Patents by Inventor Roland Keller

Roland Keller 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: 11976030
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to a process for the recovery of 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol from a stream obtained in the production of 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol from 2-methylprop-1-ene and formaldehyde, by treating the stream with an amine catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Keller, Roland Minges, Martin Kamasz, Gabriele Gralla, Bernhard Brunner
  • Patent number: 10696255
    Abstract: An impact absorbing element comprising a tubular body for absorbing the impact energy in a vehicle is proposed, the impact absorbing element having a double honeycomb-shaped cross section and being configured as a 10-face polygonal line, and honeycomb points being configured which are situated at a spacing (b2) from one another of approximately half the overall height (b1) of the impact absorbing element and define a width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Satish Shivpanor
  • Publication number: 20190039118
    Abstract: A coil spring winding apparatus (1) comprises a stator and a rotor (10) which is supported on the stator so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis (13). The rotation axis (13) extends along a spring axis of a coil spring wound by the coil spring winding apparatus. At least one winding tool (21, 22) is supported on the rotor (10) so as to rotate about the rotation axis (13) of the rotor (10) upon rotation of the rotor (10). The at least one winding tool (21, 22) is configured to bend a wire (8) to form the coil spring upon rotation of the rotor (10). The at least one winding tool (21, 22) is adjustable relative to the rotor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Roland KELLER
  • Patent number: 9923425
    Abstract: A preformed coil (20) to produce a self-supporting air-gap skewed winding of a small electric motor consisting of at least two preformed coils (20) positioned overlapping on a circumference of a winding (6) and a method and device for producing the coil. Two preformed coil sides (24a, 24b) lying in different radial planes are formed which are connected on their front ends (26a, 26b) by front connections. The front connections feature the radial plane offset from the winding offset sections (28) bridging the preformed coil sides (24a, 24b). The preformed coil sides (24a, 24b) are formed curved with a circular shape around a longitudinal axis (16), and the radius of curvature of the one radial outer preformed coil side (24a) is greater than the radius of curvature of the radial inner preformed coil side (24b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Armin Nagel, Andreas Holder, Markus Krumbein, Janos Puplics
  • Patent number: 9845205
    Abstract: A method for targeted detection and segregation of individual piece goods being conveyed in a conveying direction on an extensive conveying element. A position-determining device detects positional information of the piece good to be segregated. The piece good to be segregated is displaced transversely to the conveying device by a push element, which is moved transversely to the conveying direction into the conveying region of the piece goods. Before pushing of the piece good, the push element is now moved into a forward position that lies above the conveying element in the conveying region. The piece good is subsequently pushed by the push element over the conveying element by way of accelerating the push element out of the forward position in a push direction. The forward position is set by a control device depending on positional information concerning the piece good to be segregated on the conveying element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Publication number: 20170233197
    Abstract: A method for targeted detection and segregation of individual piece goods being conveyed in a conveying direction on an extensive conveying element. A position-determining device detects positional information of the piece good to be segregated. The piece good to be segregated is displaced transversely to the conveying device by a push element, which is moved transversely to the conveying direction into the conveying region of the piece goods. Before pushing of the piece good, the push element is now moved into a forward position that lies above the conveying element in the conveying region. The piece good is subsequently pushed by the push element over the conveying element by way of accelerating the push element out of the forward position in a push direction. The forward position is set by a control device depending on positional information concerning the piece good to be segregated on the conveying element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Publication number: 20160001726
    Abstract: An impact absorbing element comprising a tubular body for absorbing the impact energy in a vehicle is proposed, the impact absorbing element having a double honeycomb-shaped cross section and being configured as a 10-face polygonal line, and honeycomb points being configured which are situated at a spacing (b2) from one another of approximately half the overall height (b1) of the impact absorbing element and define a width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: ROLAND KELLER, SATISH SHIVPANOR
  • Patent number: 8915493
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method and an installation for monitoring and/or controlling at least one handling apparatus for handling a multiplicity of preferably sheet-like products, in particular printed products, each product being assigned a reference (4). The installation comprises a transporting apparatus for transporting the multiplicity of products at a distance apart from one another along a transporting direction to at least one handling apparatus, or past the same, at least one detecting apparatus (1, 1?) at least for picking up references of the products and for communicating messages belonging to the references, and at least one processing unit (3) for processing the messages. In at least one delay device (5), a number of messages relating to references (4) from a plurality of products are combined to form a message group (6) and are communicated to the processing unit (3) via a communications medium (2) once a delay period (9) has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Patent number: 8899403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a transport device (10) which has a number of identical transport means arranged one after another in a transport direction, which are able to transport product along an intrinsically closed transport path (33) between stations (28) arranged on the transport path (33). To identify the individual transport means, use is made of selected transport means (RK) which can be detected by means of first sensors (24) arranged or on the transport path (33) as the said transport means pass the first sensors (24), which are distributed over the transport path (33) and subdivide the transport path (33) into individual segments. The transport means may be assigned individually consecutive fixed serial numbers, which are counted from a single starting point (34), and in that the starting point (34) is defined by a specific arrangement of a plurality of detectable transport means (DRK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Publication number: 20140339949
    Abstract: A preformed coil (20) to produce a self-supporting air-gap skewed winding of a small electric motor consisting of at least two preformed coils (20) positioned overlapping on a circumference of a winding (6) and a method and device for producing the coil. Two preformed coil sides (24a, 24b) lying in different radial planes are formed which are connected on their front ends (26a, 26b) by front connections. The front connections feature the radial plane offset from the winding offset sections (28) bridging the preformed coil sides (24a, 24b). The preformed coil sides (24a, 24b) are formed curved with a circular shape around a longitudinal axis (16), and the radius of curvature of the one radial outer preformed coil side (24a) is greater than the radius of curvature of the radial inner preformed coil side (24b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Armin Nagel, Andreas Holder, Markus Krumbein, Janos Puplics
  • Publication number: 20130264764
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method and an installation for monitoring and/or controlling at least one handling apparatus for handling a multiplicity of preferably sheet-like products, in particular printed products, each product being assigned a reference (4). The installation comprises a transporting apparatus for transporting the multiplicity of products at a distance apart from one another along a transporting direction to at least one handling apparatus, or past the same, at least one detecting apparatus (1, 1?) at least for picking up references of the products and for communicating messages belonging to the references, and at least one processing unit (3) for processing the messages. In at least one delay device (5), a number of messages relating to references (4) from a plurality of products are combined to form a message group (6) and are communicated to the processing unit (3) via a communications medium (2) once a delay period (9) has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Publication number: 20120090958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a transport device (10) which has a number of identical transport means arranged one after another in a transport direction, which are able to transport product along an intrinsically closed transport path (33) between stations (28) arranged on the transport path (33). To identify the individual transport means, use is made of selected transport means (RK) which can be detected by means of first sensors (24) arranged or on the transport path (33) as the said transport means pass the first sensors (24), which are distributed over the transport path (33) and subdivide the transport path (33) into individual segments. The transport means may be assigned individually consecutive fixed serial numbers, which are counted from a single starting point (34), and in that the starting point (34) is defined by a specific arrangement of a plurality of detectable transport means (DRK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Ferag AG
    Inventor: Roland Keller
  • Patent number: 8041399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile terminal provided with an interactive display device. The invention is characterized in that a pivotable projection device is provided and constructed in such a way that a variable size projection display and means for detecting the position and/or the movement thereof are obtainable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alexander Jarczyk, Roland Keller
  • Patent number: 7944101
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush system for a motor-vehicle actuating drive, having a base body, a board on which interference-suppression components are mounted, and electrically conductive plug contacts. The plug contacts each have an accommodation slot. The board is inserted into the accommodation slots in the plug contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Gerald Viernekes, Klaus Zaps
  • Patent number: 7821173
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the present invention a bell-armature coil for an electric motor is provided. The bell-armature coil comprises a hollow-cylindrical coil winding which forms a coil opening at one end and is wound from a winding wire. The bell-armature coil further comprises a coil former plate. The coil former plate includes a printed circuit board. Into the coil opening the coil former plate is inserted. The coil winding has conductor ends which are connected to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Dr. Fritz Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Bertolini, Roland Keller, Roland Brugger, Roland Kirchner, Hubert Renner, Helmut Wagner
  • Publication number: 20100206111
    Abstract: A belt-tensioning drive is provided that has an electric motor containing a rotor shaft, and has a gear shaft and an output gear. The electric motor drives the gear shaft via a first gearing. The gear shaft, for its part, drives the output gear via a second gearing. The gear shaft is mounted in a gearbox via two bearings. An end region of the rotor shaft is mounted in a cup bearing which is placed in a cup bearing seat of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Roland KELLER, Uwe Henning
  • Publication number: 20100026114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brush system for a motor-vehicle actuating drive, having a base body, a board on which interference-suppression components are mounted, and electrically conductive plug contacts. The plug contacts each have an accommodation slot. The board is inserted into the accommodation slots in the plug contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Roland Keller, Gerald Viernekes, Klaus Zaps
  • Publication number: 20090215496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile terminal provided with an interactive display device. The invention is characterised in that a pivotable projection device is provided and constructed in such a way that a variable size projection display and means for detecting the position and/or the movement thereof are obtainable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Alexander Jarczyk, Roland Keller
  • Publication number: 20070262673
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the present invention a bell-armature coil for an electric motor is provided. The bell-armature coil comprises a hollow-cylindrical coil winding which forms a coil opening at one end and is wound from a winding wire. The bell-armature coil further comprises a coil former plate. The coil former plate includes a printed circuit board. Into the coil opening the coil former plate is inserted. The coil winding has conductor ends which are connected to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Bertolini, Roland Keller, Roland Brugger, Roland Kirchner, Hubert Renner, Helmut Wagner
  • Patent number: 7143705
    Abstract: A multi-needle quilting machine (10) and method in which provided bridges (21,22) are provided having selectively operable stitching element pairs (90). Either the material or the bridges or both may be moved relative to the frame. Control schemes are provided to quilt continuous patterns, discrete patterns, linked multiple patterns, 360 degree patterns, closely spaced patterns. A plurality of small presser feet (158) are provided, each for one or more needles (132), with a wide spacing for material passage between the needle and looper plates. Combinations of intermittent and continuous feed and feed transition are employed during tack sequence sewing and other direction reversals in sewing, as well as double needle guards and thread deflection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: James T. Frazer, Jeff Kaetterhenry, Michael A. James, Terrance L. Myers, Roland Keller, David Brian Scott