Patents by Inventor Peter Hotz

Peter Hotz 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: 8461855
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device interface board is provided which includes a printed circuit board with a DUT interface structure, such as socket, associated with a DUT side of the printed circuit board. A high frequency connector and electronic component are mounted in a cavity formed in a back side of the printed circuit board. A signal via through the printed circuit board couples the high frequency connector and electronic component with the DUT interface structure. An encapsulating structure may be provided, which covers the cavity while allowing a cable to connect to the high frequency connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hotz, Wolfgang Steger
  • Publication number: 20110080187
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device interface board is provided which includes a printed circuit board with a DUT interface structure, such as socket, associated with a DUT side of the printed circuit board. A high frequency connector and electronic component are mounted in a cavity formed in a back side of the printed circuit board. A signal via through the printed circuit board couples the high frequency connector and electronic component with the DUT interface structure. An encapsulating structure may be provided, which covers the cavity while allowing a cable to connect to the high frequency connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Hotz, Wolfgang Steger
  • Publication number: 20040255895
    Abstract: A four-stroke internal combustion engine is provided that is capable of use in many power tools, including those power tools subjected to tippable applications. There is provided within an engine housing, an oil reservoir and a valve chamber which independently communicate with a crank chamber. A system of strategically placed dividers and passageways within the engine housing appropriately directs lubricant within the engine housing so that the internal cavity of the engine is lubricated during use in any operational attitude, and so that the lubricant flows to and is held in the proper chambers during storage. There is also provided a breather arrangement for an internal combustion engine which includes a camshaft having a hollow passageway in communication with a crank chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Hirsch, Mark Donald Schaefer, Michael Paul Braun, Peter Hotz, Darrell Albert Wiatrowski, Ronald Lee Bartelt, Brian Hubbard
  • Patent number: 6810849
    Abstract: A four-stroke internal combustion engine is provided that is capable of use in many power tools, including those power tools subjected to tippable applications. There is provided within an engine housing an oil reservoir and a valve chamber which independently communicate with a crank chamber. A strategically placed divider and passageway, located within the engine housing, appropriately direct lubricant within the engine housing so that the internal cavity of the engine is lubricated during use in various operating attitudes, and so that the fluid flows to and is held in the proper chambers of the engine housing during storage. There is also provided a breather arrangement for an internal combustion engine which includes a cam shaft having a hollow passageway in communication with the crank chamber and the air intake system of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Hirsch, Mark Donald Schaefer, Michael Paul Braun, Peter Hotz, Darrell Albert Wiatrowski, Ronald Lee Bartelt, Brian Hubbard
  • Patent number: 4977879
    Abstract: A mechanical speed governor for internal combustion engines includes a centrifugal weight carrier and an arm means that extends through the top side of the upper engine housing. The arm means moves in response to movement by the centrifugal weight carrier to control the amount of fuel delivered for engine combustion. The governor arrangement avoids the oil seal and bell crank levers required in prior art devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory R. Schmidt, Peter Hotz