Patents by Inventor Christian Beck

Christian Beck 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: 20240128610
    Abstract: In order to provide an electrochemical cell (100) that can be produced as simply as possible and has as long a service life as possible, according to the invention an electrochemical cell (100), in particular a cylindrical cell, is provided, which comprises: an electrochemical element (104), a housing (106), a first cell terminal (118) and a second cell terminal (120); wherein the electrochemical cell (100) also comprises a cast element, in particular a first cast element (128), for connecting the housing (106) and the first cell terminal (118) and/or a cast element, in particular a second cast element (154), for connecting the housing (106) and the second cell terminal (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mathias WIDMAIER, Mathias SCHERER, Christian BECK, Elisabeth REITZ, Marcel KURZ, Philipp ROMINGER, Aldina ASLANI
  • Publication number: 20240075682
    Abstract: Method for calibrating an irradiation device (2) for an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (6, 7), which irradiation device (2) comprises at least a first and a second irradiation unit (3, 4) adapted to guide at least a first and a second energy beam (7), wherein at least two first and two second calibration patterns (15) are generated, wherein the at least two first calibration patterns (14) are generated in at least two different first positions via the first energy beam (6) and the at least two second calibration patterns (15) are generated in at least two different second positions via the second energy beam (7) and position information are determined relating to the positions of the at least two first and second calibration patterns (14, 15) and calibration information are generated relating to a calibration status of
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Moritz Beck, Christian Dicken
  • Publication number: 20240039129
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an electrochemical cell which is as simply constructed as possible and which requires as little production effort as possible. This is achieved by an electrochemical cell, in which a first connection conductor is secured to a cover element in a first connection region by means of a first potting element, said first potting element being surrounded and/or accommodated by a first compensation element of the electrochemical cell in the first connection region, and/or in which a second connection conductor is secured to the cover element in a second connection region by means of a second potting element, said second potting element being surrounded and/or accommodated by a second compensation element of the electrochemical cell in the second connection region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mathias WIDMAIER, Christian BECK, Alfonso PEREZ DE LA FUENTE, Fabian HEILAND
  • Patent number: 11828712
    Abstract: An inspection system having a light source, a mirror sensor, and an image sensor. The mirror assembly is aligned with the camera; the light is reflected from the container to the camera, and the camera creates multiple images of the container at a viewing angle. The multiple images are analyzed to detect defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Dynamic Company, Ltd
    Inventor: Christian Beck
  • Publication number: 20230216162
    Abstract: In order to provide a feedthrough system which can be produced as easily as possible and has an optimized service life, it is proposed that the feedthrough system comprises a wall component which has one or more feedthrough openings, one or more lines which are guided through the one or more feedthrough openings, and a fastening device, the fastening device connecting the one or more lines to the wall component in one or more connection regions of the feedthrough system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Felix HAULER, Mathias WIDMAIER, Christian BECK
  • Publication number: 20230184437
    Abstract: A pilot cone for use in a burner arrangement having a pilot burner includes a casing which widens downstream along a burner axis and has a plurality of cooling air passages passing through it; an inner wall which extends upstream starting from the upstream end of the casing; an annular gap which runs along the inner wall on the radially outer side; and a plurality of cooling air openings which establish a connection between the annular gap and the cooling air passages. Another wall extends upstream at a distance from the inner wall starting from the casing and delimits the annular gap on the radially outer side, the inner wall having a plurality of holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Beck, Jürgen Meisl, Stefan Reich, Sabrina Isolde Siebelist, Christopher Grandt, Benjamin Witzel
  • Patent number: 11519203
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuation device for a flap mounted moveably on a component between a closed position and an opened position, in particular for a flap mounted moveably on a housing of an automobile, comprising: a first actuation part and a second actuation part, wherein the first actuation part is to be fastened on the flap and is moved together with the flap when the flap is moved between the closed position and the opened position, and wherein the second actuation part is to be fastened on the component, locking means with a locking reception provided on the first or second actuation part and a locking element provided on the other of first or second actuation part, wherein the locking element engages in the locking reception upon a movement of the first actuation part with the flap from its opened position into its closed position, whereby the locking element holds the first actuation part against a spring pretension in a locking position on the second actuation part, and a remote unlocking dev
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Beck
  • Publication number: 20220352584
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an electrochemical cell that can be produced as simply as possible and has a long service life. This is achieved in that the electrochemical cell comprises a first contact element that connects a first cell terminal to a first connection conductor and that is fixed to a cover element of the electrochemical cell by means of a first potting element in a first connection region, said first potting element being made of a first polymer material that comprises or is made of a first resin material, and/or the electrochemical cell comprises a second contact element that connects a second cell terminal to a second connection conductor and that is fixed to the cover element by means of a second potting element in a second connection region, said second potting element being made of a second polymer material that comprises or is made of a second resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventors: Mathias WIDMAIER, Matthias SCHWINDOWSKY, Elisabeth REITZ, Mathias SCHERER, Christian BECK
  • Patent number: 11407305
    Abstract: A tank flap or charging flap arrangement for a vehicle includes a housing body and a tank flap or charging flap mounted for pivot between a closed position and an open position by means of an actuating arrangement. A locking device releasably locks the flap in the closed position. The actuating arrangement includes a pivot arm mounted pivotably at a first end on the housing body and connected pivotably at a second end to the flap and a control lever connected pivotably at a first end to the flap. Pivot axes of the pivotable connections of pivot arm and control lever to the flap run parallel to and offset laterally from one another. During movement of the flap between the closed and the open position, the control lever is guided at a second end an elongated hole in the pivot arm and in a guide curve of the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Christian Beck
  • Patent number: 11248644
    Abstract: A nail screw, in particular for connecting facade boards or terrace planks made of wood, especially real wood, has a shaft, a conical tip formed at the front end region of the shaft and a head formed at the rear end region of the shaft. A thread has a forward facing insertion flank and a rearward facing grip flank between the conical tip and the head. The thread is a double thread, wherein a grip flank angle (?) measured between the grip flank and a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nail screw is between 25 and 35 degrees, more preferably between 28 and 32 degrees, most preferably 30 degrees. The conical tip has a tip angle (?) between 80 and 120 degrees, more preferably between 90 and 110 degrees, most preferably of 80, 90 or 100 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Raimund Beck Nageltchnik GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Beck
  • Publication number: 20220024299
    Abstract: A covering device (100) for a vehicle, includes: a cover (10); a drive element (40a, 40b) formed to enable a movement of the cover, wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover. The covering device has a force-limitation apparatus (30a, 30b) which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device. An actuator (200) has a drive apparatus (210) with a drive element (211); an output drive element (290); and a force-decoupling apparatus (230). The force-decoupling apparatus is formed so that it at least temporarily does not output a force taken up by the drive element or at least temporarily outputs it in a delayed manner to the output drive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zsolt WILKE, Andreas RUDOLF, Christian BECK, Matthias HEGWEIN
  • Patent number: 10960756
    Abstract: A filler neck for filling fuel into a vehicle tank includes a closure flap mounted for pivot between a closed position closing the filler neck and an open position releasing the filler neck and which is prestressed into the closed position by spring prestressing and is pivotable into the open position from the closed position by a fuel pump nozzle being hooked into a hooking-in position in the filler neck. A liquid outlet opening permits liquid accumulating in the filler neck when the closure flap is closed to drain out of the filler neck. A closure element is prestressed into an open position releasing the liquid outlet opening. The closure element is arranged and designed in such a manner that, by the fuel pump nozzle being hooked into the hooking-in position, the closure element is moved counter to the prestressing into a closure position closing the liquid outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Christian Beck, Manuel Bachmann, Matthias Kapaun
  • Publication number: 20210088070
    Abstract: A nail screw, in particular for connecting facade boards or terrace planks made of wood, especially real wood, has a shaft, a conical tip formed at the front end region of the shaft and a head formed at the rear end region of the shaft. A thread has a forward facing insertion flank and a rearward facing grip flank between the conical tip and the head. The thread is a double thread, wherein a grip flank angle (?) measured between the grip flank and a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nail screw is between 25 and 35 degrees, more preferably between 28 and 32 degrees, most preferably 30 degrees. The conical tip has a tip angle (?) between 80 and 120 degrees, more preferably between 90 and 110 degrees, most preferably of 80, 90 or 100 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Christian BECK
  • Patent number: 10794096
    Abstract: A system including a component which can be mounted movably in or on an automobile and an actuating apparatus for the component, the actuating apparatus having a push-push mechanism which interacts with the component, it being possible for the component to be moved out of a closed position by manual exertion of a pressing force counter to the prestress of a spring into an unlocked position in order to unlock the push-push mechanism, out of which unlocked position the component is moved into a partially open position driven by the prestress of the spring, out of which partially open position the component can be moved into an open position by manual exertion of a pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Hamacher, Roland Och, Christian Beck, Andreas Rudolf, Joachim Oberst, Johannes Karlein
  • Patent number: 10775043
    Abstract: A combustor and a method involving burner mains structurally configured to damp vibrational modes that can develop under high-frequency combustion dynamics are provided. The combustor may include a carrier (12), and a plurality of mains (16) disposed in the carrier. Some of the mains (labeled with the letter X) include a body having a different structural feature relative to the respective bodies of the remaining mains. The mains with the different structural feature may be selectively grouped in the carrier to form at least one set of such mains effective to damp predefined vibrational modes in the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Juan Enrique Portillo Bilbao, Rajesh Rajaram, Christian Beck, Olga Deiss
  • Publication number: 20200231032
    Abstract: A filler neck for filling fuel into a vehicle tank includes a closure flap mounted for pivot between a closed position closing the filler neck and an open position releasing the filler neck and which is prestressed into the closed position by spring prestressing and is pivotable into the open position from the closed position by a fuel pump nozzle being hooked into a hooking-in position in the filler neck. A liquid outlet opening permits liquid accumulating in the filler neck when the closure flap is closed to drain out of the filler neck. A closure element is prestressed into an open position releasing the liquid outlet opening. The closure element is arranged and designed in such a manner that, by the fuel pump nozzle being hooked into the hooking-in position, the closure element is moved counter to the prestressing into a closure position closing the liquid outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Beck, Manuel Bachmann, Matthias Kapaun
  • Patent number: 10605457
    Abstract: A burner arrangement having a combustion chamber, a multiplicity of mixing ducts discharging into the combustion chamber, in which ducts combustion air and fuel introduced during proper operation are mixed, and at least one resonator which has a defined resonator volume and resonator openings. The mixing ducts have mixing tubes which extend axially through an annular space defined between a tubular outer wall, a tubular inner wall arranged with the radial separation from the outer wall, an annular end plate arranged upstream and an annular end plate arranged downstream, wherein the end plates are provided with through openings which receive and/or prolong the mixing tubes. The resonator openings of the at least one resonator are designed as air ducts that extend through the downstream end plate, and the resonator volume of the at least one resonator is formed by at least one part of the annular space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Beck, Olga Deiss, Patrick Ronald Flohr, Anna Knödler
  • Patent number: 10591165
    Abstract: A fuel nozzle body having a rearward end and a front end with an outer tube which extends from the rearward end to the front end and has radial openings for a first fuel in the region of the front end, and an inner tube which is arranged concentrically to the outer tube and which opens in the region of the front end into a nozzle head, which has additional openings for a second fuel, wherein, in the region of the front end, the inner tube is guided in the outer tube by two fits which are arranged axially between the radial openings and the additional openings, and wherein the first fit closest to the radial openings is configured as a circumferential web around the inner tube, and wherein the second fit is configured with at least one interruption on the perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Christopher Grandt, Thomas Hauser, Patrick Lapp, Stefan Reich
  • Patent number: 10578305
    Abstract: A burner assembly with a combustion chamber, a plurality of mixing ducts leading into the combustion chamber, where combustion air and introduced fuel are mixed. The mixing ducts are formed by mixing tubes extending axially through an annular space between a tubular outer wall, a tubular inner wall arranged radially at a distance from the outer wall, a ring-shaped end plate arranged upstream and a ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The end plates have through-openings, which accommodate and/or extend the mixing tubes, and the end plates have, both radially inside and outside, a circumferential edge extending in the direction of the annular space, with axial bores in the edge of the ring-shaped end plate arranged downstream. The axial bores extend from the annual space into the end plate, and at least one opening is for removing cooling air, the opening branching from the axial bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Olga Deiss, Thomas Grieb, Patrick Lapp, Jens Kleinfeld, Matthias Chlebowski, Fabian Sander, Christian Beck, Andreas Böttcher, Patrick Ronald Flohr, Thomas Hauser, Simon Purschke, Günther Walz
  • Publication number: 20190242161
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuation device for a flap mounted moveably on a component between a closed position and an opened position, in particular for a flap mounted moveably on a housing of an automobile, comprising: a first actuation part and a second actuation part, wherein the first actuation part is to be fastened on the flap and is moved together with the flap when the flap is moved between the closed position and the opened position, and wherein the second actuation part is to be fastened on the component, locking means with a locking reception provided on the first or second actuation part and a locking element provided on the other of first or second actuation part, wherein the locking element engages in the locking reception upon a movement of the first actuation part with the flap from its opened position into its closed position, whereby the locking element holds the first actuation part against a spring pretension in a locking position on the second actuation part, and a remote unlocking dev
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Christian Beck