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).
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Patent number: 9257884Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Peter Barton, Stefan Dietrich, Gerhard Dittes, Martin Doppelbauer, Matthias Hauck, Michael Haug, Torsten Koker, Marek Lewandowski, Friedhelm Metzler, Josef Schmidt, Ingo Schuetterle, Mario Zucker
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Publication number: 20130257198Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Peter Barton, Stefan Dietrich, Gerhard Dittes, Martin Doppelbauer, Matthias Hauck, Michael Haug, Torsten Koker, Marek Lewandowski, Friedhelm Metzler, Josef Schmidt, Ingo Schuetterle, Mario Zucker
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Patent number: 8403483Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitat RostockInventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Patent number: 8043370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignees: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Universitatsaugenklinik RostockInventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
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Publication number: 20110109878Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2008Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Publication number: 20100324408Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2008Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Simon Klink, Georg Bretthauer, Rudolf Guthoff, Ulrich Gengenbach, Mark Bergemann, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Rückert
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Patent number: 7829054Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbHInventors: Torsten Koker, Ulrich Gengenbach
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Publication number: 20100237744Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2006Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Torsten Koker, Ulrich Gengenbach
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Publication number: 20090105817Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Georg Bretthauer, Mark Bergemann, Ulrich Gengenbach, Torsten Koker, Wolfgang Ruckert, Rudolf F. Guthoff
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Patent number: 7115889Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2004Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller
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Publication number: 20050017205Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller