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).

  • Patent number: 10500984
    Abstract: A reduction gear includes a housing (210) and gear stages with an externally toothed first gear wheel (240), and an internally toothed second gear wheel (260), meshing with the first gear wheel, and rotationally fixed to an output (270). The first gear wheel is moved circularly by an eccentric (226). A torque support disc prevents the first gear wheel rotating relative to the housing. The first gear wheel has a guide pin which engages in a guide groove of the torque support disc, or the torque support disc has a guide pin, which engages in a guide groove of the first gear wheel. The first gear wheel has a base body with a cam or the torque support disc has a base part with a cam which projects in the axial direction and contacts the torque support disc whereby the guide pin does not completely engage in the guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventor: Andreas Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10493867
    Abstract: An adjusting device (3), for a vehicle seat (1), includes at least one first adjusting element (5), at least one second adjusting element (7) that moves relative to the first adjusting element (5), a spindle (11) associated with the first adjusting element (5) and having an outer thread (13) for cooperating with an inner thread (64) of a spindle nut (60) associated with the second adjusting element (7). A base body (62) of the spindle nut (60) is made of metal, in particular steel, and at least sections of the inner thread (64) of the spindle nut (60) is made of a plastic or is covered with a plastic layer. A vehicle seat (1) is also provided having an adjusting device (3) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, David Balzar
  • Publication number: 20190309194
    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: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Bettina BECKER, Andrea Hoffmann, Andre Kluth
  • Publication number: 20190275914
    Abstract: An adjusting device (100, 200) for a vehicle seat, includes a first adjustable assembly (20), a second adjustable assembly (22), and an electric motor (24). The electric motor is operatively connected both to an adjustment gearing (32) of the first adjustable assembly as well as to an adjustment gearing of the second adjustable assembly (22) by means of at least one output shaft (36). A motor support (110, 210) is provided which receives the electric motor, and the motor support is secured to the two adjustable assemblies (20, 22) via a respective adapter (120, 220). The motor support has a metal material as a single piece. The adapters are made of a non-metal material. A method for assembling the adjusting device includes first securing the adapters to the respective paired adjustable assembly. The motor support is connected to the adapters in an additional step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten SCHUERMANN, Andreas HOFFMANN, Tamas POCZIK, Ivica STANIC, Oliver KUNTZ
  • Publication number: 20190260263
    Abstract: A fastening arrangement (B?), for fastening of an electric motor (2) to a seat (S), includes a motor retaining element (F1, F2) and a motor locking element (A). The motor retaining element (F1, F2) is configured such that the electric motor (2) is adjustable into a rotational position (D). The motor locking element (A) is configured such that the electric motor (2) can be locked in a set rotational position (D). The motor locking element (A) is configured such that the electric motor (2) is retained so as to be non-displaceable in an axial direction and is secured against rotation by a torque lock. The motor locking element (A) has a polygonal profile (P). The outer profile of the motor locking element (A) has multiple surfaces distributed uniformly over the circumference, which surfaces form the shape of a polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, Stefanie KRETSCHMANN, Tamas POCZIK, Thorsten SCHÜRMANN
  • Publication number: 20190232819
    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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, Oliver KUNTZ
  • Publication number: 20190211588
    Abstract: The invention 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Ludger Graute, Roman Joschko, Andreas Hoffmann, Pan Ren
  • Patent number: 10309712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling device, in particular a freezer, comprising a cooling circuit having a compressor, at least one evaporator, and a condenser; a space for cooling goods that can be closed at its upper surface; and a coolant reservoir at least partially surrounding an upper region of the space for cooling goods, wherein the at least one evaporator is disposed in the coolant reservoir, and wherein the at least one evaporator at least partially surrounds the upper region of the space for cooling goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: B. Medical Systems, S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Josef Müller, Andreas Hoffmann, Ralf Thurmann
  • Publication number: 20190163452
    Abstract: A method for generating program code based on one or more blocks of a block diagram in a technical computing environment, an identifier being assigned to at least one, preferably each, of the one or more blocks of the block diagram. A processor opens the block diagram in the model editor, converts the block diagram to an intermediate representation using the code generator, wherein the conversion comprises checking if a replacement condition is fulfilled for a current block in the block diagram. Checking the replacement condition includes verifying that a predefined functional code unit is assigned to the identifier of the current block, in that case changing the block to a placeholder containing input/output-definitions but no functionality. The processor then converts the intermediate representation to program code, the conversion comprising adding a predefined functional code unit from the data definition tool to the definition code corresponding to the placeholder block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, Wolfgang TRAUTMANN, Frank LUENSTROTH, Volker STRAETGEN
  • Publication number: 20190145673
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device 1, in particular a freezer 2, having a closable cooling space 3, an electrically operated cooling circuit, and preferably a cold accumulator 4, wherein the at least one closable cooling space 3 and the cold accumulator 4 can be cooled by the electrically operated cooling circuit. The invention is characterized in that the cooling device has a current distributor 5 for distributing electric power of at least one regenerative current source 6 to an electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 and to at least one further electric consumer 7. Moreover, the current distributor 5 has an automatic control with an arithmetic unit 23, a memory 24 as well as a priority logic. The priority logic in case of lacking electric power of the at least one regenerative current source 6 first of all shall supply the electrically operated cooling circuit of the cooling device 1 with current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, Manuel Godert
  • Patent number: 10137803
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment mechanism (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes at least one first seat rail (5) and at least one second seat rail (7) that is movable relative to the first seat rail (5). A spindle (11) is associated with the first seat rail (5) and cooperates with a gear mechanism (55) associated with the second seat rail (7). At least one spindle holder (20, 40, 80) secures the spindle (11) relative to the first seat rail (5). At least one floor attachment connects the first seat rail (5) to a vehicle structure. The floor attachment and the at least one spindle holder (20, 40, 80) are separate components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Hoffmann, David Balzar
  • Patent number: 10040449
    Abstract: A method for avoiding a rear-end collision between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, in which a distance value is initially read in, which represents a distance, which is detected by a distance sensor of the first vehicle, between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. In particular, the first vehicle is located ahead of the second vehicle in a travel direction of the second vehicle. Using the distance value, a control signal is thereupon generated for controlling the first vehicle to avoid the rear-end collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Till Wokoeck, Andreas Hoffmann, Andreas Kern, Gabriel Iran, Liv Proenneke, Vladimir Belau
  • Publication number: 20180201158
    Abstract: A reduction gear includes a housing (210) and gear stages with an externally toothed first gear wheel (240), and an internally toothed second gear wheel (260), meshing with the first gear wheel, and rotationally fixed to an output (270). The first gear wheel is moved circularly by an eccentric (226). A torque support disc prevents the first gear wheel rotating relative to the housing. The first gear wheel has a guide pin which engages in a guide groove of the torque support disc, or the torque support disc has a guide pin, which engages in a guide groove of the first gear wheel. The first gear wheel has a base body with a cam or the torque support disc has a base part with a cam which projects in the axial direction and contacts the torque support disc whereby the guide pin does not completely engage in the guide groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Andreas HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20180179323
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new polyurethane system which can be advantageously used for the production of large structural components made of fiber composite materials, to the use of said polyurethane reaction system for the production of fiber-reinforced structural components, and to the fiber-reinforced structural components produced using the new polyurethane system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Marcel Schornstein, Andreas Hoffmann, Dirk Wegener, Harald Rasselnberg, Niels Bomholt
  • Patent number: 9976790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling element (1) for use in a cooling device (11), comprising a front face and a rear face and four side faces. The cooling element (1) is characterized in that the rear face of the cooling element (1) is substantially planar and the front face has reinforcing elements, wherein the reinforcing elements prevent deformation of the cooling element (1) during cooling and freezing. The invention also relates to a cooling device (11), in particular a freezer, comprising at least one cooling circuit, wherein the cooling circuit has a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser. The cooling device (11) also has a closable cooling space (15) that comprises a plurality of cooling space side walls, a cooling space base, a space for cooling goods (17), and at least one cooling element (1) according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: B Medical Systems S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Admilson Pinto, Andreas Hoffmann, Uwe Schramer
  • Publication number: 20180105073
    Abstract: An adjusting device (3), for a vehicle seat (1), includes at least one first adjusting element (5), at least one second adjusting element (7) that moves relative to the first adjusting element (5), a spindle (11) associated with the first adjusting element (5) and having an outer thread (13) for cooperating with an inner thread (64) of a spindle nut (60) associated with the second adjusting element (7). A base body (62) of the spindle nut (60) is made of metal, in particular steel, and at least sections of the inner thread (64) of the spindle nut (60) is made of a plastic or is covered with a plastic layer. A vehicle seat (1) is also provided having an adjusting device (3) of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, David BALZAR
  • Publication number: 20180043797
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjustment mechanism (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes at least one first seat rail (5) and at least one second seat rail (7) that is movable relative to the first seat rail (5). A spindle (11) is associated with the first seat rail (5) and cooperates with a gear mechanism (55) associated with the second seat rail (7). At least one spindle holder (20, 40, 80) secures the spindle (11) relative to the first seat rail (5). At least one floor attachment connects the first seat rail (5) to a vehicle structure. The floor attachment and the at least one spindle holder (20, 40, 80) are separate components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas HOFFMANN, David BALZAR
  • Publication number: 20180023876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling device 100, in particular a freezer, comprising a cooling circuit 200 having a compressor 210, at least one evaporator 220, and a condenser; a space for cooling goods 300 that can be closed at its upper surface; and a coolant reservoir 400 at least partially surrounding an upper region of the space for cooling goods 300, wherein the at least one evaporator 220 is disposed in the coolant reservoir 400, and wherein the at least one evaporator 220 at least partially surrounds the upper region of the space for cooling goods 300.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Josef MÜLLER, Andreas HOFFMANN, Ralf THURMANN
  • Publication number: 20170259813
    Abstract: A method for avoiding a rear-end collision between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, in which a distance value is initially read in, which represents a distance, which is detected by a distance sensor of the first vehicle, between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. In particular, the first vehicle is located ahead of the second vehicle in a travel direction of the second vehicle. Using the distance value, a control signal is thereupon generated for controlling the first vehicle to avoid the rear-end collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Till Wokoeck, Andreas Hoffmann, Andreas Kern, Gabriel Iran, Liv Proenneke, Vladimir Belau
  • Publication number: 20170191699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fixing device 1 for fixing at least one solar collector 2 to a site of installation 3, preferably to a pylon 4, wherein the fixing device 1 comprises a collector pedestal 5 for the at least one solar collector 2 that can be fixed to the pylon 4, a reversing device 6 that can detachably be fixed to the pylon 4, a winch device 7, a lift body 8 that is moveable along the pylon 4, and a hauling element 9, wherein the hauling element 9 with a first end 10 is fixed to the winch device 7 and with a second end 11 is fixed to the lift body 8, wherein the hauling element 9 between the first end 10 and the second end 11 is at least partially guided at the reversing device 6, wherein the hauling element 9 is fixed to the winch device 7 such that the length of the hauling element 9 between the winch device 7 and the lift body 8 can be reduced by the hauling element 9 and that the reversing device 6 reverses the hauling element 9 above the site of installation 3 of the at least one solar
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Josef MÜLLER, Andreas HOFFMANN