Patents by Inventor Alex SCHNEIDER

Alex SCHNEIDER 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: 20240084959
    Abstract: A bipod support for a drain cleaning machine is described. The bipod support includes a base, a plurality of legs, a retaining member, and a latch. The retaining member and latch are configured to engage and secure the drain cleaning machine to the bipod support. The bipod support enables rocking movement of the drain cleaning machine while supporting the weight of the machine. Also described are related methods of use of the bipod support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Emily Jo SPINELLI, Kaylin JACOBSEN, Sarah MICHAUD, Jeffrey SZUCS, Alex M. COLE, Michael J. RUTKOWSKI, Nicholas Christopher MAVROS, Jacob SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 11831266
    Abstract: A system (1) has a control device (10) with central electronics (11) designed for connection and operation of differently coded electric motors (En), with different motor characteristics (Mn) and/or power classes (Ln), to a device connection (12) of the control device (10). The at least one electric motor (En) is selectable from a number (n) of electric motor (En), that can be connected as intended, has a coding element (Kn). The central electronics (11) have a coding capture device (2) to recognize, via coding element (n), the motor characteristics (Mn) and/or the power class (Ln) of the respective currently connected electric motor (En).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Steffen Kammleiter, Sebastian Schroth, Alex Schneider, Marco Weckert
  • Patent number: 11425836
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to control electronics in a modular design, comprising an electronic base module and a plurality of functional modules, wherein: the base module provides at least one DC link voltage UZK at a voltage supply output for the voltage supply of the functional modules and the functional modules are electrically and mechanically connected to the base module and are supplied with the DC link voltage UZK by the base module; the base module and the functional modules each have a carrier having electronic components, the electronic components of the base module producing the DC link voltage UZK, at least one functional module being fastened to the carrier of the base module; and the electronic components of the base module and of the functional modules are arranged separate from one another by means of a thermal decoupling and/or an EMC shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Kranz, Alex Schneider, Malte Pils, Oliver Bollgönn
  • Patent number: 11424674
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit assembly (1) for intermediate circuit balancing of an intermediate circuit voltage UZK of a DC intermediate circuit fed by an alternating mains voltage UN for supplying a voltage to one or more devices, the circuit having a voltage divider (SP) configurable in terms of the voltage divider ratio and including a plurality of electric two-terminal devices (R1, R2, . . . , R6) by which the intermediate circuit voltage UZK is divided into voltage portions at each two-terminal device, the circuit having at least one first intermediate circuit capacitor (C1) chargeable to a first portion UZK,1 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK, and the circuit having at least one second intermediate circuit capacitor (C2) chargeable to a second portion UZK,2 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alex Schneider
  • Patent number: 11398775
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the operation and a circuit arrangement for a network connection variable with regard to the input voltage (1-phase/3-phase), which is connected using a centre tap (M) between the capacitors (C) via a connecting line to a neutral conductor (N) of an input AC voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Fabian Schneider, Alex Schneider, Fabian Wagner, Steffen Hanselmann
  • Publication number: 20220200510
    Abstract: A system (1) has a control device (10) with central electronics (11) designed for connection and operation of differently coded electric motors (En), with different motor characteristics (Mn) and/or power classes (Ln), to a device connection (12) of the control device (10). The at least one electric motor (En) is selectable from a number (n) of electric motor (En), that can be connected as intended, has a coding element (Kn). The central electronics (11) have a coding capture device (2) to recognize, via coding element (n), the motor characteristics (Mn) and/or the power class (Ln) of the respective currently connected electric motor (En).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin BÜRKERT, Steffen KAMMLEITER, Sebastian SCHROTH, Alex SCHNEIDER, Marco WECKERT
  • Publication number: 20210392794
    Abstract: A heat engine (10), particularly a heat pump, has a first heat exchanger (11), a compressor (12), a second heat exchanger (13), and a throttle device (14) connected by a refrigerant line (15), through which a refrigerant flows, and electronics (21, 22, 23) with power electronics for supplying power to and/or control electronics for controlling the heat engine (10). A heat transfer mechanism (24) absorb at least thermal energy emitted by the electronics (21, 22, 23) and transfer it to the refrigerant and/or, insofar as one exists, to a system medium flowing through the first or second heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210218318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring at least the motor temperature as a motor parameter during operation of at least one electric motor (1) at power electronics (2), having the following steps: acquiring electrical motor variables by measurement with a measuring device (3); creating a parameter file (6) containing motor parameters (4) using the measured motor variables, or reading the motor parameters (4) out of a data store (7), wherein a controller (5) controls the electric motor (1) with regard to at least the temperature as a motor parameter, using the further motor parameters (4) from the parameter file (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Malte PILS, Alex SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20210219450
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to control electronics in a modular design, comprising an electronic base module and a plurality of functional modules, wherein: the base module provides at least one DC link voltage UZK at a voltage supply output for the voltage supply of the functional modules and the functional modules are electrically and mechanically connected to the base module and are supplied with the DC link voltage UZK by the base module; the base module and the functional modules each have a carrier having electronic components, the electronic components of the base module producing the DC link voltage UZK, at least one functional module being fastened to the carrier of the base module; and the electronic components of the base module and of the functional modules are arranged separate from one another by means of a thermal decoupling and/or an EMC shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Kranz, Alex Schneider, Malte Pils, Oliver Bollgönn
  • Publication number: 20210194355
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a circuit assembly (1) for intermediate circuit balancing of an intermediate circuit voltage UZK of a DC intermediate circuit fed by an alternating mains voltage UN for supplying a voltage to one or more devices, comprising a. a voltage divider (SP) configurable in terms of the voltage divider ratio and consisting of a plurality of electric two-terminal devices (R1, R2, . . . , R6) by which the intermediate circuit voltage UZK is divided into voltage portions at each two-terminal device, b. at least one first intermediate circuit capacitor (C1) chargeable to a first portion UZK,1 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK, c. at least one second intermediate circuit capacitor (C2) chargeable to a second portion UZK,2 of the intermediate circuit voltage UZK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Alex Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210159783
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the operation and a circuit arrangement for a network connection variable with regard to the input voltage (1-phase/3-phase), which is connected using a centre tap (M) between the capacitors (C) via a connecting line to a neutral conductor (N) of an input AC voltage source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Bürkert, Fabian Schneider, Alex Schneider, Fabian Wagner, Steffen Hanselmann
  • Patent number: 10468970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a circuit arrangement for limiting the starting current for intermediate voltage circuits that have at least one storage capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Günter Haas, Alex Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180026522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a circuit arrangement for limiting the starting current for intermediate voltage circuits that have at least one storage capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Günter HAAS, Alex SCHNEIDER