Patents by Inventor Armin Hoderlein

Armin Hoderlein 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: 9956577
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a paint system for coating components with a coating medium, in particular a painting system for painting motor vehicle bodywork components with a paint, comprising at least one pneumatic pump for circulating paint in the system. The pneumatic pump includes a feed air connection for feeding in a feed air stream for mechanically powering the pump and an exhaust air connection for conducting away a depressurised, cold exhaust air stream. The cold exhaust stream passing through a first heat exchanger where the heat exchanger cools a medium in a cooling circuit and the medium cools a heat-sensitive component. The heat sensitive component can be the paint circulation lines or a protective housing for the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dürr Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bjorn Schenke, Ralf Schafer, Armin Hoderlein
  • Publication number: 20160067731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating system for coating components with a coating medium, in particular a painting system for painting motor vehicle bodywork components with a paint, comprising at least one pneumatic pump with a feed air connection for feeding in a feed air stream for mechanically powering the pump and comprising an exhaust air connection for conducting away a depressurised, cold exhaust air stream and with a heating-sensitive component of the coating system. The coating system according to the invention also comprises a cooling device for cooling the heating-sensitive component of the coating system by means of the exhaust air stream of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Bjorn Schenke, Ralf Schafer, Armin Hoderlein