Patents by Inventor Rouven BRITZ

Rouven BRITZ 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).

  • Thermal actuator arrangement having improved reset time
    Patent number: 11815072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal actuator arrangement for moving an actuator between a first actuating position and a second actuating position comprising: a first partial actuator having a first thermal actuator element to which a first opposing force is applied; a second partial actuator having a second thermal actuator element to which a second opposing force is applied, wherein the actuator elements are configured to modify their shape against the opposing force in each case as a result of a temperature change; an actuator which is coupled to the first partial actuator, such that, when the first actuator element is deactivated, the actuator is held in the first actuating position when a holding force takes effect and, when the holding force is eliminated, the actuator moves to the second actuating position due to the effect of the first opposing force; a securing element which is coupled to the second partial actuator in order to provide the holding force when the second actuator element is in the deact
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: University of Saarland, Zema Ctr for Mechatronics and Automation Tech.
    Inventors: Rouven Britz, Stefan Seelecke, Paul Motzki
  • THERMAL ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING IMPROVED RESET TIME
    Publication number: 20220290659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal actuator arrangement for moving an actuator between a first actuating position and a second actuating position comprising: a first partial actuator having a first thermal actuator element to which a first opposing force is applied; a second partial actuator having a second thermal actuator element to which a second opposing force is applied, wherein the actuator elements are configured to modify their shape against the opposing force in each case as a result of a temperature change; an actuator which is coupled to the first partial actuator, such that, when the first actuator element is deactivated, the actuator is held in the first actuating position when a holding force takes effect and, when the holding force is eliminated, the actuator moves to the second actuating position due to the effect of the first opposing force; a securing element which is coupled to the second partial actuator in order to provide the holding force when the second actuator element is in the deact
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Rouven BRITZ, Stefan SEELECKE, Paul MOTZKI