Patents by Inventor Richard Kressmann

Richard Kressmann 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: 10166619
    Abstract: A soldering pump for pumping an electrically conductive fluid—in particular, a liquid solder—said soldering pump having a feed channel which travels at least in segments along a circular path and has an inlet and an outlet, and having a device for generating a moving magnetic field, wherein the device comprises at least one permanent magnet, wherein the device is designed such that the permanent magnet is moved along the feed channel during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: ERSA GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Hame, Richard Kressmann
  • Publication number: 20180133826
    Abstract: A soldering device, in particular a soldering crucible for selective flow soldering, having a solder reservoir which is designed for storing a solder, in particular a molten solder, with a soldering nozzle and with a solder pump which is designed for conveying the solder out of the solder reservoir through the soldering nozzle, wherein the soldering device has an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part is releasably connectable to the lower part, and comprises the solder reservoir and the soldering nozzle, wherein a feed channel of the solder pump is disposed in the upper part and a device for generating a moving magnetic field of the solder pump is disposed in the lower part, designed (said device for generating a moving magnetic field) for generating a moving magnetic field along the feed channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: ERSA GMBH
    Inventor: Richard Kressmann
  • Publication number: 20180093340
    Abstract: A soldering device, particularly solder pots for selective wave soldering or a fluxer device, having a receiving means configured to store a liquid, particularly a solder reservoir, configured to store a solder, particularly a liquid solder, or having a flux tank configured to store flux, with a nozzle, particularly a solder nozzle or fluxer nozzle, and having a pump, particularly a solder pump or a flux pump, configured to deliver the liquid from the receiving means through the nozzle in the direction of a Z-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: ERSA GMBH
    Inventor: Richard Kressmann
  • Publication number: 20170113291
    Abstract: A soldering pump for pumping an electrically conductive fluid—in particular, a liquid solder—said soldering pump having a feed channel which travels at least in segments along a circular path and has an inlet and an outlet, and having a device for generating a moving magnetic field, wherein the device comprises at least one permanent magnet, wherein the device is designed such that the permanent magnet is moved along the feed channel during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: ERSA GmbH
    Inventors: Simon HAME, Richard KRESSMANN
  • Patent number: 9168604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for thermally treating workpieces that are equipped with electrical and electronic components, including at least one process chamber in which at least one heating or cooling zone is formed or disposed, wherein a temperature-controlled gaseous fluid can be introduced into said heating or cooling zone, wherein the workpieces pass through the heating or cooling zone and heat is transferred in a convective manner between the workpieces and the temperature-controlled fluid, and including at least one temperature measuring element disposed in the process chamber, wherein at least one sensor element that has a defined mass is disposed in the process chamber, such that heat is convectively transferred between the sensor element and the fluid, and an apparatus is provided for cooling and/or heating the sensor element, wherein the temperature of the sensor element can be measured by the temperature measuring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ERSA GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Kressmann, Michael Schäfer, Johannes Stahl, Christoph Wolpert
  • Publication number: 20110117513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the thermal treatment of workpieces, in particular printed circuit boards or the like equipped with electrical and electronic components, said device comprising a process chamber (1) in which there is formed or arranged at least one heating zone or cooling zone which has a heating device or a cooling device and through which the workpieces are transported along a transporting section while being heated or cooled, wherein a pressurized gaseous fluid can be introduced into the heating zone or the cooling zone via inflow openings (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Richard Kressmann
  • Publication number: 20110039219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for thermally treating workpieces, in particular printed circuit boards or the like that are equipped with electrical and electronic components, comprising at least one process chamber in which at least one heating or cooling zone is formed or disposed, wherein a temperature-controlled gaseous fluid can be introduced into said heating or cooling zone, wherein the workpieces pass through the heating or cooling zone and heat is transferred particularly in a convective manner between the workpieces and the temperature-controlled fluid, and comprising at least one temperature measuring element disposed in the process chamber, wherein at least one sensor element that has a defined mass is disposed in the process chamber, such that heat is convectively transferred between the sensor element and the fluid, and an apparatus is provided for cooling and/or heating the sensor element, wherein the temperature of the sensor element can be measured by the temperature measuring elem
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Richard Kressmann, Michael Schäfer, Johannes Stahl, Christoph Wolpert
  • Patent number: 6524100
    Abstract: A facility for the thermal treatment of workpieces has a processing or heating chamber and at least one transport device, extending essentially completely through the processing or heating chamber, with which the workpieces to be treated can be transported through the processing or heating chamber. At least two processing or heating levels are hereby located on top of one another in the processing or heating chamber, with each processing or heating level having at least one separate transport device. This type of facility can preferably be used as a soldering facility, particularly a reflow soldering facility, or as a facility for the hardening or drying of plastics or adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: ERSA GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Kurtz, Bernd Schenker, Richard Kressmann
  • Publication number: 20020001787
    Abstract: A facility for the thermal treatment of workpieces has a processing or heating chamber and at least one transport device, extending essentially completely through the processing or heating chamber, with which the workpieces to be treated can be transported through the processing or heating chamber. At least two processing or heating levels are hereby located on top of one another in the processing or heating chamber, with each processing or heating level having at least one separate transport device. This type of facility can preferably be used as a soldering facility, particularly a reflow soldering facility, or as a facility for the hardening or drying of plastics or adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Rainer Kurtz, Bernd Schenker, Richard Kressmann