Patents by Inventor Joerg Frank
Joerg 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).
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Patent number: 11994478Abstract: A sensor of the present disclosure includes a sensor housing with a housing window; a sensor unit arranged in the sensor housing suitable for emitting a sensor signal through the housing window and for receiving a detection signal through the housing window (3); a cleaning unit having a cleaning element, a holder and a drive, wherein the cleaning element is attached to the holder such that the cleaning element is suitable for contacting the housing window from the outside, wherein the drive is non-positively connected to the holder and is suitable for moving the cleaning element across the housing window; and a pressing unit which is suitable for exerting an adjustable contact pressure on the cleaning unit so that the cleaning element is pressed against the housing window with the contact pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KGInventors: Rüdiger Frank, Jörg Mohring
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Patent number: 11975587Abstract: A method for operating a pressure control system in a vehicle includes controlling a flow-control valve in a charging line, which conveys a charging pressure medium, in dependence upon an admission pressure and/or upon an admission volume flow. The admission pressure and/or the admission volume flow characterizes a prevailing or currently to be expected loading of a pneumatic consumer of the pressure control system during the supply of the charging pressure medium with a charging volume flow and at a charging pressure into the pneumatic consumer. The method further includes adjusting a flow-control cross-section, which acts on the charging pressure medium as it flows through the flow-control valve, or adjusting an average flow-control cross-section so as to limit the charging volume flow to a limit volume flow. The method additionally includes outputting the volume-flow limited charging pressure medium to the pneumatic consumer.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: ZF CV SYSTEMS EUROPE BVInventors: Dieter Frank, Joerg Scharpenberg, Uwe Stabenow
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Patent number: 10632961Abstract: A deflection fitting for a seat belt in a motor vehicle, in particular for an inflatable seat belt, includes a belt deflector which encloses the seat belt and which comprises a guide slot for receiving and for passing through the seat belt.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Martin Kizil, Joerg Frank Doering, Carsten Bazant
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Patent number: 10336293Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises a three-point safety belt device to a motor vehicle seat, wherein the safety belt device comprises a belt, a belt magazine, a belt buckle for releasably securing the belt and a deflection member. The deflection member is provided for guiding the belt emerging from the belt magazine and for deflecting the belt and forming a belt portion of the belt, wherein the belt portion is guided over a shoulder and a chest of a secured motor vehicle occupant seated on the motor vehicle seat. The deflection member is designed such that in the state of the motor vehicle occupant secured by the belt, when the belt portion is subjected to an increased tensile loading, the belt portion performs a displacement from a comfort position into an emergency position in the direction of the motor vehicle interior.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Carsten Bazant, Gregor Frosch, Joerg Frank Doering, Martin Kizil
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Publication number: 20190039561Abstract: A deflection fitting for a seat belt in a motor vehicle, in particular for an inflatable seat belt, includes a belt deflector which encloses the seat belt and which comprises a guide slot for receiving and for passing through the seat belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Martin Kizil, Joerg Frank Doering, Carsten Bazant
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Patent number: 10065267Abstract: A tool-changing carrier, that is to say a tool turret (1) with a rotary turret unit having at least two tool mounts (9) and arranged such that it can be rotated relative to a basic turret body (12), has radiation-transmission means which are provided for passing electromagnetic radiation through the tool-changing carrier or along the same. A tool system comprises such a tool-changing carrier and at least two tool heads (3, 5, 15, 17, 18, 27, 34, 40, 43), intended for fixing on the tool mounts (9), wherein at least one tool head is an optical tool head (3, 15, 17, 18) which is suitable for exposing a workpiece (11) to electromagnetic radiation and has a tool optics unit (23) for deflecting and/or forming the electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Inventors: Joerg Frank, Sascha Bausch, Dominic Deutges
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Publication number: 20180001866Abstract: A motor vehicle comprises a three-point safety belt device to a motor vehicle seat, wherein the safety belt device comprises a belt, a belt magazine, a belt buckle for releasably securing the belt and a deflection member. The deflection member is provided for guiding the belt emerging from the belt magazine and for deflecting the belt and forming a belt portion of the belt, wherein the belt portion is guided over a shoulder and a chest of a secured motor vehicle occupant seated on the motor vehicle seat. The deflection member is designed such that in the state of the motor vehicle occupant secured by the belt, when the belt portion is subjected to an increased tensile loading, the belt portion performs a displacement from a comfort position into an emergency position in the direction of the motor vehicle interior.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Carsten Bazant, Gregor Frosch, Joerg Frank Doering, Martin Kizil
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Patent number: 9051135Abstract: A conveying device for a mixture of free-flowing finely divided solid materials, in particular for powdered and/or granular (mixed) material, especially polymer granules with a liquid includes a telescopic pipe which is vertically arranged and can be flexibly fitted for conveying a mixture of preferably polymer granules with a liquid, for example for flushing a contaminated conveying device.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Markus Hagedorn
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Patent number: 9038676Abstract: A conveying device for free-flowing fine-particle solids, in particular for powdery and/or granular (mixed) material, especially plastic granulate, includes a vertically arranged and flexibly mountable telescopic pipe for the conveyance of, preferably, polymer granulates, for example in a plant for the filling of polymer granulates.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Joerg Frank, Dieter Scholten, Markus Hagedorn
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Patent number: 9028132Abstract: A mixing silo for free-flowing finely divided solid materials, in particular for powdered, fibrous and/or granular mixed material, especially polymer granules, specifically suited for mixing polymer granules, having an excellent mixing quality and at the same time a simplified and improved suitability for washing out in order to avoid cross contamination. The mixing silo may be used for homogenizing possibly inhomogeneous polymer granule batches in the form of a stream of product from a process producing polymer granules.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Christoph Schwemler, Reiner Horl, Hans-Jürgen Thiem, Markus Hagedorn
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Patent number: 8783465Abstract: A mobile classifier (deduster) has docking devices, flushing devices and control for the dedusting of granules, in particular polymer granules, with preference polycarbonate granules. The mobile classifier can be set up at different locations underneath silos. To perform its function, the mobile classifier is technically connected to stationary pipelines, filters and fans.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Joerg Frank, Dieter Scholten, Juergen Janssen, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20140059823Abstract: A tool-changing carrier, that is to say a tool turret (1) with a rotary turret unit having at least two tool mounts (9) and arranged such that it can be rotated relative to a basic turret body (12), has radiation-transmission means which are provided for passing electromagnetic radiation through the tool-changing carrier or along the same. A tool system comprises such a tool-changing carrier and at least two tool heads (3, 5, 15, 17, 18, 27, 34, 40, 43), intended for fixing on the tool mounts (9), wherein at least one tool head is an optical tool head (3, 15, 17, 18) which is suitable for exposing a workpiece (11) to electromagnetic radiation and has a tool optics unit (23) for deflecting and/or forming the electromagnetic radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: A. MONFORTS WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GmbH, FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Joerg Frank, Sascha Bausch, Dominic Deutges
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Patent number: 8622187Abstract: A conveying device for free-flowing fine-particle solids (bulk material), in particular for powdery and/or granular (mixed) material, especially plastic granulate, includes a vertically arranged and flexibly mountable pipe for the conveyance of, preferably, polymer granulates, for example in a plant for the filling of polymer granulates. The transport pipe may be included on a mobile work platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Joerg Frank, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120251247Abstract: A mobile star wheel feeder includes docking devices, flushing devices and control for the pneumatic conveyance of granules, in particular polymer granules, with preference polycarbonate granules. The mobile star wheel feeder, together with partially mobile sections of pipeline, can be set up at different locations underneath silos.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Dieter Scholten, Jürgen Janssen, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120251246Abstract: A conveying device for free-flowing fine-particle solids, in particular for powdery and/or granular (mixed) material, especially plastic granulate, includes a vertically arranged and flexibly mountable telescopic pipe for the conveyance of, preferably, polymer granulates, for example in a plant for the filling of polymer granulates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Dieter Scholten, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120251249Abstract: A conveying device for a mixture of free-flowing finely divided solid materials, in particular for powdered and/or granular (mixed) material, especially polymer granules with a liquid includes a telescopic pipe which is vertically arranged and can be flexibly fitted for conveying a mixture of preferably polymer granules with a liquid, for example for flushing a contaminated conveying device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120247915Abstract: A conveying device for free-flowing fine-particle solids (bulk material), in particular for powdery and/or granular (mixed) material, especially plastic granulate, includes a vertically arranged and flexibly mountable pipe for the conveyance of, preferably, polymer granulates, for example in a plant for the filling of polymer granulates. The transport pipe may be included on a mobile work platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120248012Abstract: A mobile classifier (deduster) has docking devices, flushing devices and control for the dedusting of granules, in particular polymer granules, with preference polycarbonate granules. The mobile classifier can be set up at different locations underneath silos. To perform its function, the mobile classifier is technically connected to stationary pipelines, filters and fans.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Dieter Scholten, Jürgen Janssen, Markus Hagedorn
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Publication number: 20120230146Abstract: A mixing silo for free-flowing finely divided solid materials, in particular for powdered, fibrous and/or granular mixed material, especially polymer granules, specifically suited for mixing polymer granules, having an excellent mixing quality and at the same time a simplified and improved suitability for washing out in order to avoid cross contamination. The mixing silo may be used for homogenizing possibly inhomogeneous polymer granule batches in the form of a stream of product from a process producing polymer granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AGInventors: Herbert Ungerechts, Hans-Jörg Frank, Christoph Schwemler, Reiner Horl, Hans-Jürgen Thiem, Markus Hagedorn