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: 20120037607
    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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20120037612
    Abstract: An electric heating device (100), especially for an injection molding die, has a material tube (101), through which passes a duct (109) for a flowable material, a heater (102, 122, 132) for heating the flowable material when this is present in the duct (109) and a thermocouple (103). The heater (102, 122, 132) is pushed over the material tube (101) or is placed round the material tube (101), so that the material tube (101) is received in an opening passing through the heater (102, 122, 132) along the direction in which the material tube (101) extends. The heater (102, 122, 132) is arranged detachably at the material tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8109799
    Abstract: A high-temperature patch plug (50) for one or more connection lines (60), especially for connecting electric supply and/or signal lines to heating elements and/or thermocouples or temperature sensors. The patch plug (50) has one or more poles each with a contact element (64) connected to an inner conductor (61) of a connection line (60), and with a one-piece, insulating housing (51), which surrounds an interior (59), in which at least the at least one contact element (64) is accommodated at least partially. The housing (51) has at least one insertion opening (63) on the side facing away from the plugging side and a passage opening (57), which is connected to the insertion opening via the interior (59) of housing (51) for each pole on the side facing the plugging side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Türk & Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20110280554
    Abstract: A flow heater (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) with a metal section (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801), with at least one tube (103, 104, 203, 204, 303, 304, 403, 503, 603, 604, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810) for passing through a fluid to be heated is mounted and preferably pressed, at least in some sections, into the metal section (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801). At least one tubular heating body (102, 202, 209, 210, 302, 402, 409, 410, 502, 602, 702, 703, 704) that is arranged outside the tube interior space, is mounted in and preferably pressed into, the metal section (101, 201, 301, 401, 501, 601, 701, 801) at least in some sections. The at least one tubular heating body (102, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802) is surrounded by the one tube or by a plurality of the tubes (103, 104, 203, 204, 303, 304, 403, 503, 603, 604, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810) for passing through a fluid to be heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110280555
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 8022339
    Abstract: The electric cartridge type heater has a continuous central fitting hole (2) for receiving a cylindrical body to be healed in a gap-free manner, an inner metal jacket (1), an outer metal jacket (3) and a healing conductor wound on the circumference of a coil form (8), which is inserted in an annular chamber (4). The coil form has a cylinder wall with holes (10) or ducts (11/1) for receiving ends (12, 13, 15, 16) of the heating wire winding (9). The connecting conductors (18, 19) are led radially to the outside through an opening (20, 20/1) of the outer metal jacket (3) in an axial area which is located away from the two axial ends of the annular chamber (4) and is located between two heating wire windings (9/1, 9/2) or two winding sections (9a, 9b) of the same heating wire winding (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Türk + Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20110204041
    Abstract: An electrical heating element with a metal jacket, a connecting element lying against the metal jacket at least in some sections and at least one electrical connection. The connecting element has at least one cavity, which borders on a section of the metal jacket at least in some sections and/or on a section of the electrical connection, and the cavity is cast at least partly with a pourable sealing compound, especially with a ceramic cement, epoxy resin or plastic, such that a direct, supporting mechanical connection is consequently produced between the metal jacket and the connecting element and/or between the section of the electrical connection and the connecting element by the pourable sealing compound, wherein the pourable sealing compound is also in contact with an element for securing against rotation, and a process for the manufacture of such an electrical heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110186563
    Abstract: An electric heater (10), especially for heating surfaces of components, over which the electric heater (10) is pushed or on which it is placed, is provided with an inner jacket (21) and an outer jacket (22), which form a double-walled tube, wherein said double-walled tube (20) has a recess (24), which passes completely through the inner jacket (21) and the outer jacket (22), in the direction in which the electric heater (10) extends, and which is delimited by wall surfaces (25, 26) from the space (23) between the inner jacket (21) and outer jacket (22). The heater (10) has at least one tubular heating element (11), which has a metal jacket, and which is arranged in the space (23) between the inner jacket (21) and outer jacket (22). The inner jacket (21), the outer jacket (22) and the wall surfaces (25, 26) are contiguous and are formed of a single piece of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110180529
    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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110056931
    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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110051777
    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: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20110053433
    Abstract: A high-temperature patch plug (50) for one or more connection lines (60), especially for connecting electric supply and/or signal lines to heating elements and/or thermocouples or temperature sensors. The patch plug (50) has one or more poles each with a contact element (64) connected to an inner conductor (61) of a connection line (60), and with a one-piece, insulating housing (51), which surrounds an interior (59), in which at least the at least one contact element (64) is accommodated at least partially. The housing (51) has at least one insertion opening (63) on the side facing away from the plugging side and a passage opening (57), which is connected to the insertion opening via the interior (59) of housing (51) for each pole on the side facing the plugging side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20100147826
    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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20100089893
    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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Patent number: 7592572
    Abstract: A cartridge heater, especially a compressed cartridge heater (1) has at least one heating coil (8, 9), which is arranged exposed in a metallic tubular body (2) and is embedded in a granulated insulating material. The ends of heating coil portions (8, 9) are provided with terminals (7) projecting from the tubular body (2). To make it possible to manufacture such a cartridge heater with minimal effort in terms of labor and material, a flat insulating plate (10) coordinated in its width with the internal diameter of the tubular body (2) is provided as the carrier. The heating coils (8, 9) extend along the two flat sides of the insulating plate (10) and the two heating coils (8, 9) are connected to one another by a coil section (12, 12?), which is led around a deflecting edge (27) of the insulating plate (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Türk + Hillinger GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Schlipf
  • Publication number: 20090032519
    Abstract: The electric cartridge type heater is provided with a continuous central fitting hole (2) for receiving a cylindrical body to be heated, especially a plastic injection molding nozzle, in a gap-free manner, as well as with an inner metal jacket (1) and an outer metal jacket (3) and with at least one heating conductor, which is wound as a heating wire winding (9) on the circumference of a hollow cylindrical coil form (8), which is inserted in an annular chamber (4) located between the inner metal jacket (1) and the outer metal jacket (3) and closed on the front side and is surrounded by an insulating compound. The coil form consists of a ceramic mass or a metal oxide. Its cylinder wall has axially parallel holes (10) or ducts (11/1) for receiving the ends (12, 13, 15, 16) of the heating wire winding (9) and optionally the electric connecting conductors (18, 19) connected to the ends (12, 13, 15, 16) of the heating wire winding (9), wherein all parts are compacted by radial pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20080290085
    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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF
  • Publication number: 20070023418
    Abstract: A cartridge heater, especially a compressed cartridge heater (1) has at least one heating coil (8, 9), which is arranged exposed in a metallic tubular body (2) and is embedded in a granulated insulating material. The ends of heating coil portions (8, 9) are provided with terminals (7) projecting from the tubular body (2). To make it possible to manufacture such a cartridge heater with minimal effort in terms of labor and material, a flat insulating plate (10) coordinated in its width with the internal diameter of the tubular body (2) is provided as the carrier. The heating coils (8, 9) extend along the two flat sides of the insulating plate (10) and the two heating coils (8, 9) are connected to one another by a coil section (12, 12?), which is led around a deflecting edge (27) of the insulating plate (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventor: Andreas SCHLIPF