Patents by Inventor Benjamin Krause

Benjamin Krause 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: 20240117859
    Abstract: A torque transmitting device for a drivetrain for transmitting a drive torque to an output element. The device having: an electric motor with a conversion unit, which comprises a stator and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the stator, for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy; and a torsional vibration damper with a damper mass received on a damper mass support such that the damper mass can be deflected to a limited extent against the action of a restoring force, the damper mass being arranged so as to overlap radially with the conversion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Vögtle, Stephan Maienschein, Peter Wahl, Daniel Echle, David Schnädelbach, Thorsten Krause
  • Publication number: 20240116354
    Abstract: A torque transmitting device for a drive train for transmitting an input torque provided by at least one drive element to an output element. The device including: an electric motor having a stator and a rotor which can be rotated relative to said stator for providing a further drive torque; a separating clutch arranged operatively between the first drive element and the electric motor; and at least one centrifugal pendulum which is arranged operatively between the separating clutch and the output element and has at least two pendulum masses which are accommodated so as to be deflectable to a limited extent along a pendulum path and so as to be peripherally adjacent to one another on at least one pendulum mass carrier that can be rotated about an axis of rotation, wherein the peripherally adjacent pendulum masses are coupled to one another via coupling means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Benjamin Vögtle, Thorsten Krause, Stephan Maienschein, Peter Wahl
  • Patent number: 9450137
    Abstract: A device and a method for fitting solar cell contact wires providing a series connection, and which run continuously in a string direction to join a front solar cell wafer and a rear solar cell wafer. The device includes a wire-laying mechanism having a wire feed gripper, a wire transport gripper movable in the string direction relative to the wire feed gripper, a wire-holding gripper to grip and hold the contact wires behind the wafer-holding position for the rear solar cell wafer, and a wire cutter. Once a front solar cell wafer has been positioned, the contact wires are transferred from the wire feed gripper to the wire transport gripper, are advanced in the string direction over the wafer-holding position, are gripped and held by the wire-holding gripper, and are then cut behind the wire-holding gripper by the wire cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Schmid Technology Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Krause, Christoph Ponisch, Gunter Itta, Martin Seifried
  • Publication number: 20160155887
    Abstract: A device and a method for fitting solar cell contact wires providing a series connection, and which run continuously in a string direction to join a front solar cell wafer and a rear solar cell wafer. The device includes a wire-laying mechanism having a wire feed gripper, a wire transport gripper movable in the string direction relative to the wire feed gripper, a wire-holding gripper to grip and hold the contact wires behind the wafer-holding position for the rear solar cell wafer, and a wire cutter. Once a front solar cell wafer has been positioned, the contact wires are transferred from the wire feed gripper to the wire transport gripper, are advanced in the string direction over the wafer-holding position, are gripped and held by the wire-holding gripper, and are then cut behind the wire-holding gripper by the wire cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Schmid Technology Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Krause, Christoph Ponisch, Gunter Itta, Martin Seifried