Patents by Inventor Andreas Hoffmann

Andreas Hoffmann 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: 20230091460
    Abstract: Cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a closable cooling space 3, an electrically operated cooling circuit, and preferably a cold storage pack 4, wherein the at least one closable cooling space 3 and the cold storage pack 4 can be cooled by the electrically operated cooling circuit. The cooling device has a power distributor 5 for distributing electrical power of at least one regenerative power source 6 to an electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 and to at least one further electricity consuming device 7. In addition, the power distributor 5 has a control system with a computing unit 23, a memory 24 and priority logic. The priority logic is used to preferentially supply the electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 with electricity if there is a lack of electrical power of the at least one regenerative power source 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: B MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.À.R.L.
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Manuel Godert
  • Patent number: 11530852
    Abstract: Cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a closable cooling space 3, an electrically operated cooling circuit, and preferably a cold storage pack 4, wherein the at least one closable cooling space 3 and the cold storage pack 4 can be cooled by the electrically operated cooling circuit. The cooling device has a power distributor 5 for distributing electrical power of at least one regenerative power source 6 to an electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 and to at least one further electricity consuming device 7. In addition, the power distributor 5 has a control system with a computing unit 23, a memory 24 and priority logic. The priority logic is used to preferentially supply the electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 with electricity if there is a lack of electrical power of the at least one regenerative power source 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: B. Medical Systems S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Manuel Godert
  • Patent number: 11447595
    Abstract: Pultrudate based on polyurethane and carbon fibers and the production and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: COVESTRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Wegener, Harald Rasselnberg, Andreas Hoffmann, Heike Schmidt, Renate Dellhofen
  • Publication number: 20220268507
    Abstract: A passive cold storage container, notably a vaccine transport container, comprises: —a product storage compartment (11); —one or more ice-pack compartment(s) (14-17) arranged adjacent to the product storage compartment, the ice-pack compartment(s) being spaced from the product storage compartment by a thermal barrier (26-30); and —a thermally insulated envelope (18) surrounding the product storage compartment and the ice-pack compartment(s). The thermal barrier comprises a phase change material having a solid/liquid transition temperature which is ?1.0° C. and ?10° C. The configuration provides user-independent freeze-free protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: RENE GANSEN, Andreas HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 11371268
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle lock with a lock mechanism and with a lock housing to receive the lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism comprises at least one activating lever which can swivel about a geometrical lever axis, wherein a bearing sleeve element is provided, on which the activating lever is radially mounted, wherein the activating lever is mounted on the bearing sleeve element axially at both sides and for this it is coupled to the bearing sleeve element by a bayonet fitting and in the process of installing the motor vehicle lock the activating lever and the bearing sleeve element can be premounted to form a separate unit by creating the bayonet fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ludger Graute, Roman Joschko, Andreas Hoffmann, Pan Ren
  • Patent number: 11351904
    Abstract: Retention system for a load carrying container, comprising a retention portion arrangeable at or near a rear end of a load carrying container. The retention portion is pivotable between a first, raised position and a second, lowered position; and a drive element is used for moving the pivotable retention portion between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Metso Sweden AB
    Inventors: Niclas Hällevall, Henrik Persson, Andreas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20220169124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery housing and to its use in electric vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Reithmeier, Benedikt Kilian, Claudio Pauler, Dirk Bruening, Harald Rasselnberg, Andreas Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11332646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hot melt adhesive compositions comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer(s) and isothiazolinone fungicides according to formula (I). Such hot melt adhesives show improved fungus resistance and are thus particularly suited for applications where such properties are desirable, such as ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters. The invention further relates to the use of said hot melt adhesives in such ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters as well as for bonding, stabilizing and sealing of pleats, edge and frame bonding, or seam sealing of bag filters. Further encompassed are air filters comprising the hot melt adhesives and methods of their manufacture using the hot melt adhesives of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Bettina Becker, Andrea Hoffmann, Andre Kluth
  • Patent number: 11292365
    Abstract: An adjusting device for a vehicle seat may have a first adjustable assembly, a second adjustable assembly, and an electric motor. The electric motor may be operatively connected both to an adjustment gearing of the first adjustable assembly as well as to an adjustment gearing of the second adjustable assembly by at least one output shaft. A motor support may be provided which receives the electric motor, and the motor support may be secured to the two adjustable assemblies via a respective adapter. The motor support may have a metal material as a single piece. The adapters may be made of a non-metal material. A method for assembling the adjusting device may include first securing the adapters to the respective paired adjustable assembly. The motor support may be connected to the adapters in an additional step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thorsten Schuermann, Andreas Hoffmann, Tamas Poczik, Ivica Stanic, Oliver Kuntz
  • Publication number: 20220090418
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lock includes a lock latch, at least one pawl, an electric drive arrangement, and a drive controller. The drive controller controls the drive arrangement to carry out an opening movement that adjusts an adjusting arrangement of the lock from a starting position to a raising position of the adjusting arrangement, in which the adjusting arrangement raises the pawl. A clutch arrangement is arranged between an actuating lever and the pawl, wherein, in an intermediate position, the adjusting arrangement shifts, in the opening movement, the clutch arrangement out of the disengaging state into the engaging state, before the adjusting arrangement raises the pawl when the raising position is reached. In an unlocking routine, the controller controls the drive arrangement to start the opening movement, and, responsive to an intermediate position criterion representative being met, modifies the control such that the adjusting arrangement does not reach the raising position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuppertal
    Inventors: Ludger GRAUTE, Markus ZILLERT, Serkan GÜLKAN, Andreas HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20220090419
    Abstract: A motor vehicle including a latch and a pawl, the latch is adjustable between an open position and a locked position, the pawl is adjustable between a lowered position and a raised position, a drive arrangement which, in an opening movement, adjusts an adjusting arrangement such that the adjusting arrangement raises the pawl, an actuating lever and a clutch arrangement arranged between the actuating lever and the pawl, in the disengaging state, the actuating stroke of the actuating lever is an idle stroke with regard to the raising of the pawl and in the engaging state, the pawl is able to be raised via the actuating stroke of the actuating lever, the adjusting arrangement with the opening movement, shifts the clutch arrangement from the disengaging state to the engaging state. An unlocking movement shifts the clutch arrangement from the disengaging state into the engaging state via the adjusting arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuppertal
    Inventors: Ludger GRAUTE, Andreas HOFFMANN, Markus ZILLERT
  • Patent number: 11186203
    Abstract: A gear unit (G) includes a gear housing (2) with at least one locking component (2.4, 2.4?) for a form and/or force-locking mounting of an electric motor (1) to the gear unit (G). The locking component (2.4, 2.4?) is configured as a circumferential edge or flange collar (5), in which a number of undercuts (2.4.1, 2.4.1?) are incorporated, in which the electric motor (1) can be locked by a form or force-locking connection. The gear housing (2) includes an additional locking unit (4) as an additional radial stop, which locking unit can be pressed into the locking component (2.4) to achieve a locked state. An electric gear motor (GM) includes at least one electric motor (1) and the gear unit (G). The locking component (2.4, 2.4?) can be form and/or force-lockingly connected to the motor locking element (A, A?). A seat (S) includes the electric gear motor (GM).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Oliver Kuntz
  • Publication number: 20210351735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile generator device (1) having at least one alignable solar panel (2a, 2b), wherein the solar panel (2a, 2b) can be moved in a transport position (TP) and at least one operating position (BP). The invention is characterized in that the generator device (1) has a housing shell (3a) with a peripheral area (4), wherein the solar panel (2a) is hinged to the housing shell (3a) so that the solar panel (2a) is in the transport position (TP) within the housing shell (3a) and does not project over the peripheral area (4). Moreover, the invention relates to a cooling system having the mobile generator device (1) according to the invention and a control, and a cooling device, in particular a freezer, having at least one cooling circuit, wherein the cooling circuit has a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Admilson PINTO, Uwe SCHRAMER
  • Patent number: 11132910
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium for visual teaching. The visual teaching method includes establishing a classroom, arranging the classroom based on the real geometric layout of at least one teaching device in the classroom, and conducting the course in the classroom based on the arranged classroom, wherein the classroom comprises at least one user smart terminal, at least one teaching device and at least one of a management smart terminal and a server, at least one teaching device and/or at least one user smart terminal being communicatively connected to at least one of the management smart terminal and the server operating the classroom, each of the user smart terminals operating at least one corresponding teaching device and obtaining the status of the corresponding teaching devices. The visual teaching solution provides a course-oriented and student-oriented visual teaching environment by combining the courses, teaching devices and students.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Anton Andreas Hoffmann, Anja Christina Kaiser, Weiming Ding, Hailei Gu, Jiande Huang, Kai Mo, Shanshan Xu
  • Publication number: 20210215478
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for analyzing a wear surface in a material handling system. The system including a scanner and a processor configured to generate measurement data. The disclosure further comprises a corresponding method for utilizing the system for analyzing a wear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Metso Sweden AB
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Lars Furtenbach
  • Patent number: 10967766
    Abstract: An energy absorber (100) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular for a linear adjuster (60) of the vehicle seat (1), includes a deformation element (110). The deformation element (110) is deformable by forces occurring in a vehicle collision. The energy absorber (100) includes a bending element (120) that releases the deformation element (110). Upon achieving a bending load acting on the bending element (120), the bending element (120) bends and the bending element (120) thereby releases the deformation element (110) to a lesser extent. A linear adjuster (60) for a vehicle seat (1) is also provided, having the energy absorber (100). Further, a vehicle seat (1) is provided having at least such one linear adjuster (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventors: Roland Schoenbach, Andreas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20210031440
    Abstract: In a photochemical method for the additive manufacture of components a construction material is used which can undergo a further phase transition controllable by cooling between the liquid phase and a solid aggregate state as a second solid phase during the additive manufacture, which does not influence the first solid phase produced by radiation for the construction of the components. The further phase transition is controlled during the construction of the components so that component regions solidified whilst forming the first solid phase are supported by surrounding construction material in the second solid phase. A block of solidified construction material formed by the transition into the second solid phase is conveyed by an advancing device laterally approaching and engaging the block contrary to the construction direction in order to construct the components. This enables a continuous fabrication of the components without interruptions due to a change of the construction platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: HOLGER LEONARDS, ANDREAS HOFFMANN, ARNOLD GILLNER, OLIVER NOTTRODT
  • Publication number: 20210016486
    Abstract: An improved method and an improved device for producing a monoaxially or biaxially stretched plastic film are distinguished, inter alia, by the following features: In the intermediate space (Z) tapering in a wedge shape to the contact line (111, 11?) between the melt film or plastic film (5, 5?) and the roller jacket (9) spaced apart therefrom or the roller surface (9?) spaced apart therefrom of the cooling roller (1, 1?), at least one device for preventing precipitation of condensate (K) in the intermediate space (Z) is used and is designed such that precipitation of condensate (a) on the underside (5a) of the melt film or plastic film (5, 5?) facing the roller jacket (9) or on the roller jacket (9) of the cooling roller (1, 1?) is prevented, and/or a condensate (K) which has precipitated there evaporates or vaporises, and/or condensate disposed in the intermediate space (Z) is transported away, suctioned off, or blown out and/or runs out to the side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas KNOCHE, Maximilian ARMBRUSTER, Andreas HOFFMANN, Sebastian FRASS, Heiko KRIPPNER, Steffen KUHNIGK
  • Publication number: 20200398727
    Abstract: Retention system for a load carrying container, comprising a retention portion arrangeable at or near a rear end of a load carrying container. The retention portion is pivotable between a first, raised position and a second, lowered position; and a drive element is used for moving the pivotable retention portion between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Metso Sweden AB
    Inventors: Niclas Hällevall, Henrik Persson, Andreas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20200347650
    Abstract: A door unlocking and/or door opening mechanism may have an actuating device that may have at least one actuating element, a housing, and at least one detection unit. The detection unit may have a sensor, a trigger element and an evaluation unit. The detection unit may be arranged in the housing. The actuating element may be arranged for an actuation outside the housing and in a region that is accessible from the outside. The trigger element may be arranged at a distance from the sensor in a locked state of the door unlocking and/or door opening mechanism. When the actuating element is actuated in the direction of the housing, to the actuating element deforms the trigger element. The sensor detects a change in the distance between the trigger element and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Markus Herdering, Patrick Schlosser, Ralf Höhn