Patents by Inventor Alexander Merz

Alexander Merz 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: 20240084806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a side channel compressor (1) for a fuel cell system (2) for delivering and/or compressing a gaseous medium, in particular hydrogen or a gas containing hydrogen, comprising a housing (3) and an impeller wheel (4) which can be driven by an electric motor and which is accommodated in the housing (3), thus forming at least one side channel (5) disposed axially in relation to the impeller wheel (4), wherein the side channel (5) is connected, via an axial gap (6) remaining between the housing (3) and the impeller wheel (4), to an annular channel (7) which is disposed radially in relation to the impeller wheel (4). According to the invention, the annular channel (7) is connected to an outlet (10) of the side channel compressor (1) via at least one housing bore (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Hero, Armin Merz
  • Patent number: 10439546
    Abstract: A motor vehicle servomotor arrangement includes an electric motor with a stator, a rotor and brushes, as well as a controller with a signal input and a signal output that is connected to the electric motor. The controller is configured to transmit a control signal to the electric motor in response to an input signal supplied via the signal input by a unique function. The controller is configured to modulate the control signal in such a way that different control signals are output upon successive identical input signals within predefined input signal ranges and/or time-variant control signals are output upon identical input signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Merz, Alexander Klein, Dean G. Sorrell
  • Publication number: 20180248506
    Abstract: A motor vehicle servomotor arrangement includes an electric motor with a stator, a rotor and brushes, as well as a controller with a signal input and a signal output that is connected to the electric motor. The controller is configured to transmit a control signal to the electric motor in response to an input signal supplied via the signal input by a unique function. The controller is configured to modulate the control signal in such a way that different control signals are output upon successive identical input signals within predefined input signal ranges and/or time-variant control signals are output upon identical input signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Merz, Alexander Klein, Dean G. Sorrell
  • Patent number: 9874170
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine is described in which a combustion air ratio (?) is determined and used to determine a deviation of this combustion air ratio from an in particular default or determined set point combustion air ratio. Spontaneous ignition of the internal combustion engine are detected based on the determined deviation (??) and used to control the operation of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Horst, Alexander Merz, Arnaud Schilly, Bastian Baeck, Florin Korn, Nils Oth
  • Patent number: 9457414
    Abstract: A pliers for cutting workpieces, in particular workpieces made of metal, comprising at least one plier leg (1) and a pressure element (2), which are connected to each other by a rotation point (13), wherein the plier leg (1) forms a jaw (8) for receiving the workpiece. A cutting element (18) with a cutting mouth (19) is associated with the plier leg (1), wherein a bottom of the jaw (8) and a bottom of the cutting mouth (19) are arranged in the vicinity of a rotation point (29) about which the cutting element (18) is rotating in the plier leg (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventor: Alexander Merz
  • Publication number: 20150120169
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine is described in which a combustion air ratio (?) is determined and used to determine a deviation of this combustion air ratio from an in particular default or determined set point combustion air ratio. Spontaneous ignition of the internal combustion engine are detected based on the determined deviation (??) and used to control the operation of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Horst, Alexander Merz, Arnaud Schilly, Bastian Baeck, Florin Korn, Nils Oth
  • Publication number: 20140053411
    Abstract: A pliers for cutting workpieces, in particular workpieces made of metal, comprising at least one plier leg (1) and a pressure element (2), which are connected to each other by a rotation point (13), wherein the plier leg (1) forms a jaw (8) for receiving the workpiece. A cutting element (18) with a cutting mouth (19) is associated with the plier leg (1), wherein a bottom of the jaw (8) and a bottom of the cutting mouth (19) are arranged in the vicinity of a rotation point (29) about which the cutting element (18) is rotating in the plier leg (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Alexander Merz