Patents by Inventor Stefan Franzl

Stefan Franzl 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).

  • Publication number: 20220200206
    Abstract: A plug-type connector part is described. The plug-type connector part includes a rear part and an insertion part attached to or integrally formed with the rear part. The insertion part extends from the rear part in a mating direction of the plug-type connector part. The insertion part includes a plurality of contact elements. The plug-type connector part includes a handle element attached to or integrally formed with the rear part. The handle element is located opposite of the insertion part and faces the insertion part, with an interspace between the handle element and the insertion part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kraus, Thomas Kundner, Michael Bühn, Stefan Franzl, Andreas Heinz, Markus Seidl, Dominik Weichselgartner
  • Patent number: 10923857
    Abstract: A connector module comprises an insulating body, and further comprises a plurality of signal contact elements and a plurality of shield contact elements forming a connector face configured for establishing electric contact with a counterpart of the connector module. For each of the signal contact elements, there exist two or at most three shield contact elements that are closer to this signal contact element than any signal contact element of the plurality of signal contact elements. The signal contact elements are arranged along a first curve extending in the connector face of the connector module and the shield contact elements are arranged along a second curve extending in the connector face of the connector module, the first curve and the second curve being parallel curves having a predefined normal distance. Viewed along the course of the parallel curves, the signal contact elements and the shield contact elements are arranged alternatingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ODU GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Cornelia Wagner, Stefan Franzl, Markus Seidl
  • Publication number: 20190237907
    Abstract: A connector module comprises an insulating body, and further comprises a plurality of signal contact elements and a plurality of shield contact elements forming a connector face configured for establishing electric contact with a counterpart of the connector module. For each of the signal contact elements, there exist two or at most three shield contact elements that are closer to this signal contact element than any signal contact element of the plurality of signal contact elements. The signal contact elements are arranged along a first curve extending in the connector face of the connector module and the shield contact elements are arranged along a second curve extending in the connector face of the connector module, the first curve and the second curve being parallel curves having a predefined normal distance. Viewed along the course of the parallel curves, the signal contact elements and the shield contact elements are arranged alternatingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Cornelia Wagner, Stefan Franzl, Markus Seidl
  • Patent number: 9972948
    Abstract: A component for an electrical connector, said component bearing a field of electrically conducting signal elements (12) electrically insulated from each other and a field of electrically conducting shield elements (10), the shield elements being electrically interconnected with each other. For each of the signal elements (12), in any partial circumference extending over an angle (?) of more than 160 degrees from this signal element at least one of the shield element (10) is arranged that is closer to this signal element (12) than the any other signal element (12) of the field of signal elements (12). Each of these shield elements extends across an angle (?) of less than 160 degrees from the signal element (12). The number of shield elements (10) is the number of the signal elements (12) times 3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: ODU GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Cornelia Wagner, Markus Seidl, Stefan Franzl
  • Publication number: 20160359280
    Abstract: A component for an electrical connector, said component bearing a field of electrically conducting signal elements (12) electrically insulated from each other and a field of electrically conducting shield elements (10), the shield elements being electrically interconnected with each other. For each of the signal elements (12), in any partial circumference extending over an angle (?) of more than 160 degrees from this signal element at least one of the shield element (10) is arranged that is closer to this signal element (12) than the any other signal element (12) of the field of signal elements (12). Each of these shield elements extends across an angle (?) of less than 160 degrees from the signal element (12). The number of shield elements (10) is the number of the signal elements (12) times 3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Cornelia Wagner, Markus Seidl, Stefan Franzl
  • Patent number: 7255615
    Abstract: The present invention describes a socket of an electrical connector having at least one contact element. The contact element has a first end region, a contact area for electrical contact with a plug and a second end region. The first and/or the second end region according to the present invention is/are displaceable in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: ODU Steckverbindungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kurt Woelfl, Thomas Appinger, Stefan Franzl, Fred Mangstl, Gerhard Nicklbauer, Wolfgang Jacobi
  • Publication number: 20060110954
    Abstract: Connection device having a coupling device, such as a plug or socket, and a housing that has an outlet opening for a wire assigned to the coupling device. The opening according to at least one embodiment of the present invention is designed such that it can be adjusted with respect to the coupling device according to the conditions related to the installation space of the intended fields of application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventor: Stefan Franzl
  • Publication number: 20060099000
    Abstract: In a method or apparatus for control of a point in time of a measurement of toner concentration in a developer mixture comprising toner and carrier, and wherein the developer mixture is mixed by a bucket roller provided with buckets, a toner concentration sensor is arranged for measurement of the toner concentration. Magnet bars are provided on the buckets, which magnet bars are interrupted in a region of the toner concentration sensor except for one of the magnet bars which is uninterrupted. The toner concentration sensor emits a sensor signal that exhibits a first pulse-shaped spike upon passage of the uninterrupted magnet bar and which has a larger amplitude compared to further pulse-spikes of smaller amplitude upon passage of the interrupted magnet bars. The sensor signal indicates the toner concentration between the pulse-shaped spikes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Stefan Franzl, Florian Kofferlein, Stefan Krieger, Peter Mostl, Alfred Zollner
  • Publication number: 20060094307
    Abstract: The present invention describes a socket of an electrical connector having at least one contact element. The contact element has a first end region, a contact area for electrical contact with a plug and a second end region. The first and/or the second end region according to the present invention is/are displaceable in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Kurt Woelfl, Thomas Appinger, Stefan Franzl, Fred Mangstl, Gerhard Nicklbauer, Wolfgang Jacobi
  • Patent number: 6854431
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic system with a hydraulic pump. A lubricant system for moving parts of the engine is also provided, which includes a lubricant pump. To enable making the engine smaller, it is proposed that the hydraulic pump is connected to the lubricant system in such a way that it can be lubricated by the lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Gaessler, Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Bernd Rosenau, Stefan Franzl, Juergen Schiemann, Christian Grosse, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Publication number: 20030188702
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine (10) includes a hydraulic system (32) with a hydraulic pump (34). A lubricant system (14) for moving parts of the engine (10) is also provided, which includes a lubricant pump (16). To enable making the engine (10) smaller, it is proposed that the hydraulic pump (34) is connected to the lubricant system (14) in such a way that it can be lubricated by the lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Hermann Gaessler, Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Bernd Rosenau, Stefan Franzl, Juergen Schiemann, Christian Grosse, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Patent number: 6581557
    Abstract: A timing gear for triggering a gas exchange valve for adjusting the output of an internal combustion engine through the opening and closing of the gas exchange valve and a method for triggering the gas exchange valve, where at least one of the opening and closing of the gas exchange valve is executed as a function of a delay interval when opening and/or closing the gas exchange valve and where in order to determine the delay time, the gas exchange valve is adjusted for the length of a predetermined adjustment interval and at least one of the opening and closing of the gas exchange valve is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Gaessler, Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Stefan Franzl, Juergen Schiemann, Christian Grosse, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Patent number: 6321703
    Abstract: A device for controlling a gas exchange valve for internal combustion engines, having a housing including an axially movable valve member, which on an end close to the combustion chamber, has a valve sealing face that cooperates with a valve seat affixed to the housing and on an end remote from the combustion chamber, has a piston that axially separates upper and lower hydraulic working chambers from each other. The lower working chamber closer to the combustion chamber acts on the valve member in the closing direction and the upper working chamber further from the combustion chamber acts on the valve member in the opening direction. The lower working chamber continuously communicates with a high pressure source and the upper working chamber can be alternatingly filled with high pressure by way of a high pressure supply line containing an electric control valve. The upper working chamber is discharged by way of a discharge line that contains an electric control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Stefan Franzl, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Patent number: 6321702
    Abstract: A system for controlling a gas exchange valve for internal combustion engines, comprising a movable valve member in a housing which, on an end close to the combustion chamber, has a valve sealing face that cooperate with a valve seat in order to control an inlet or outlet cross section at the combustion chamber of the engine. On an end remote from the combustion chamber a working piston defines at least one hydraulic working chamber, whose alternating filling and discharging with a pressure fluid can be used to move the valve member in the opening and closing direction. The supply pressure of the pressure fluid supplied for the actuation of the gas exchange valve member is adjusted step wise as a function of current operating parameters of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Stefan Franzl, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer
  • Patent number: 6178935
    Abstract: A valve control device for an internal combustion engine having a gas exchange valve for controlling an inlet and/or outlet cross section in the combustion chamber of the engine. The valve control device has an axially movable gas exchange valve member whose valve member shaft is coupled to a piston rod to a differential piston that can be hydraulically actuated. The differential piston is embodied as two piston parts, wherein the two piston parts are disposed in relation to one another in such a way that they are operatively connected to each other in the axial direction and can execute a radial relative movement in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Udo Diehl, Karsten Mischker, Rainer Walter, Stefan Franzl, Volker Beuche, Stefan Reimer, Ulrich Kappenstein