Patents by Inventor Benedikt Peter Zier

Benedikt Peter Zier 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: 12188468
    Abstract: A device including a reservoir configured to contain a lubricant. One or more sets of baffles are disposed in the reservoir. The one or more sets of baffles separate the reservoir into a hot zone and a cold zone. The one or more sets of baffles permit at least some flow of the lubricant between the hot zone and the cold zone. The device also includes a machine loop drain placed in the reservoir to drain lubricant returning from a machine into the hot zone. The device also includes a thermal management loop drain placed in the reservoir to drain lubricant returning from a thermal management system into the cold zone. The device also includes a thermal management loop inlet placed in the reservoir to draw lubricant from the hot zone. The device also includes a machine loop inlet placed in the reservoir to draw lubricant from the cold zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: EKU POWER DRIVES INC.
    Inventor: Benedikt Peter Zier
  • Publication number: 20240077074
    Abstract: A device including a reservoir configured to receive a lubricant from a machine lubricated with the lubricant. The device also includes a pressure equalizer connected to the reservoir. The device also includes a first loop comprising a first line system through which the lubricant flows between the machine and the reservoir. The lubricant within the first loop is at a first pressure. The device also includes a temperature regulation system configured to regulate a temperature of the lubricant. The device also includes a second loop comprising a second line system through which the lubricant flows between the temperature regulation system and the reservoir. The lubricant within the second loop is at a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. The second loop is separate from the first loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: EKU POWER DRIVES INC.
    Inventors: Levi Wayne BECK, Benedikt Peter ZIER, Andreas PFISTER
  • Publication number: 20240077073
    Abstract: A device including a reservoir configured to contain a lubricant. One or more sets of baffles are disposed in the reservoir. The one or more sets of baffles separate the reservoir into a hot zone and a cold zone. The one or more sets of baffles permit at least some flow of the lubricant between the hot zone and the cold zone. The device also includes a machine loop drain placed in the reservoir to drain lubricant returning from a machine into the hot zone. The device also includes a thermal management loop drain placed in the reservoir to drain lubricant returning from a thermal management system into the cold zone. The device also includes a thermal management loop inlet placed in the reservoir to draw lubricant from the hot zone. The device also includes a machine loop inlet placed in the reservoir to draw lubricant from the cold zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: EKU POWER DRIVES INC.
    Inventor: Benedikt Peter ZIER
  • Patent number: 11920585
    Abstract: A device including a reservoir configured to receive a lubricant from a machine lubricated with the lubricant. The device also includes a pressure equalizer connected to the reservoir. The device also includes a first loop comprising a first line system through which the lubricant flows between the machine and the reservoir. The lubricant within the first loop is at a first pressure. The device also includes a temperature regulation system configured to regulate a temperature of the lubricant. The device also includes a second loop comprising a second line system through which the lubricant flows between the temperature regulation system and the reservoir. The lubricant within the second loop is at a second pressure that is less than the first pressure. The second loop is separate from the first loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: EKU POWER DRIVES INC.
    Inventors: Levi Wayne Beck, Benedikt Peter Zier, Andreas Pfister