Patents by Inventor Alfred Braun

Alfred Braun 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: 12152920
    Abstract: The Coriolis mass flowmeter comprises a measuring transducer having a vibration element, an exciter arrangement, and a sensor arrangement The flowmeter further includes an electronic transmitter circuit coupled with the exciter arrangement and the sensor arrangement. The transmitter circuit supplies power to the exciter arrangement to force mechanical oscillations having a wanted frequency. The sensor arrangement includes two electrodynamic oscillation sensors to convert oscillatory movements of the vibration element into an electrical signal having an alternating voltage having an amplitude dependent on the wanted frequency and on a magnetic flux of its oscillation sensor. The sensor arrangement includes a magnetic field detector adapted to convert changes of the magnetic field into a magnetic field signal having an amplitude dependent on a magnetic flux and/or an areal density of the magnetic flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Robert Lalla, Alfred Rieder, Ennio Bitto, Marcel Braun
  • Publication number: 20220297302
    Abstract: An equipping arrangement for equipping connector housings with fitted-out cable ends of cables has an equipping gripping unit that provides subsequent gripping, when necessary, during inserting the fitted-out cable end into the connector housing. A cable gripper has two gripper jaws grasping and gripping the cable when actuated by an actuator operated with fluid pressure. An alignment module rotationally corrects alignment of the fitted-out cable end using an optical detection device determining the rotational position of the fitted-out cable end. The detection device monitors an opening motion of the gripper jaws to create an intermediate position. A control unit controls the actuator and calibrates the actuator with regard to the subsequent gripping based on data of the opening motion of the gripper jaws determined by the detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Pascal Suter
  • Patent number: 10014644
    Abstract: An apparatus for the formation of a wire loop comprises a wire drive for advancing a wire and a loop layer to grip a first end of the wire and to lay a wire loop. When the wire is advanced, the wire loop is formed into a selected size. The apparatus also includes a pull-out gripper and a sensor device, the pull-out gripper being configured to grasp the wire of the wire loop and, after grasping the wire of the wire loop, move relative to the loop layer, thereby tensioning the wire loop in a longitudinal direction. The sensor device can detect a twist in the wire loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Reto Eggimann, Alfred Braun
  • Patent number: 8646822
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for insertion of wire-ends into connector housings includes a wire gripper with two wire-end gripping jaws. The wire gripper has a slider apparatus with a guide element and a slider coupled to the first gripping jaw wherein the first gripping jaw and the slider are borne displaceably relative to the second gripping jaw along the guide element. A pressured actuator acts through a movement converter on the wire gripper to initiate a coarse movement of the first gripping jaw relative to the second gripping jaw and rotating movement of a motor is converted by the movement converter into a fine movement of the first gripping jaw relative to the second gripping jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Komax Holding AG
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Roberto Gasperi
  • Publication number: 20120042985
    Abstract: An apparatus for the formation of a wire loop comprises a wire drive for advancing a wire and a loop layer to grip a first end of the wire and to lay a wire loop. When the wire is advanced, the wire loop is formed into a selected size. The apparatus can also comprise a pull-out gripper and a sensor device, the pull-out gripper being configured to grasp the wire of the wire loop and, after grasping the wire of the wire loop, move relative to the loop layer, thereby tensioning the wire loop in a longitudinal direction. The sensor device can detect a twist in the wire loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Reto Eggimann, Alfred Braun
  • Publication number: 20110097185
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for insertion of wire-ends into connector housings includes a wire gripper with two wire-end gripping jaws. The wire gripper has a slider apparatus with a guide element and a slider coupled to the first gripping jaw wherein the first gripping jaw and the slider are borne displaceably relative to the second gripping jaw along the guide element. A pressured actuator acts through a movement converter on the wire gripper to initiate a coarse movement of the first gripping jaw relative to the second gripping jaw and rotating movement of a motor is converted by the movement converter into a fine movement of the first gripping jaw relative to the second gripping jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Roberto Gasperi
  • Patent number: 7647759
    Abstract: In a wire-processing device, the wire executes turns through being pulled out of a drum. The leading wire-end is held by a gripper of a loop-former. A wire that has been cut to length is held at its leading and trailing ends by an untwisting unit, the wire having before the untwisting operation a doubled-backed loop. A transfer unit takes the leading and trailing ends from the loop-former and passes the wire to the untwisting unit. After the untwisting operation, the transfer unit feeds the wire-ends to the processing units that process the wire-ends. A bundling unit takes the processed wires from the transfer unit, the bundling unit forming a wire bundle with the wires. With the untwisted wires, the wire bundle has neither doubled-back loops nor knots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Komax Holding AG
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Zane Meredith, Werner Bucher
  • Publication number: 20060179908
    Abstract: In a wire-processing device, the wire executes turns through being pulled out of a drum. The leading wire-end is held by a gripper of a loop-former. A wire that has been cut to length is held at its leading and trailing ends by an untwisting unit, the wire having before the untwisting operation a doubled-backed loop. A transfer unit takes the leading and trailing ends from the loop-former and passes the wire to the untwisting unit. After the untwisting operation, the transfer unit takes the leading and trailing ends of the wire from the untwisting unit and feeds the wire-ends to the processing units that process the wire-ends. A bundling unit is provided after the processing units unit and takes the processed wires from the transfer unit, the bundling unit forming a wire bundle with the wires. With the untwisted wires, the wire bundle has neither doubled-back loops nor knots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Zane Meredith, Werner Bucher
  • Patent number: 5339002
    Abstract: To permit rapid adjustment of a holder structure (4) within which a singlnded pinch-sealed light source, for example a halogen incandescent lamp (1, 2) is retained, to a positioning or locating element having an optical reference surface (17a) to accurately align the light emitting element (2) of the light source with respect to an optical system, for example a reflector, a tubular adjustment sleeve (10) is provided into which the holder structure is fitted. The tubular adjustment sleeve has an essentially cylindrical portion (11) and a slightly conically converging portion (12) or an inwardly extending rim or ring (12') to permit rotational, axial and tilting adjustment of the holder structure to which the light source (1) is coupled with respect thereto. The tubular sleeve is formed with a laterally projecting flange (14, 14a) formed with a plane, burr-free engagement surface (14b) which fits against an auxiliary plane, flat reference surface (18b) on the positioning or locating element (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft F. Electrische Gluehlampen mbH
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Peter Helbig, Hermann Steiner, Walter Schoenherr
  • Patent number: 5153480
    Abstract: To improve shock and vibration resistance and heat dissipation of an attaent element (1) coupling the pinch seal (3) of a halogen incandescent lamp (2) to a plastic base (6), the attachment element is formed of two identical half-sections, surrounding the pinch seal in the shape of a cuff (4) and connected to a flange or skirt by an intermediate heat dissipation and shock absorbing portion (7, 11, 12, 13, 14). Preferably, the intermediate portion forms a connecting section, which can be bent into U or double U configuration off the upper region of the flange or skirt portion (8a, 8b), to provide a large heat radiating surface while retaining the pinch seal of the lamp between undulating sheet-metal portions. Preferably, the attachment element is made of unitary sections of high-quality specialty steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Patent Treuhand Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH
    Inventors: Walter Schoenherr, Alfred Braun, Hermann Steiner
  • Patent number: 4950942
    Abstract: To permit ready attachment of a pinch or press seal terminating a halogen incandescent lamp, particularly for automotive use, a base sleeve (9), for example of steel, is formed as a hollow cylinder having, at the end remote from the bulb, at least two spaced flange elements (28) extending radially inwardly of the sleeve and essentially at right angles to the axis of the lamp. A base plug element, formed as a solid body, for example of highly heat-resistant plastic material, is located projecting from the base sleeve, and positioned remote from the bulb. The essentially cylindrical solid body (29) is formed with a circumferential collar of smaller outside diameter, and separated from the remainder of the solid body by a circumferential ring groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Patent Treuhand Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Peter Helbig, Hermann Steiner
  • Patent number: 4751421
    Abstract: The bulb (1) of an incandescent lamp, such as a vehicular headlight, is mted on a base structure (3) without cementing, by means of a securing element (2) having two shell-shaped halves (4). Each half (4) has a lug (5) on one side and bent tabs (6) on its other side which engage the lug (5) of the other half (4) to form a cuff around the pinch seal of the lamp and to connect the lamp to the base structure (3), which may be made of plastic. Each half (4) has a flange (8) with a projecting rim (10) whose curvature matches that of a tubular base structure (3). The projecting rim (10) has perforations (9) so that, if a plastic base structure (3) is used, the rim (10) can be connected to the base structure (3) by high-frequency heating, which causes the plastic to permeate the perforations (9) and harden therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: Patent Treuhand Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH
    Inventors: Alfred Braun, Walter Schonherr, Hermann Steiner