Patents by Inventor Andreas Johann

Andreas Johann 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: 11994441
    Abstract: A sensor device comprising at least a first substrate, a capacitive sensor for recording the approach of an object, a piezoelectric sensor for recording a pressure, wherein the capacitive sensor is arranged on a first side of the first substrate and the piezoelectric sensor is arranged on a second side of the first substrate, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, or wherein the capacitive sensor and the piezoelectric sensor are arranged on the same side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
    Inventors: Stephan Johann Mühlbacher-Karrer, Hubert Zangl, Herbert Gold, Georg Jakopic, Andreas Tschepp
  • Patent number: 11988255
    Abstract: A multiple disk clutch with a multiple disk pack and a power transmission device for transmitting an actuating force through openings in a wall of the multiple disk clutch to the multiple disk pack, wherein the power transmission device has transmission fingers that extend through the openings. The openings are at least partially arranged in a first wall section of the wall extending in the axial direction. In addition, the present invention relates to a dual clutch device having at least one such multiple disk clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Frederik Johann Metzdorf, Andreas Klassen
  • Patent number: 11940213
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drying system (T) according to FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WENKER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Franz Leers, Fokko Johann Crone, Andreas Schaake
  • Patent number: 10946578
    Abstract: A 3-D printing device, in particular an FFF printing device, comprising at least one printing head unit and at least one feeding device for feeding a printing material to the at least one printing head unit in at least one operating state. According to the invention, the printing head unit is provided for melting a printing material formed at least partially of a high-performance plastic, in particular of a high-performance thermoplastic, in at least one operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apium Additive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Johann Walter Hoelldorfer, Uwe Wolfgang Popp, Lars Pfotzer, Brando Okolo, Tony Tran-Mai
  • Patent number: 10099533
    Abstract: A vehicle temperature-control system includes a refrigerant circuit (22). The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (24), at least one condenser heat-exchanger assembly (28) around which air (L1) to be heated can flow, and at least one evaporator heat-exchanger assembly (40), around which air (L2) to be cooled can flow. For each of the two heat-exchanger assemblies (28, 40), there are two inflow regions (48, 50, 78, 80) and two outflow regions (62, 64, 84, 86), which can be switched by means of flap assemblies (44, 56, 88, 92). Both a heating operating mode and a cooling operating mode are selected with the flap assemblies. A heat pump operation in the vehicle, e.g., a bus, is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: EBERSPÄCHER SÜTRAK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Johann Mallek
  • Publication number: 20180200955
    Abstract: A 3-D printing device, in particular an FFF printing device, comprising at least one printing head unit and at least one feeding device for feeding a printing material to the at least one printing head unit in at least one operating state. According to the invention, the printing head unit is provided for melting a printing material formed at least partially of a high-performance plastic, in particular of a high-performance thermoplastic, in at least one operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Apium Additive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Johann Walter HOELLDORFER, Uwe Wolfgang POPP, Lars PFOTZER, Brando OKOLO, Tony TRAN-MAI
  • Publication number: 20170259642
    Abstract: A vehicle temperature-control system includes a refrigerant circuit (22). The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor (24), at least one condenser heat-exchanger assembly (28) around which air (L1) to be heated can flow, and at least one evaporator heat-exchanger assembly (40), around which air (L2) to be cooled can flow. For each of the two heat-exchanger assemblies (28, 40), there are two inflow regions (48, 50, 78, 80) and two outflow regions (62, 64, 84, 86), which can be switched by means of flap assemblies (44, 56, 88, 92). Both a heating operating mode and a cooling operating mode are selected with the flap assemblies. A heat pump operation in the vehicle, e.g., a bus, is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Andreas Johann MALLEK
  • Patent number: 9584104
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a substrate and an electronic circuit thereon is described. The electronic circuit comprises a first voltage provider node, a second voltage provider node, and an intermediary node connected to the first and second voltage provider node by a first and second network with a first and second resistance, respectively. The substrate is susceptible to conducting a substrate current. The semiconductor device further comprises a substrate current sensor. The first network is arranged to reduce the first resistance in response to the substrate current sensor signaling an increase of the substrate current and vice versa. Similarly, the second network is arranged to reduce the second resistance in response to the substrate current sensor signaling an increase of the substrate current and vice versa. A method of operating a semiconductor device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hubert Bode, Mathieu Gauthier Lesbats, Andreas Johann Roth
  • Patent number: 9523388
    Abstract: A two-part bearing cage for a ball bearing, including a first and a second annular body (1a, 1b) having a plurality of retaining claws (2) on their opposing end faces. The two annular bodies (1a, 1b) have an identical design and can be mounted opposite each other in such a way that cut-out sections (3) receive the retaining claws (2), thereby forming pockets (4) for receiving and guiding rolling bodies (5). The number of pockets (4) corresponds to the number of rolling bodies (5). According to the invention, the individual pockets (4) are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction in such a way that a free area (6) for receiving lubricant is formed between two pockets (4). At least two pairs of retaining claws (2), at least two individual retaining claws (2), and the base of a pocket combine to form one pocket (4). The invention also relates to a ball bearing comprising a two-part bearing cage of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Scheidel, Reinhard Rehner, Thomas Fickert-Guenther, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Frank Zwanzger
  • Patent number: 9261141
    Abstract: A ball bearing cage having a first ring element and a second ring element is provided. The ring elements are each formed from sheet metal, and each include axial bulges separated by support surfaces. Ball guide pockets are formed between facing bulging inner walls by joining the support surfaces of the two ring elements. The ring elements are formed in such a way that the bulging inner walls that define the ball guide pockets define a channel cross-section which is concave in relation to a ball and which has an inner and an outer ball contact zone. The channel cross-section has such a depth in a groove base lying between said inner and outer ball contact zones that, when the ball comes into contact with the ball contact zones, an intermediate space remains between the ball and the groove base lying between the ball contact zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Reimchen, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Stephan Herbst
  • Publication number: 20150377289
    Abstract: A two-part bearing cage for a ball bearing, including a first and a second annular body (1a, 1b) having a plurality of retaining claws (2) on their opposing end faces. The two annular bodies (1a, 1b) have an identical design and can be mounted opposite each other in such a way that cut-out sections (3) receive the retaining claws (2), thereby forming pockets (4) for receiving and guiding rolling bodies (5). The number of pockets (4) corresponds to the number of rolling bodies (5). According to the invention, the individual pockets (4) are arranged at a distance from one another in the circumferential direction in such a way that a free area (6) for receiving lubricant is formed between two pockets (4). At least two pairs of retaining claws (2), at least two individual retaining claws (2), and the base of a pocket combine to form one pocket (4). The invention also relates to a ball bearing comprising a two-part bearing cage of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SCHAFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Scheidel, Reinhard Rehner, Thomas Fickert-Guenther, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Frank Zwanzger
  • Publication number: 20150260766
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, comprising a substrate and an electronic circuit formed thereon is described. The substrate is susceptible to conducting a substrate current. The semiconductor device further comprises a substrate current sensor, which comprises a sensing line for sensing the potential at a charge collecting region; a supply node; and a current source connected between the supply node and the charge collecting region. The current source is arranged to inject a stationary current into the charge collecting region when the potential at the charge collecting region is below the supply potential. The sensing line comprises a monoflop, which is arranged to assume an unstable state when the potential at its input has exceeded a threshold and to return to a stable state when the potential at its input has remained below the threshold for at least a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: HUBERT BODE, MATHIEU GAUTHIER LESBATS, ANDREAS JOHANN ROTH
  • Publication number: 20150263713
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a substrate and an electronic circuit thereon is described. The electronic circuit comprises a first voltage provider node, a second voltage provider node, and an intermediary node connected to the first and second voltage provider node by a first and second network with a first and second resistance, respectively. The substrate is susceptible to conducting a substrate current. The semiconductor device further comprises a substrate current sensor. The first network is arranged to reduce the first resistance in response to the substrate current sensor signaling an increase of the substrate current and vice versa. Similarly, the second network is arranged to reduce the second resistance in response to the substrate current sensor signaling an increase of the substrate current and vice versa. A method of operating a semiconductor device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: HUBERT BODE, MATHIEU GAUTHIER LESBATS, ANDREAS JOHANN ROTH
  • Publication number: 20150247533
    Abstract: A sealing element (1) for a rolling bearing, including a central sealing ring (5) having a support ring (3), wherein on the sealing ring (7) a first resilient sealing rib (9) for forming a dynamic seal relative to an inner bearing ring section and a second resilient sealing rib for forming a static seal relative to an outer bearing ring section are formed is provided. The first resilient sealing rib and the second resilient sealing rib extend directly away from the sealing ring. A rolling bearing having a corresponding seal is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Fickert-Guenther, Andreas-Johann Bohr
  • Publication number: 20140321787
    Abstract: A ball bearing cage having a first ring element (R1) which is designed as a formed sheet metal part and which has axial bulges arranged sequentially in a circumferential direction and separated by support surfaces (S2), having a second ring element (R2) which is also designed as a formed sheet metal part and which also has axial bulges arranged sequentially in a circumferential direction and separated by support surfaces (S2), and having ball guide pockets (P2) which are formed between facing bulging inner walls (W1, W2) by joining the support surfaces (S2) of the two ring elements (R1, R2), and each of which accommodates a ball (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Reimchen, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Stephan Herbst
  • Patent number: 8596873
    Abstract: A roller bearing which has an outer and inner ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in two groove-shaped tracks in the outer and inner rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage that has two lateral ribs bent around two circumferential flanged edges to the inner ring and interconnected by pocket bridges. The cage pockets of the cage ribs have a hole formed from a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction and from a free contour incorporated therein and arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The free contour in each cage pocket is expanded to a rectangle and the flange edges of the ribs each have reduced material thickness compared to the other material thickness of the cage by a circumferential, line-shaped burnishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Ernst Geiger, Otmar Weber
  • Patent number: 8480307
    Abstract: A ball roller bearing which has an outer and inner bearing ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in groove-shaped tracks in the rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage. The cage has two lateral angle ribs, pocket bridges, which connect the ribs and cage pockets separated by the pocket bridges. The pockets have a cross-shaped hole formed from a contour perpendicular to the circumferential direction and a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction. The side edges are formed from the pocket bridges, which have radii of arch-shaped guide surfaces corresponding to the running surfaces of two ball rollers. The pocket bridges have additional material profiling between the side edges and on the guide surfaces for axial stiffening of the cage and damping bearing noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Ernst Geiger, Otmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20120177317
    Abstract: A ball roller bearing which has an outer and inner bearing ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in two groove-shaped tracks in the rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage. The cage has two lateral angle ribs, pocket bridges, which connect the ribs and cage pockets separated by the pocket bridges. The pockets have a cross-shaped hole formed from a contour perpendicular to the circumferential direction and a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction. The side edges are formed from the pocket bridges, which have radii of arch-shaped guide surfaces corresponding to the running surfaces of two ball rollers. The pocket bridges have additional material profiling between the side edges and on the guide surfaces for axial stiffening of the cage and damping bearing noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Ernst Geiger, Otmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20120170885
    Abstract: A roller bearing which has an outer and inner ring and ball rollers arranged between the rings, which roll in two groove-shaped tracks in the outer and inner rings and are held at a uniform distance to one another by a window cage that has two lateral ribs bent around two circumferential flanged edges to the inner ring and interconnected by pocket bridges. The cage pockets of the cage ribs have a hole formed from a cross-sectional contour of a ball roller arranged longitudinally to the circumferential direction and from a free contour incorporated therein and arranged perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The free contour in each cage pocket is expanded to a rectangle and the flange edges of the ribs each have reduced material thickness compared to the other material thickness of the cage by a circumferential, line-shaped burnishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Hofmann, Andreas-Johann Bohr, Ernst Geiger, Otmar Weber
  • Publication number: 20070296243
    Abstract: An adjusting system of a motor vehicle for the adjustment of a closing part is disclosed. The system includes a first and second casing extending oblong in a length-wise direction. The second casing has a smaller cross section than the first casing and is arranged within the first casing to be adjustable in a length-wise direction. A spindle for the relative adjustment of a first casing to the second casing is included and arranged within either or both of the first and second casings. The system also includes an electromotor and a transmission connected with either or both of the spindle and second casing. In addition, at least one spring is arranged within either or both of the first and second casings and operates length-wise, such that one of the casings is attached on the side of the motor vehicle body and another of the casings is attached to the closing side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Guido Borrmann, Alwin Macht, Georg Scheck, Andreas Johann, Andreas Heinrich, Matthias Hoffmann, Andrea Bauersachs