Patents by Inventor Torsten Koker

Torsten Koker 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: 9257884
    Abstract: A cooling system for a geared motor, and a geared motor having electric motors and a gear unit as well as an adapter which is disposed between the electric motors and the gear unit, the electric motors having ducts for a coolant, in particular, a coolant, especially a cooling liquid, being able to flow through each of the motors which, in particular, are liquid-cooled, the streams of coolant emerging from the ducts being brought together and being fed at least proportionally by a first distributor to the gear unit in order to lubricate and cool the toothing parts of the gear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Barton, Stefan Dietrich, Gerhard Dittes, Martin Doppelbauer, Matthias Hauck, Michael Haug, Torsten Koker, Marek Lewandowski, Friedhelm Metzler, Josef Schmidt, Ingo Schuetterle, Mario Zucker
  • Publication number: 20130257198
    Abstract: A cooling system for a geared motor, and a geared motor having electric motors and a gear unit as well as an adapter which is disposed between the electric motors and the gear unit, the electric motors having ducts for a coolant, in particular, a coolant, especially a cooling liquid, being able to flow through each of the motors which, in particular, are liquid-cooled, the streams of coolant emerging from the ducts being brought together and being fed at least proportionally by a first distributor to the gear unit in order to lubricate and cool the toothing parts of the gear unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Peter Barton, Stefan Dietrich, Gerhard Dittes, Martin Doppelbauer, Matthias Hauck, Michael Haug, Torsten Koker, Marek Lewandowski, Friedhelm Metzler, Josef Schmidt, Ingo Schuetterle, Mario Zucker
  • Patent number: 8403483
    Abstract: An implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by optical measurement of the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance, including at least one optical system, at least one data acquisition system that does not contact the ciliary muscle and measures a diameter of the pupil and luminance around at least one eye as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, at least one data processing system for generating an actuating signal for the optical system from the detected physical control signals or for the purpose of switching to the standby mode, at least one energy supply system, and at least one fixing system. The system has one sensor or a plurality of sensors with sensor elements for measuring the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitat Rostock
    Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
  • Patent number: 8043370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitatsaugenklinik Rostock
    Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
  • Publication number: 20110109878
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by optical measurement of the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance, comprising a) at least one optical system (3), b) at least one data acquisition system (8) which does not contact the ciliary muscle and has means for measuring a diameter of the pupil and luminance around at least one eye as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, c) at least one data processing system (9) for generating an actuating signal for the optical system (3) from the detected physical control signals or for the purpose of switching to the stand-by mode, d) at least one energy supply system (10), and e) at least one fixing system, wherein the system has one sensor (3) or a plurality of sensors with sensor elements for measuring the pupil diameter and the surrounding luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
  • Publication number: 20100324408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implantable system for determining the accommodation requirement in an artificial accommodation system by measuring the eyeball orientation using an external magnetic field, comprising a) at least one optical system (3), b) at least one data acquisition system (8) which does not contact the ciliary muscle and has means for measuring a spatial orientation of both eyeballs as a physical control signal for the accommodation requirement, c) at least one data processing system (9) for generating an actuating signal for the optical system (3) from the measured physical control signals, d) at least one energy supply system (10), and e) one fixing system, wherein the system in each case has means for measuring a magnetic field in both eyes and provision is made for transfer means for mutual information exchange between the means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
  • Patent number: 7829054
    Abstract: In an actuator including at least one active electrode disposed in an electrolyte and comprising at least two webs of an electrically conductive material with a plurality of geometrically anisotropic nanoparticles disposed thereon and oriented uni-directionally in a preferential direction with an electrically conductive connection between the nanoparticles and the webs and a potential difference with respect to ground can be applied to the active electrode by a voltage or current source, the nanoparticles are connected in each case to two webs and the connections are material-interlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Ulrich Gengenbach
  • Publication number: 20100237744
    Abstract: In an actuator including at least one active electrode disposed in an electrolyte and comprising at least two webs of an electrically conductive material with a plurality of geometrically anisotropic nanoparticles disposed thereon and oriented uni-directionally in a preferential direction with an electrically conductive connection between the nanoparticles and the webs and a potential difference with respect to ground can be applied to the active electrode by a voltage or current source, the nanoparticles are connected in each case to two webs and the connections are material-interlocking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Ulrich Gengenbach
  • Publication number: 20090105817
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for restoring the accommodating ability of the eye, which comprises: a) at least one optical system (3) b) at least one data acquisition system (8) that does not touch the ciliary muscle and has either acoustic or optical means to detect the movement of the ciliary body, or it has means to detect the spatial orientation of the two eyeballs with respect to each other, or it has means for measuring the diameter of the pupil and the luminance in at least one eye as a physiological control signal for accommodation c) at least one data processing system to produce a regulating signal for the optical system from the physiological control signal received d) at least one power supply system (10), and e) at least one system for attachment (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Ruckert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
  • Patent number: 7115889
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for sensing the position of an edge of a stock being feed to a printing press is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a light source, utilizing the light source to illuminate with planar radiation a preselected area of the stock, and a preselected area adjacent to the stock, and further providing a retro-reflecting surface on at least a portion of the preselected area adjacent to the stock illuminated by the light source. According to a feature of the present invention, a measuring device is provided and utilized to measure radiation reflected by the retro-reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller
  • Publication number: 20050017205
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for sensing the position of an edge of a stock being feed to a printing press is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a light source, utilizing the light source to illuminate with planar radiation a preselected area of the stock, and a preselected area adjacent to the stock, and further providing a retro-reflecting surface on at least a portion of the preselected area adjacent to the stock illuminated by the light source. According to a feature of the present invention, a measuring device is provided and utilized to measure radiation reflected by the retro-reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller