Patents by Inventor Olaf Ohligschlager

Olaf Ohligschlager 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: 11506198
    Abstract: A multiflow pump for fluids, having an electromagnetic translator drive, a displacement piston unit, a pump head, and at least one outlet valve device. The displacement piston contains a bearing journal with a spring receptacle, a carrier plate, and a plurality of pump pistons, wherein the displacement piston unit is configured in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rolland, Olaf Ohligschläger, Bernd Köhler, Edwin Kreuzberg, Tabea Krah, Mike Heck
  • Patent number: 11302468
    Abstract: An electromagnet and method for producing an electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a sheet metal casing encompassing a magnetic coil at its end face on a magnetic pole side and extends into an interior of the magnetic coil and forms, in this case, a magnetic pole which interacts with a magnet keeper. The electromagnet enables actuation of a valve, a coupling or a reciprocating pump. The structure is achieved with as few cutting processes as possible to be used for generating the individual parts and as small a number as possible of individual parts is to be used per electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Kreuzberg, Thomas Rolland, Olaf Ohligschlager, Thomas Baum
  • Patent number: 10935147
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated valve. The electromagnetically actuated valve with a small longitudinal extension, allows great through-flow quantities for the fluid with a small pressure difference. It is intended in this case that it should be producible cost-effectively in large unit numbers. An armature carries a plurality of valve bodies arranged in a point-symmetrical manner which together form a movable valve, wherein the plurality of valve bodies interact with a same plurality of valve seats which together form a stationary valve. The valve can be used along with a pump, a tank and/or other fluid units in assemblies for conveying mixtures of gas and liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Edwin Kreuzberg, Fabian Rösner, Olaf Ohligschlager, Thomas Baum, Diego Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20200300238
    Abstract: A multiflow pump for fluids, having an electromagnetic translatory drive, a displacement piston unit, a pump head, and at least one outlet valve device. According to the teachings, there is provision that the displacement piston contains a bearing journal with a spring receptacle, a carrier plate, and a plurality of pump pistons, wherein the displacement piston unit is configured in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas ROLLAND, Olaf Ohligschläger, Bernd Köhler, Edwin Kreuzberg, Tabea Krah, Mike Heck
  • Patent number: 10670009
    Abstract: A controller of an electromagnetically driven reciprocating pump influences velocity of the magnetic armature by switching voltage applied to the electromagnet depending on the position of the magnetic armature, its position determined from state variables of the electromagnet. A processor calculates electrical resistance of the magnetic coil from the voltage and current measured by the measuring device, and calculates the temporal change of the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet from the electrical voltage, the current and the resistance of the magnetic coil, and calculates the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet from an earlier magnetic flux and from the temporal change, and determines the position of the magnetic armature from the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet and the electrical current through the magnetic coil, and switches the voltage at the magnetic coil by the switching device depending on the position of the magnetic armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: Thomas Magnete GmbH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN
    Inventors: Axel Müller, Thomas Kramer, Martin Petzold, Jürgen Weber, Olaf Ohligschlager
  • Publication number: 20190333668
    Abstract: An electromagnet and method for producing an electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a sheet metal casing encompassing a magnetic coil at its end face on a magnetic pole side and extends into an interior of the magnetic coil and forms, in this case, a magnetic pole which interacts with a magnet keeper. The electromagnet enables actuation of a valve, a coupling or a reciprocating pump. The structure is achieved with as few cutting processes as possible to be used for generating the individual parts and as small a number as possible of individual parts is to be used per electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Edwin Kreuzberg, Thomas Rolland, Olaf Ohligschlager, Thomas Baum
  • Publication number: 20190331241
    Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated valve. The electromagnetically actuated valve with a small longitudinal extension, allows great through-flow quantities for the fluid with a small pressure difference. It is intended in this case that it should be producible cost-effectively in large unit numbers. An armature carries a plurality of valve bodies arranged in a point-symmetrical manner which together form a movable valve, wherein the plurality of valve bodies interact with a same plurality of valve seats which together form a stationary valve. The valve can be used along with a pump, a tank and/or other fluid units in assemblies for conveying mixtures of gas and liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Edwin KREUZBERG, Fabian Rösner, Olaf Ohligschlager, Thomas Baum, Diego Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20170241413
    Abstract: A controller of an electromagnetically driven reciprocating pump influences velocity of the magnetic armature by switching voltage applied to the electromagnet depending on the position of the magnetic armature, its position determined from state variables of the electromagnet. A processor calculates electrical resistance of the magnetic coil from the voltage and current measured by the measuring device, and calculates the temporal change of the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet from the electrical voltage, the current and the resistance of the magnetic coil, and calculates the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet from an earlier magnetic flux and from the temporal change, and determines the position of the magnetic armature from the linked magnetic flux in the electromagnet and the electrical current through the magnetic coil, and switches the voltage at the magnetic coil by the switching device depending on the position of the magnetic armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: Thomas Magnete GmbH, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DRESDEN
    Inventors: Axel MÜLLER, Thomas KRAMER, Martin PETZOLD, Jürgen WEBER, Olaf OHLIGSCHLAGER
  • Patent number: 9394890
    Abstract: A reciprocating-piston pump with plain bearing traversed by flow. The reciprocating-piston pump is driven by an electromagnet to have a bearing of the piston in a cylinder, which bearing is protected against local overheating and from which bearing decomposition and reaction products and any wear products generated are discharged. For this purpose, elongate helical depressions are provided in one of two bearing surfaces in a bearing gap between the piston and the cylinder, which depressions are traversed entirely or partially by a flow of the liquid which is delivered by the piston acting in interaction with other components of the reciprocating-piston pump for the delivery rate of the reciprocating-piston pump. Reciprocating-piston pumps of the described type can be used as dosing pumps and as delivery pumps in fuel-operated standstill heaters, auxiliary heaters and exhaust-gas purification systems in vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Thomas Magnete GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Feckler, Mike Heck, Axel Muller, Olaf Ohligschlager, Tebea Reinschmidt, Robert Wellnitz
  • Publication number: 20130280103
    Abstract: A reciprocating-piston pump with plain bearing traversed by flow. The reciprocating-piston pump is driven by an electromagnet to have a bearing of the piston in a cylinder, which bearing is protected against local overheating and from which bearing decomposition and reaction products and any wear products generated are discharged. For this purpose, elongate helical depressions are provided in one of two bearing surfaces in a bearing gap between the piston and the cylinder, which depressions are traversed entirely or partially by a flow of the liquid which is delivered by the piston acting in interaction with other components of the reciprocating-piston pump for the delivery rate of the reciprocating-piston pump. Reciprocating-piston pumps of the described type can be used as dosing pumps and as delivery pumps in fuel-operated standstill heaters, auxiliary heaters and exhaust-gas purification systems in vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Michael FECKLER, Mike HECK, Axel MULLER, Olaf OHLIGSCHLAGER, Tebea REINSCHMIDT, Robert WELLNITZ
  • Patent number: 6959732
    Abstract: At least one solenoid actuator and a valve are at least partially positioned within a body of an hydraulic device. The solenoid actuator includes at least one solenoid coil mounted to a stator that defines a guide bore in which a push pin moves between a first position and a second position. The valve includes a valve member that is operably coupled to move with the push pin. The push pin is attached to an armature that is positioned adjacent the solenoid coil. In order to increase the durability of the solenoid actuator, a relatively hard, nonmagnetic material is positioned between an inner surface of the stator that is made from a relatively soft, magnetic material and an outer surface of the push pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford E. Cotton III, Alan R. Stockner, Ronald D. Shinogle, Olaf Ohligschläger
  • Publication number: 20040163721
    Abstract: At least one solenoid actuator and a valve are at least partially positioned within a body of an hydraulic device. The solenoid actuator includes at least one solenoid coil mounted to a stator that defines a guide bore in which a push pin moves between a first position and a second position. The valve includes a valve member that is operably coupled to move with the push pin. The push pin is attached to an armature that is positioned adjacent the solenoid coil. In order to increase the durability of the solenoid actuator, a relatively hard, nonmagnetic material is positioned between an inner surface of the stator that is made from a relatively soft, magnetic material and an outer surface of the push pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Clifford E. Cotton, Alan R. Stockner, Ronald D. Shinogle, Olaf Ohligschlager