. The latching tooth is capable of being inserted radially into the drive-train connection. For this purpose the coupling means includes a tooth support in addition to the at least one latching tooth, the at least one latching tooth being formed in one piece with the tooth support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Holger Frank, Jonathan Lipp, Michael Willmann
  • Publication number: 20100239360
    Abstract: A drive train connection has a shaft, a joint, particularly a constant velocity joint, and a coupling device. The coupling device is a planetary gear mechanism having a hollow wheel, at least one planet wheel and a sun wheel. The shaft and the sun wheel have corresponding locking means oriented in the axial direction. The sun wheel, together with the joint, can be screwed onto the shaft or unscrewed from the shaft by turning the hollow wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Holger Frank, Jonathan Lipp, Michael Willmann
  • Publication number: 20100223760
    Abstract: The invention is based on a handle vibration damping device, in particular for hand-held machine tools (12), comprising a handle (14) and a damping unit (16), which has at least one damping means (18). It is proposed that the damping means (18) is formed by a rheological damping means (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Thilo Henke, Holger Frank
  • Publication number: 20100072412
    Abstract: A valve block includes at least a first connection and a second connection. Both connections are connected to each other inside the valve block to temporarily change flow paths in a coolant device and/or to fill the coolant device and/or empty the coolant device. The valve block may be made of a coolant and pressure-resistant plastic and may be manufactured by an injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Holger Frank, Jörg Binder, Andreas Derr, Lutz Gutzeit
  • Publication number: 20090082944
    Abstract: A process for controlling an internal combustion engine, in which an actual position of a reciprocating gas valve is detected by a position sensor, a positional deviation is calculated from the actual position and a zero position, a total length change of the reciprocating gas valve is calculated as a function of the temperature of the reciprocating gas valve, a valve clearance of the reciprocating gas valve is determined from the positional deviation and the total length change, and the further operation of the internal combustion engine is determined on the basis of the valve clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Holger Frank, Marc Hehle, Michael Willmann
  • Publication number: 20080211327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a replaceable battery pack for an electric hand-held power tool (10), which is designed to be attached to the outside of an end face of a handle region (16) of the electric hand-held power tool (10), with a contacting means (30), via which an electrical contact with the electric hand-held power tool (10) can be established, and with a fastening means for detachable attachment with the electric hand-held power tool (10), the battery pack being designed essentially to be attached in and/or against a working direction (19) of the electric hand-held power tool (10), and the fastening means being designed as a retaining means for accommodating a locking means (40) of the electric hand-held power tool (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Schlegel, Jochen Krauter, Holger Frank
  • Patent number: 7359194
    Abstract: A device for cooling an electronics unit, in particular a control electronics unit of a hand-held power tool, has an air-conducting device that directs at least a portion of an air stream exiting an electric motor to the electronic unit, while a method for cooling includes directing an air stream exiting the electric motor to the electronics unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Krauter, Holger Frank
  • Publication number: 20060186743
    Abstract: An electric power tool has a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a drive motor contained in the housing, an electronic unit for controlling and regulating the drive unit, a fan a main air conduit extending between the inlet opening and the outlet opening of the housing, the drive motor being situated in the main air conduit supplyable with cooling air, and a heat sink operative for indirectly cooling the electronic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Winfried Habel, Frank Fuchs, Andreas Schlegel, Holger Frank
  • Publication number: 20060187635
    Abstract: A device for cooling an electronics unit, in particular a control electronics unit of a hand-held power tool, has an air-conducting device that directs at least a portion of an air stream exiting an electric motor to the electronic unit, while a method for cooling includes directing an air stream exiting the electric motor to the electronics unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Jochen Krauter, Holger Frank
  • Publication number: 20060079365
    Abstract: A roller chain of a metallic material, with alternating inner and outer chain links which are respectively joined together via a chain joint, whereby the outer chain links comprise two parallel outer plates, joined together by means of two parallel joint pins, and the inner chain links comprise two parallel inner plates, joined together by means of two parallel joint sleeves, a joint pin of an outer chain link extends in each case through a joint sleeve of an inner chain link to form a chain joint and a rotatable roller is arranged on the outer surface of the joint sleeve, whereby a size ratio of the height of the outer and inner plates to the external diameter of the roller is greater than 1.4, and a size ratio of the mean thickness of the inner plate to the mean thickness of the outer plate is greater than 1.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Fink, Michael Panas, Markus Aurnhammer, Holger Frank, Stefan Belmer
  • Patent number: 5961845
    Abstract: A dispenser system for treating water containing systems in place with a dry chemical substance. The dispenser has a water soluble pouch housing a dry form of a chemical material to be used in treating the system. The pouch is positioned in a make down unit so that the chemical is dissolved to form a liquid concentrate which is then introduced into a water containing system. A controller is attached to the make down unit to regulate the flow of water into the apparatus and the flow of liquid concentrate out of the apparatus and into the water containing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Diversey Lever, Inc.
    Inventors: James Victor List, Lyle Hermen Steimel, Scott Winthrop Veil, Ed Bowden, Holger Frank Schwab, James Charles Bricker