Patents by Inventor Andreas Kraft

Andreas Kraft 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: 11958093
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a processing tool to a machine tool, in particular to a press device, comprises at least one locating body, against which the processing tool can be clamped, a clamping unit for the releasable clamping of the processing tool to the at least one counter clamping body, and a locking connection for the releasable connection of the clamping unit to the at least one counter clamping body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PASS Stanztechnik AG
    Inventors: Stefan Kraft, Andreas Deuerlein
  • Patent number: 10666601
    Abstract: A gateway device includes: a network adapter for connection to an IPv6 network; a fieldbus network adapter for connection to an associated fieldbus; and an address assignment device for configuring one or more virtual IPv6 network adapters for one or more devices connected to the fieldbus, wherein an individual IPv6 address corresponds to each device connected to the fieldbus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kraft, Hans-Werner Bitzer, Thomas Jenschar, Alexander Manecke, Andreas Sayegh
  • Publication number: 20190309408
    Abstract: A vacuum device comprising at least one component having a portion which, during operation of the vacuum device, is in contact with a vacuum and which is coated at least in part by a layer which absorbs gas particles, in particular with a layer of a no-evaporable getter (NEG) material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicants: Pfeiffer Vacuum Components & Solutions GmbH, Movatec GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten LAUER, Andreas KRAFT
  • Publication number: 20180359213
    Abstract: A gateway device includes: a network adapter for connection to an IPv6 network; a fieldbus network adapter for connection to an associated fieldbus; and an address assignment device for configuring one or more virtual IPv6 network adapters for one or more devices connected to the fieldbus, wherein an individual IPv6 address corresponds to each device connected to the fieldbus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Kraft, Hans-Werner Bitzer, Thomas Jenschar, Alexander Manecke, Andreas Sayegh
  • Patent number: 10115941
    Abstract: A battery housing and a method for installing a battery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a battery housing for receiving a battery includes four plate-shaped side panels. Two of the side panel are opposite to each other, and each of the two opposite side panels have at least one elongated recess. The battery housing includes two cover plates. The four plate-shaped side panels and the two cover plates are connected to each other to form a box-shaped housing. The side panels are configured to connect together to hold the battery without the cover plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Rüter, Guido Hofer, Stefan Deser, Martin Huber, Matthias Stein, Michael Koller, Andreas Kraft
  • Publication number: 20140322582
    Abstract: A battery housing (10) for receiving a battery and a method of installing a battery, where the battery housing has four plate-shaped side panels (11a-11d) and two cover plates (12a, 12b), which may be connected with one another to form a box-shaped housing, whereby at least two opposite side panels (11a, 11c) each have at least one elongated recess (13a, 13c) inside, into which a functional battery plate (30) may be inserted, and the side panels (11a-11d) are connected with one another, such that they hold the whole battery without installed cover plates (12a, 12b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Rüter, Guido Hofer, Stefan Deser, Martin Huber, Matthias Stein, Michael Koller, Andreas Kraft
  • Patent number: 8791807
    Abstract: Allocates identifiers of units of a tire pressure monitoring system to the positions of ABS-sensors which are each assigned to the wheels of the vehicle. The identifiers are contained in signals that are emitted by the units. Each unit, which is called a wheel electronic, has a pressure sensor, which is sensitive to the tire pressure of the wheel, a motion sensor, which provides information on the rotation speed of the wheel, a memory with the individual identifier of the wheel stored therein, and a transmitter, which transmits signals only containing information on the rotation speed of the respective wheel, to a receiver. An evaluation device receives the transmitted identifier and compares the information on the rotation speed of the wheel transmitted along with the identifier, with rotation speed information, which were acquired by the ABS sensors for the same time span and transferred to the evaluation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co, KG
    Inventors: Ralf Kessler, Andreas Kraft, Markus Wagner, Jürgen Schönbeck, Peter Brand
  • Patent number: 8760277
    Abstract: Method for allocating identification codes which are contained in signals transmitted by components of a tire pressure monitoring system, said components being attached to wheels of the vehicle, to the wheel positions. A plurality of sensors to the tire pressure, to the rolling direction of the wheel, to the shocks, as well as a memory for the identification code, and a transmitter which supplies signals with the identification code, the rolling direction and the occurrence of a shock on a wheel to a receiver which, based on the supplied rolling direction information, distinguishes identification codes pertaining to wheels on the left-hand or right-hand side of the vehicle from shocks which occur on the left-hand or right-hand side of the vehicle, measures the time interval elapsing between shock signals on one side of the vehicle, multiplies this time interval by the velocity of the vehicle measured within the same time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventors: Ralf Kessler, Markus Wagner, Andreas Kraft, Jürgen Schönbeck, Peter Brand, Markus Adrian Alexander
  • Patent number: 8600607
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system to positions of wheels of a vehicle, the simultaneously occurring rotation speeds of the wheels, normalized on a consistently chosen rolling radius of the wheels differ during cornering because of the different positions of the wheels on the vehicle, so that the positions of the wheels can be sorted according to increasing speed of the wheels during cornering, the wheel electronics of each wheel comprising a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a memory and a transmitter, which transmits signals to a receiver being connected to an evaluation device, which receives the transmitted identifiers and compares the distances which the corresponding wheels have traveled in a defined time span, sorts the identifiers according to the length of the distance traveled in the defined time span and allocates the identifiers to the wheel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Kessler, Andreas Kraft, Markus Wagner, Juergen Schoenbeck, Peter Brand
  • Publication number: 20120194333
    Abstract: Method for allocating identification codes which are contained in signals transmitted by components of a tire pressure monitoring system, said components being attached to wheels of the vehicle, to the wheel positions. A plurality of sensors to the tire pressure, to the rolling direction of the wheel, to the shocks, as well as a memory for the identification code, and a transmitter which supplies signals with the identification code, the rolling direction and the occurrence of a shock on a wheel to a receiver which, based on the supplied rolling direction information, distinguishes identification codes pertaining to wheels on the left-hand or right-hand side of the vehicle from shocks which occur on the left-hand or right-hand side of the vehicle, measures the time interval elapsing between shock signals on one side of the vehicle, multiplies this time interval by the velocity of the vehicle measured within the same time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: BorgWarner BERU Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Kessler, Markus Wagner, Andreas Kraft, Jürgen Schoenbeck, Peter Brand
  • Publication number: 20120065832
    Abstract: The invention describes a method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system to positions of wheels of a vehicle, the simultaneously occurring rotation speeds of the wheels, normalized on a consistently chosen rolling radius of the wheels differ during cornering because of the different positions of the wheels on the vehicle, so that the positions of the wheels can be sorted according to increasing speed of the wheels during cornering, the wheel electronics of each wheel comprising a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a memory and a transmitter, which transmits signals to a receiver being connected to an evaluation device, which receives the transmitted identifiers and compares the distances which the corresponding wheels have traveled in a defined time span, sorts the identifiers according to the length of the distance traveled in the defined time span and allocates the identifiers to the wheel positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ralf Kessler, Andreas Kraft, Markus Wagner, Juergen Schoenbeck, Peter Brand
  • Publication number: 20120060598
    Abstract: Allocates identifiers of units of a tire pressure monitoring system to the positions of ABS-sensors which are each assigned to the wheels of the vehicle. The identifiers are contained in signals that are emitted by the units. Each unit, which is called a wheel electronic, has a pressure sensor, which is sensitive to the tire pressure of the wheel, a motion sensor, which provides information on the rotation speed of the wheel, a memory with the individual identifier of the wheel stored therein, and a transmitter, which transmits signals only containing information on the rotation speed of the respective wheel, to a receiver. An evaluation device receives the transmitted identifier and compares the information on the rotation speed of the wheel transmitted along with the identifier, with rotation speed information, which were acquired by the ABS sensors for the same time span and transferred to the evaluation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: BorgWarner BERU Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf KESSLER, Andreas KRAFT, Markus WAGNER, Jürgen SCHÖNBECK, Peter BRAND
  • Publication number: 20110040688
    Abstract: A method for the decentralized distribution of digital content via a network includes providing content with a tag configured to allow at least one of an operator of a download portal and a content provider to track distribution of the content so as to collect data about a number of downloads of the content and about distributors of the content. A distributor downloads the content via the download portal and selects a content consumer for further distribution of the content. The content consumer receives the content and, at least in the case of a first-time utilization of the content by the content consumer, transmits information from the tag about utilization of the content to a server specified by the tag. At least one of the operator of the download portal and the content provider receives the information from the tag about the utilization of the content from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicants: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG, TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN
    Inventors: Zhiyun Ren, Uwe Fankhaenel, Shankar Mondal, Ulrich Hammerschmidt, Behrend Freese, Joerg Oppermann, Jens Meinkoehn, Katrin Jordan, Andreas Kraft
  • Publication number: 20080228869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for online distribution of digital content that is protected by digital rights management (DRM). It makes it possible to disseminate such content via peer-to-peer networks, for instance, according to the bitstream principle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Andreas Kraft, Joerg Oppermann, Zhiyun Ren, Alexander Knabner, Florian Koelln, Behrend Freese
  • Patent number: 7370695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles for cooling the motor vehicle's electrical and/or electronic components and air conditioning of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising: a main ventilation duct (13); a fan (15) for drawing in air disposed in the main ventilation duct; a heating unit (16) downstream of the fan (15) for selective warming of air, which is to be supplied to the passenger compartment; and for cooling the electrical and/or electronic components with air drawn in by the fan (15), an air supply pipe (20) downstream of the fan (15) and upstream of the heating unit (16) connected to the main ventilation duct (13) and an air discharge pipe (22) upstream of the fan (15) connected to the main ventilation duct (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Häglsperger, Andreas Kraft, Florian Prankl
  • Publication number: 20060059035
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for giving users of various handheld devices access to mobile sales software online. The functionality accessed by users is provided by individual development components (DCs). Use of individual development components allows users to turn off certain components and also customize components without impacting other aspects of the software. Thus, software is tailored to a particular customer and is efficiently presented for that customer's use. This may be particularly useful for handheld devices because of the limited capability to display information and also the costs of downloading information to the handheld device. The user interface layer is on top of these functional components and can be rendered online allowing customized access to various handheld devices. Access to customer relationship management (CRM) applications and reports from the field may be extremely useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Kraft, Jean-Francois Le Blay, Genevieve Rheault, Martin Fecteau
  • Publication number: 20060016588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined cooling/climate control system for motor vehicles for cooling the motor vehicle's electrical and/or electronic components and air conditioning of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising: a main ventilation duct (13); a fan (15) for drawing in air disposed in the main ventilation duct; a heating unit (16) downstream of the fan (15) for selective warming of air, which is to be supplied to the passenger compartment; and for cooling the electrical and/or electronic components with air drawn in by the fan (15), an air supply pipe (20) downstream of the fan (15) and upstream of the heating unit (16) connected to the main ventilation duct (13) and an air discharge pipe (22) upstream of the fan (15) connected to the main ventilation duct (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Simon Haglsperger, Andreas Kraft, Florian Prankl