Patents by Inventor Rudolf Mecke

Rudolf Mecke 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: 7701315
    Abstract: A device for contactless transfer of energy and data. One embodiment includes a primary coil assembly on a first support and a secondary coil assembly on a second support, the supports rotatable in relation to one another, the primary and secondary coil assemblies having an energy coil for inductive transfer of electric energy. To minimize interference in data transfer, the primary and secondary coil assemblies may include at least one data coil for inductive data transfer wherein at least one winding of the data coil surrounds at least one winding of the energy coil so that a first section of the data winding is wound in the wound direction of the energy coil and a second section of the data winding is wound in a direction opposite the wound direction of the energy coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Institut fur Automation und Kommunikation e.V.
    Inventors: Rudolf Mecke, Christian Rathge
  • Publication number: 20080211614
    Abstract: There is described a device for the contactless transfer of energy and data. Said device comprises a primary coil assembly, which is located in a fixed manner on a first support and a secondary coil assembly, which is located in a fixed manner on a second support, the first and second supports being rotatable in relation to one another and the primary and secondary coil assemblies having a respective energy coil for the inductive transfer of electric energy. To achieve a least possible interference of the data transfer caused by the energy transfer, the primary and secondary coil assemblies comprise at least one respective data coil for an inductive data transfer and at least one data winging of said data coil surrounds at least one energy winding of the energy coil in such a way that a first section of the data winding is wound in the wound direction of the energy coil and a second section of the data winding is wound in the opposite direction to the wound direction of said energy coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Rudolf Mecke, Christian Rathge
  • Patent number: 7019620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the inductive transmission of electrical power, comprising a power line which is situated on the primary side of said device and which consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Power can be drawn from line by at least one mobile consumer, which is situated on the secondary side, by means of inductive coupling. Said device is provided with a data line which is situated on the primary side for the additional inductive transmission of data to and/or from the consumer. Said data line consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Each of the data line wires is arranged adjacent to one of the two power line wires and in a manner that is symmetrical to a plane. The cross section of the conductor of the adjacent wire of the energy line is also symmetrical relative to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Wampfler Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Bohler, Roland Winterhalter, Mathias Wechlin, Rudolf Mecke
  • Publication number: 20040183640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the inductive transmission of electrical power, comprising a power line which is situated on the primary side of said device and which consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Power can be drawn from line by at least one mobile consumer, which is situated on the secondary side, by means of inductive coupling. Said device is provided with a data line which is situated on the primary side for the additional inductive transmission of data to and/or from the consumer. Said data line consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Each of the data line wires is arranged adjacent to one of the two power line wires and in a manner that is symmetrical to a plane. The cross section of the conductor of the adjacent wire of the energy line is also symmetrical relative to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Bohler, Roland Winterhalter, Mathias Wechlin, Rudolf Mecke