Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Henry M. Feiereisen
  • Patent number: 7880361
    Abstract: The manufacturing effort for producing electrical machines with pole teeth which are fitted with permanent magnets is intended to be simplified. The permanent magnets are inserted into the pole teeth only at the end of the manufacturing process, for this purpose, with the pole teeth each comprising two pole teeth halves (1, 2). An insertion device (3) which may be in the form of a frame is arranged between the pole teeth halves (1, 2). The insertion device (3) is used to keep a space free for the individual permanent magnets during the assembly process. By way of example, this allows the pole teeth to be wound without permanent magnets interfering with this manufacturing step. Permanent magnets are finally inserted into the insertion devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Gsinn, Hubert Schedler
  • Patent number: 7874382
    Abstract: A pneumatically reversible ram boring device includes a percussion piston (8) that is situated in a casing (1) and is movable back and forth by operation air supplied via an operational-air supply via an operational-air line (5), a control pipe (4, 36, 54) having at least one control opening (13), an outer pipe (15, 65), and a control sleeve (10, 60) that can be displaced by compressed air from a control chamber (16, 66). An essentially torsion-resistant operational-air line (5) can be rotatably connected to a rotary valve (4, 40, 70) that supplies the control chamber with operational air or vents air from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Tracto-Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Püttmann, Gerhard Balve
  • Patent number: 7876001
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to simplify and to secure the mounting and adjusting of sensors on built-in motors. As a result, a direct drive built-in motor is equipped with a first motor component (2) which comprises at least one motor mounting element (21) for securing the first motor component (2) to a first machine part (4), and a second motor component which cooperates with the first motor component (2) for carrying out an opposite-sided movement. Also, a sensor device (5, 6) can be secured to the first motor component (2). Said sensor device comprises at least one sensor mounting bore (61) which is arranged in a predetermined manner through the motor mounting part and can be connected to the first machine part Also, the position and/or orientation of the sensor device (5, 6) are predetermined in a mounted state on the first machine part (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Markus Knorr
  • Patent number: 7874590
    Abstract: A safety belt includes a length adjuster for securement of one end of a belt webbing, with the length adjuster being constantly biased in a direction of retraction of the belt webbing. A locking mechanism, when rendered effective, inhibits the length adjuster from turning in a direction of protraction of the belt webbing and is operatively connected to a control unit which, when activated, applies a locking function to inhibit the belt member from being pulled out of the retractor and being retracted, thereby preventing a lengthening and shortening of the belt webbing. Operatively connected to the control unit is an actuator which is constructed to allow an occupant, upon actuation, to override the locking function and thereby render the locking mechanism ineffective to enable the occupant to adjust a length of the belt webbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Schroth Safety Products GmbH
    Inventors: Elke Schubert, Thomas Rathmann-Ramlow
  • Patent number: 7875224
    Abstract: In a method for producing a coated composite component, an injection-molded part is produced in a first cycle by introducing a melt into the cavity of a first mold. A polyurethane layer is then applied to the cavity surface of an open polyurethane mold half. The mold half with the injection molded part produced in the first cycle is associated with the polyurethane mold half, and the so formed second mold is closed. The polyurethane layer is pressed or embossed onto the injection-molded part in the second mold, and the coated injection-molded part is removed once the second mold has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kraussmaffei Technologies GmbH
    Inventor: Marco Gruber
  • Patent number: 7876964
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assigning the content of a digital image to a class of a classification system. Said method comprises the following steps: —a predetermined number of F numerical shape characteristics ?m are determined; —the value of each shape characteristic of the F numerical shape characteristics determined for the image is compared to the value filed in a table for the respective shape characteristic, values for the individual numerical shape characteristics being allocated to each class in the table; —the class in which the F numerical shape characteristics determined for said image correspond best to the values of the numerical shape characteristics indicated in the table for said class is output as the class into which the image that is to be recognized is classified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Betriebsforschungsinstitut VDEH-Institut Für Angewandte Forshung GmbH
    Inventor: Günther Coen
  • Patent number: 7870946
    Abstract: A device for generating a floating state of an object by sound waves includes a rigid support structure having a top surface for absorbing forces generated by the gravitation or acceleration of the levitating object and perpendicularly acting on the top surface. A thin oscillatory element is arranged in parallel to the top surface. Further provided is a vibration generator for making the thin oscillatory element vibrating and levitating above the top surface so that the object is levitating above the thin oscillatory element without contacting it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Inventors: Josef Zimmermann, Adolf Zitzmann, Michael Schilp, Tobias Bolig
  • Patent number: 7866353
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for filling a container (7), particularly an open bag, with a powdery product has the following features” a net scale (1) situated above a tube arrangement and/or hopper arrangement (2), which terminates in a filler neck (6) above the container (7) to be filled while preferably projecting into this container. An intermediate chamber (3) is arranged downstream of the net scale and upstream of the container (7) to temporarily hold at least a portion of the product released by the net scale, and a compacting device (8, 9) is provided for compacting the product placed inside the container (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Haver & Boecker oHG
    Inventor: Alois Combrink
  • Patent number: 7865649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module for reproducing a transmitter signal (xactE). A control device (1) is coupled to a driving device (4a) for controlling a machine while being coupled to the module (5, 5?) via a data bus (7) for exchanging data. A reproduced transmitter signal (xactEn) is determined from a reference value (xdes) that is predefined by the control device with the aid of the module (5, 5?). The module (5, 5?) is logically coupled to the control device (1) via the data bus (7) in such a way that the module (5, 5?) is projected in the same way as the driving device (4a) from the perspective of the control device (1). The inventive module (5, 5?) for reproducing a transmitter signal (xactE) thus makes it possible to project, start, and adjust the dynamics of the machine in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Raimund Kram, Jochen Schlinkert, Richard Schneider
  • Patent number: 7861499
    Abstract: A filling machine for open, sealable sacks includes a fill pipe for filling the attached sacks with contents having a tendency to develop dust, and a cleaning device which includes a blow rail for cleaning the inner faces of the sack mouth rim and side folds of a sack by an air flow which emerges from the blow rail. The blow rail is fastened to two-armed levers which can be pivoted about a stationary axis by means of a drive. As a result, the air jets are directed onto the surfaces to be cleaned from different directions during the cleaning process and the layers of the side folds are also separated from one another and cleaned. The filling machine is suitable, in particular, for filling powdery contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Haver & Boecker oHG
    Inventors: Alois Combrink, Josef Van Bergerem
  • Patent number: 7863782
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to better adapt the power range of a linear motor to specific applications. For this purpose, the secondary part (2) is subdivided into at least one first (3) and one second section (4) in the direction of travel (15) of the primary part (1). The secondary part (2), in the first section (3), has a different shape than in the second section (4) and/or is produced from a different material. In this manner, different speeds of the primary part (1) can be achieved on the traveled distance independent of the actuation of the primary part. Optionally, cage windings can be inserted in a section of the secondary part so that said secondary part can be used for passive breaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Matscheko, Gernot Rossi, Hubert Schedler, Johannes Wollenberg
  • Patent number: 7862750
    Abstract: A device and a method are disclosed for producing an optical data medium, in particular high density optical media, such as the recently developed BlueRay™ disk for illumination with a blue laser (??405 nm). The required thickness of the data and/or protective layers is of the order of at most several tenths of millimeters. Such thin layers are difficult to produce with conventional injection molding processes. The disclosed device and method solve this problem by overflowing an element placed in a narrow cavity with a low-viscosity material having a viscosity lower than the viscosity of polycarbonate, which then forms the data or protective layer, or by bonding a layer produced in this manner to another layer using a low-viscosity adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing SAS
    Inventors: Erwin Buerkle, Martin Eichlseder
  • Patent number: 7859142
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a robust, simple woodworking machine. To achieve this, the invention provides a machine comprising at least one linear direct drive, which contains a primary part (3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 4b) with a first element (9, 10, 12, 14) for generating a first magnetic field and at least one additional element (17, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30) for generating an additional magnetic field. The first element (9) for generating the first magnetic field is positioned, in particular, in such a way in relation to the additional element (17, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30) for generating the additional magnetic field that the first magnetic field overlaps the additional magnetic field. The machine also comprises a secondary part (5, 6, 6a, 6b), which comprises magnetic return elements and is devoid of magnetic sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Ulrich Armeit, Ralph Burgstahler, Zeljko Jajtic, Markus Knorr, Andreas Rust, Stefan Schiele, Hartmut Schirdewahn, Roland Schultheiss
  • Patent number: 7859143
    Abstract: The moving parts of an electric motor are intended to be cooled more effectively and in a simple manner. For this purpose, the invention proposes an electric motor with a first motor part (1) and a second motor part, which interacts magnetically with the first motor part (1) and with respect to which the first motor part is capable of moving in two opposite movement directions (A, B). The electric motor is also equipped with a cooling system, which is fitted to the first motor part (1) and which has a cooling medium for cooling at least the first motor part. The cooling medium is moved, exclusively by means of acceleration of the first motor part (1), in one of the two opposite movement directions (A, B) in the cooling system. The movement can be triggered, for example, by the dead weight in an open cooling cycle system or else by means of a piston (23) in a closed cooling cycle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Zeljko Jajtic, Gerhard Matscheko
  • Patent number: 7859160
    Abstract: The electrical machine (1) has a stator (2), which has slots (6) distributed about the periphery, between which a tooth (7, 8) is placed, and in which a winding system (9) with at least one winding phase is placed. Each winding phase contains at least one coil group. Each coil group contains a first single coil (10) and at least one additional coil (11). All single coils (10, 11) of each coil group are electrically connected in series. Each of the additional single coils (11) is arranged in an offset manner with an offset angle (?mk,i) in relation to the first single coil (10). The respective offset angle (?mk,i) is calculated according to: formula (I) in which k ? {1, 2, . . . (n?I, i ? {0, 1, . . . (6?pN?1)}, n being a group coil number of all single coils (10, 11) of the respective coil group, k being a coil index of the additional single coils (11), i being a position index, and pN being an effective pole number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rolf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7849756
    Abstract: A linear drive for adjusting at least one movable structure includes at least one spindle drive having a rotatable spindle. Disposed on the spindle and restrained against rotation is a lifting nut which is linked to the movable structure. At least one safety mechanism is disposed on the spindle without connection to the lifting nut and restrained against rotation. The safety mechanism includes an inner nut attached to the spindle and an outer guide bushing attached onto the inner nut, wherein the inner nut and the guide bushing have an engagement structure which effects a form-fitting engagement between the inner nut and the guide bushing during normal operation and is so constructed as to effect a disengagement between the inner nut and the guide bushing, when the safety mechanism is subjected to a predefined load torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Dewert Antriebs- und Systemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Minnig, Heinrich Dück
  • Patent number: 7851951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a secondary part (2, 3) of a linear electrical machine (5), wherein the secondary part (2, 3) has permanent magnets (11) and a mount (13). The secondary part (2, 3) has spacer elements (9), wherein an installation height of the secondary part (2, 3) is also determined by means of the spacer elements (9). Tolerances of the installation height can be maintained more easily by means of the spacer elements. In a method for manufacturing a secondary part (2, 3) of a linear electrical machine (5), the spacer elements (9) are cast together with the mount (13) on which the permanent magnets (9) are arranged such that the permanent magnets (9) are embedded in the casting compound (15) and the casting compound (15) forms the surface of the secondary part (2, 3) in the region of the permanent magnets (11), wherein the spacer elements (9) protrude out of the casting compound (15) such that part of the surface of the secondary part (2, 3) is also formed by the spacer elements (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Hoppe, Markus Jakobi, Hermann Sailer
  • Patent number: 7852473
    Abstract: An apparatus to measure spatially resolved the luminescence of a semiconductor sample, in particular a semiconductor wafer or any part thereof, includes a rotatable sample holder for the semiconductor sample. This rotatable sample holder is mounted on an xy stage, and a drive mechanism is used to rotate the sample holder rapidly during the measurement. A device excites luminescence light on the semiconductor sample, and an optical device guides a portion of the luminescence light to a detector. The surface of the semiconductor sample is located in the range of a focal point of the optical device. Using a fixation device, it is possible to remove the rotatable sample holder from the xy stage, when required, and to replace it by a cryostat with an optical window and a further semiconductor sample, so that the surface of the further semiconductor sample is essentially located in the focus point of optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Wolff
  • Patent number: 7841250
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device (9) comprising a housing (10), a drive shaft (14) which is mounted in the housing (10) and which comprises a shaft axis (15) and a first and a second electric drive (12,13). The drive shaft (14) can be rotated about the shaft axis (15) by means of a drive (12,13) and can be displaced in an axial manner along the shaft axis (15). The drives (12, 13) are aligned on the shaft axis (15) and comprise, respectively, a stator (16,19) and a rotor (17,20). The stators (16,19) are secured to the housing (10). The rotors (17,20) are embodied as hollow shafts and are mounted on the housing (10). The rotor (20) of the second drive (13) is rotationally secured to the drive shaft (14) by means of a linear bearing device (28), and in a manner which enables it to be axially displaced. The rotor (17) of the first drive (12) is rotationally secured to a threaded spindle (27) and is connected in such a manner that it cannot be axially displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Werner Eberlein, Klaus Recker
  • Patent number: 7834489
    Abstract: The invention relates to a synchronous linear motor comprising a mobile primary part (3) and a fixed secondary part (1, 2). The primary part (3) comprises conductive coils (4) and permanent magnets, and the secondary part (1, 2) has a ferrous structure comprising teeth (6, 7) which are oriented towards the primary part (3). The secondary part (1, 2) comprises at least one active region (2) which is characterized in that all of the teeth (7) of an active region (2) also comprise conductive coils (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Matscheko, Zeljko Jajtic