Patents by Inventor Andreas Schlipf

Andreas Schlipf 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: 20170016370
    Abstract: An electrically heatable catalytic converter (100, 200, 300, 400) for treating a gas stream, especially of the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, the electrically heatable catalytic converter (100, 200, 300, 400) has a tubular housing (101, 201, 301, 401), an interior space enclosed by the tubular housing (101, 201, 301, 401), and a porous structure, which is arranged in the interior space of the tubular housing (101, 201, 301, 401) and can be heated by an electric heater, in which the electric heater is a mineral-insulated heater (103, 203, 303, 403) with a heat conductor (104, 204, 304, 404), with at least one front-side connection opening (109, 209, 210, 309, 409) and with at least one outer metal jacket (108, 208, 308, 408), the mineral-insulated heater (103, 203, 303, 403) has at least one section (103, 203a, 203b, 303a), which is passed through a housing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20160353525
    Abstract: An electric heater (100) with an axial opening (131) for receiving an object to be heated, with an electric heating element (130) surrounding the axial opening (131) in at least in some sections and with an essentially cylindrical or essentially frustoconical clamping jacket (110) surrounding the electric heating element (13) at least in the radial direction for generating an adjustable force acting radially in the direction of an axis (A) of the axial opening (131).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20160338148
    Abstract: A cartridge type heater (10, 20, 30, 40) with a jacket pipe (11, 21, 31, 41) including metal and with an electric heating element (32), which is arranged within the jacket pipe (11, 21, 31, 41). At least one terminal lug (14, 24, 34, 44) is connected in one piece to the jacket pipe (11, 21, 31, 41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 9488528
    Abstract: A temperature sensor (100, 200, 300) has a thermocouple (101), with a measurement point (102), and a holder (103), with a contact surface (152) and an opening (104). Electric connections (105) of the thermocouple are led through the opening, starting from the measurement point. A first metal jacket (106) is arranged on the contact surface or passes through such that an interior (107) of the first metal jacket is connected to another side of the holder and the measurement point is arranged in an interior (108) of a second metal jacket (109). The second metal jacket is located at least with one section (110) in the interior of the first metal jacket and can be or is connected at least by a partial area of this section to the first metal jacket such that the second metal jacket is fixed in its position relative to the first metal jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: TÜRK & HILLINGER GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20160057813
    Abstract: An electric heater (100, 200, 300, 1600, 1700, 2200) has an outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201) and an electric heating element (102, 202, 302, 2202), which can be supplied with an electric current by at least one connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207), arranged at least in some sections within the outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201). The connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207) has a cavity, in which a section (104, 105, 204, 205, 2204, 2205) of the electric heating element (102, 202, 2202) or an electric feed line (330, 331) to the electric heating element (302) is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20160014844
    Abstract: An electric heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) includes a metal sheath (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601) defining an interior space, an electric heating element, arranged in the interior space, an insulating material filling and electric terminals. At least one electric terminal is a plug contact (108, 109, 208, 209, 308, 309, 408, 409, 508, 509, 608, 609) made in one piece, which has a section (108b, 109b, 208b, 209b, 308b, 309b, 508b, 509b, 608a, 609b) arranged in the interior space with a contact point (110, 111, 210, 211, 310, 311), which is arranged in the interior space and at which the plug contact is connected conductively to the electric heating element directly or via an auxiliary wire (212, 213, 312, 313, 612, 613). A process for manufacturing such an electric heater is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 9063017
    Abstract: A temperature sensor (1) has a sensor element (2), a carrier plate (4) and a contact surface and at least one electric feed line (3), which is routed, starting from the sensor element (2), through an opening (5) in the carrier plate (4). A guide element (8), through which the electric feed line (3) is routed such that at least the end of the routed section of the electric feed line, which end faces the sensor element, is located at a spaced location from each section of the carrier plate in the direction at right angles to the contact surface and is secured against displacement in each direction except in the directions in which the electric feed line (3) extends, is arranged on the side of the carrier plate (4) located opposite the contact surface or on a front side of the carrier plate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Patent number: 8993935
    Abstract: A heating device (100, 200), which can be arranged at an object (101, 201) to be heated, especially an injection molding die, has an inner jacket surface (111, 211) and an outer jacket surface (112, 212), with a heating element (105, 205) and with a thermocouple (103, 203). The thermocouple (102, 203) has at least one positioning section, in which the cross section of the thermocouple (103, 203) deviates in at least one direction of the cross-sectional area from the cross section of at least one section of the thermocouple (103, 203) located adjacent to this positioning section. The heating device (100, 200) has at least one device for locking this positioning section against displacement in and/or opposite to the direction in which the thermocouple (103, 203) extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Patent number: 8941034
    Abstract: An electric heater (10, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 100), such as for heating surfaces of components, onto which the electric heater (10, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 100) is pushed or placed, has at least one tubular heating element (1, 11, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 82, 101), which has a metal jacket, and with at least one contact area. The tubular heating element (1, 11, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 82, 101) is at least partly embedded in at least one powder or granular material (2, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 102). The powder or granular material (2, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 102) abuts against at least parts of the at least one contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20150001206
    Abstract: An electric cartridge type heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000) has at least one the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001), at least one electric heat conductor (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802, 902, 1002) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket with two ends for electrically contacting the electric heat conductor, wherein the at least one electric heat conductor is electrically isolated from the tubular metallic jacket by an electrically insulating material (103, 203, 303, 403, 503, 603, 703, 903) arranged in the interior space of the tubular metallic jacket (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801, 901, 1001). The electric heat conductor is self-supporting. A method is also provided for manufacturing such an electric cartridge type heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8809750
    Abstract: An electric heater (10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80), especially for heating surfaces of components, is provided with an inner metal jacket (11, 21, 31, 41, 61, 71, 81) and an outer metal jacket (14, 24, 34, 44, 64, 74, 84), which are arranged relative to one another such that a space is present between the inner metal jacket (11, 21, 31, 41, 61, 71, 81) and outer metal jacket (14, 24, 34, 44, 64, 74, 84). At least one heat conductor (13, 23, 33, 43, 63, 73, 83) is arranged at least in some sections in the space between the inner metal jacket (11, 21, 31, 41, 61, 71, 81) and outer metal jacket (14, 24, 34, 44, 64, 74, 84). At least two spacers (12, 22, 32, 36, 42, 62, 72, 82), arranged between the heat conductor (13, 23, 33, 43, 63, 73, 83) and inner metal jacket (11, 21, 31, 41, 61, 71, 81) are provided, over which the sections of the heat conductor (13, 23, 33, 43, 63, 73, 83) are guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Patent number: 8803041
    Abstract: A flow heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) with a tube arrangement including at least one tube (105, 106, 205, 206, 305, 306, 404, 405, 406) for passing through a fluid to be heated or a plurality of fluids to be heated, and with a heater with a metal jacket, especially with a tubular heating body (102, 202, 302, 402, 502), in which the tubes (105, 106, 205, 206, 304, 305, 306, 404, 405, 406, 505) surround the heater. At least in partial areas of the heater, wall sections (113, 114, 213, 214, 311, 312, 313, 411, 412, 413, 513) of the tube arrangement (105, 106, 205, 206, 304, 305, 306, 404, 405, 406), which wall sections face the heater, are adapted to an outer contour of the heater, which heater may or may not include a heat transport tube (117, 317, 517), so that the wall sections are in flush contact with sections of this outer contour. The tube arrangement (105, 106, 205, 206, 304, 305, 306, 404, 405, 406, 505) is connected together and/or with the heater by a connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20140103028
    Abstract: A tubular electric heater (100, 200) is provided with an outer tube (110, 210, 310, 340, 370, 410, 510), with a heat-conducting body (120, 220, 320, 350, 380, 420, 520) and with a tubular electric heating element (130, 230, 330, 360, 390, 430, 530), wherein the tubular electric heater (100, 200) has a continuous groove or opening in the direction in which the tube extends and wherein the heat-conducting body has an opening (122, 222, 322, 352, 382, 522) passing through it in the direction in which the tubular electric heater (100, 200) extends, and the outer tube is supported indirectly or directly on limiting surfaces (123, 124, 223, 224, 323, 353, 383, 423, 523, 524) defining this opening (122, 222, 322, 352, 382, 522) in the heat-conducting body or on an inner tube (140, 440). A method is provided for manufacturing such a tubular electric heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: TURK & HILLINGER GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8651738
    Abstract: A high-temperature plug (10) is provided for a heating element and/or thermocouple or a temperature sensor with at least one wire section (18) embedded in an insulating manner within a metal jacket (16) with a wire end (14) led out from the metal jacket (16) on the front side. The high-temperature plug (10) has a connection sleeve (11) made of metal, into which the at least one wire section (18) embedded in an insulating manner within the metal jacket (16) opens. At least one contact element (12) is in electrical contact within the connection sleeve (11) with the wire end (14) led out from the metal jacket (16) on the front side. At least the end section, facing the at least one wire end (14), of the at least one contact element (12) is embedded in an insulating compound (13) or a metal oxide, such that the embedding fixes the contact element (12) in the connection sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20130259090
    Abstract: A temperature sensor (100, 200, 300) has a thermocouple (101), with a measurement point (102), and a holder (103), with a contact surface (152) and an opening (104). Electric connections (105) of the thermocouple are led through the opening, starting from the measurement point. A first metal jacket (106) is arranged on the contact surface or passes through such that an interior (107) of the first metal jacket is connected to another side of the holder and the measurement point is arranged in an interior (108) of a second metal jacket (109). The second metal jacket is located at least with one section (110) in the interior of the first metal jacket and can be or is connected at least by a partial area of this section to the first metal jacket such that the second metal jacket is fixed in its position relative to the first metal jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TUERK & HILLINGER GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8426779
    Abstract: A cartridge type heater is provided with at least one hot wire coil (13), which has two coreless coil strands (11, 12), which extend in an insulating material (50) along the two sides of a carrier wall (14). The heater includes an insulating material that is coordinated with the internal diameter of a metal jacket (2). The hot wire ends (9, 10) are provided with terminals projecting from the same end of the metal jacket (2). The hot wire coils (11, 12) are electrically connected to one another in the area of an end edge of the carrier wall (14). This edge is located in the closed end area of the metal jacket (2) and the coils are guided by spacers (45) distributed at the longitudinal edges of the carrier wall (14). At least the terminal-side end of the dimensionally stable carrier wall (14) is provided with an attached coil holder (15, 15/1), to which the hot wire ends (9, 10) are fastened under tensile stress. This keeps the windings of the hot wire coil (13) spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Patent number: 8426780
    Abstract: A heating cartridge is intended especially for a thermostatic working valve. The cartridge is provided with a resistance wire winding (3), which is wound on a winding support (2) and is embedded in an insulating material filling (5) in a metal sheathing (7). The metal sheathing (7) is provided at one end (6) with a dimensionally stable coupling element (8) manufactured from a plastic, in which connecting lines (17, 18) are arranged, which electrically connect pluggable contact elements, especially pins (9, 10) of a connector plug, to the ends of the resistance wire winding (3). To simplify the manufacture and to obtain a compact design, the connecting lines (17, 18) are rigidly seated in the coupling element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20130056456
    Abstract: An electric heater (100, 200, 300, 1600, 1700, 2200) has an outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201) and an electric heating element (102, 202, 302, 2202), which can be supplied with an electric current by at least one connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207), arranged at least in some sections within the outer jacket (101, 201, 301, 1601, 1701, 2201). The connecting wire (106, 107, 206, 207, 306, 307, 406, 506, 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, 1206, 1306, 1406, 1506, 1606, 1607, 1608, 1706, 1806, 2206, 2207) has a cavity, in which a section (104, 105, 204, 205, 2204, 2205) of the electric heating element (102, 202, 2202) or an electric feed line (330, 331) to the electric heating element (302) is accommodated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20120250727
    Abstract: A temperature sensor (1) has a sensor element (2), a carrier plate (4) and a contact surface and at least one electric feed line (3), which is routed, starting from the sensor element (2), through an opening (5) in the carrier plate (4). A guide element (8), through which the electric feed line (3) is routed such that at least the end of the routed section of the electric feed line, which end faces the sensor element, is located at a spaced location from each section of the carrier plate in the direction at right angles to the contact surface and is secured against displacement in each direction except in the directions in which the electric feed line (3) extends, is arranged on the side of the carrier plate (4) located opposite the contact surface or on a front side of the carrier plate (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8247739
    Abstract: A heating element for metallic plastic injection nozzles with a tubular hollow metal body (2), which surrounds the nozzle body of an injection molding device in a heat-transmitting manner. The hollow body has an outer and/or inner jacket surface with one or more grooves (3, 4), extending in a thread-like manner at least in some sections, with inserted tubular heating body structure (with a heating body or bodies) (5). The heating body structure has electric terminals (6, 7) projecting away from the hollow body (2). In addition, a thermocouple, with a sensor tip (9) is in thermal contact with the material wall (15) of the plastic injection nozzle (17) in an end area of the tube wall, is arranged in a guide groove (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf