Patents by Inventor Christian Ruff
Christian Ruff 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).
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Publication number: 20250038598Abstract: An electric motor, in particular for a power tool, the electric motor having a stator with an inner opening for receiving a rotor. The inner opening has a diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of a stator, the stator having a series of pole teeth, which are each wound with a winding to form a coil. The winding is characterized by a reference diameter, a ratio of the reference diameter to the stator inner diameter multiplied by a number of pole teeth being greater than 0.3. Taking into account the internal resistance of an energy storage cell of an energy supply device of a maximum of 10 milliohms, the ratio of the diameters may be greater than 0.03 (milliohms)?1. Also provided is an electric motor, in particular for a power tool, a ratio being formed from a sum of total winding conductor cross sections and a free winding cross section, the ratio being multiplied by a number of pole teeth and the product being greater than 2.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Markus HARTMANN, Torsten ASMUS, Stefan SCHWARZ, Robert STANGER, Pierre PALLMER, Simon STEENTJES, Stefan HEROLD, Christian RUFF
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Patent number: 12176894Abstract: A method is provided for operating a hand-held machine tool including a drive device, with a control device for actuating the drive device and at least two capacitive sensor elements operatively connected to the control device being provided. The method includes the following method steps of determining a first and second electrical charge of the first and second sensor element comparing the determined first electrical charge with a defined first threshold value and the determined second electrical charge with a defined second threshold value which differs from the first threshold value; enabling, via the control device, the actuation of the drive device when the first electrical charge is greater than the defined first threshold value and/or the second electrical charge is greater than the defined second threshold value. A machine tool for carrying out a method of this kind is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Koschel, Christian Ruff, Stefan Schwarz, Georg Fürfanger
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Patent number: 12088290Abstract: A method is provided for actuating a hand-held machine tool including a drive device, with a control device for actuating the drive device and at least two capacitive sensor elements operatively connected to the control device being provided. The method includes the following method steps of determining an electrical charge of the first and second sensor element comparing the determined first electrical charge with a defined first threshold value and the determined second electrical charge with a defined second threshold value; enabling the actuation of the drive device and/or defined activation of the drive device via the control device when a predefined condition exists between the determined first electrical charge of the first sensor element and the determined detected second electrical charge of the second sensor element. A machine tool for carrying out a method of this kind is also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Koschel, Christian Ruff, Stefan Schwarz, Georg Fürfanger
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Patent number: 11793486Abstract: A panel may include an inner edge, an outer edge opposite the inner edge, and a probe holder apparatus formed in the panel between the inner edge and the outer edge. The probe holder apparatus may have a generally rectangular shape comprising a front outer corner, a rear outer corner, a front inner corner, and a rear inner corner. The probe holder apparatus may include a slot, at least one surface within the probe holder apparatus, and a cable guide. The slot may extend from a center of the probe holder apparatus through the outer edge of the panel. The at least one surface may be configured to receive a body of an ultrasound probe. The at least one surface may have a diameter. The cable guide may include an inclined surface protruding from the front outer corner of the probe holder apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Christian Ruff, Gerhard Hattinger
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Patent number: 11718128Abstract: A system comprising a movable device including front wheels and rear wheels configured to swivel and roll, a braking system configured to lock the front wheels and the rear wheels to keep the front wheels and the rear wheels from rolling, a directionally locking system configured to keep the rear wheels from swiveling, first and second rear pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state, a directionally locked state, or a released state, and first and second front pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state or a released state.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLCInventors: Gerhard Hattinger, Christian Ruff
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Publication number: 20230238957Abstract: A hand-held machine tool (1) is provided including a housing (2), with a drive device for actuating a tool that can be brought into operative connection with the machine tool (1) and a control device (8) for actuating the drive device (4) being provided, and the control device (4) being designed with a control element (10), and at least one capacitive sensor element (32, 33) operatively connected to the control device (10) being provided. The at least one sensor element (32, 33) and/or the control element (10) is at least partially, in particular almost completely separated from a main channel (50) of the machine tool (1) in which the drive device (4) is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Christian KOSCHEL, Christian RUFF, Stefan SCHWARZ, Georg FÜRFANGER
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Publication number: 20230170902Abstract: A method is provided for actuating a hand-held machine tool including a drive device, with a control device for actuating the drive device and at least two capacitive sensor elements operatively connected to the control device being provided. The method includes the following method steps of determining an electrical charge of the first and second sensor element comparing the determined first electrical charge with a defined first threshold value and the determined second electrical charge with a defined second threshold value; enabling the actuation of the drive device and/or defined activation of the drive device via the control device when a predefined condition exists between the determined first electrical charge of the first sensor element and the determined detected second electrical charge of the second sensor element. A machine tool for carrying out a method of this kind is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Christian KOSCHEL, Christian RUFF, Stefan SCHWARZ, Georg FÜRFANGER
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Publication number: 20230139444Abstract: A hand-held machine tool (1) including a drive device (4) by which a tool that can be brought into operative connection with the machine tool (1) can be actuated, with a control device (8) for actuating the drive device (4) and at least one capacitive sensor element (30, 35) operatively connected to the control device (8) being provided. The at least one element (2, 75) of the machine tool that is arranged in the region of the capacitive sensor element (30, 35) is grounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Yuan Yik KOK, Christian KOSCHEL, Christian RUFF, Markus LOOSER
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Publication number: 20230060201Abstract: A method is provided for operating a hand-held machine tool including a drive device, with a control device for actuating the drive device and at least two capacitive sensor elements operatively connected to the control device being provided. The method includes the following method steps of determining a first and second electrical charge of the first and second sensor element comparing the determined first electrical charge with a defined first threshold value and the determined second electrical charge with a defined second threshold value which differs from the first threshold value; enabling, via the control device, the actuation of the drive device when the first electrical charge is greater than the defined first threshold value and/or the second electrical charge is greater than the defined second threshold value. A machine tool for carrying out a method of this kind is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Christian KOSCHEL, Christian RUFF, Stefan SCHWARZ, Georg FÜRFANGER
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Publication number: 20210170791Abstract: A system comprising a movable device including front wheels and rear wheels configured to swivel and roll, a braking system configured to lock the front wheels and the rear wheels to keep the front wheels and the rear wheels from rolling, a directionally locking system configured to keep the rear wheels from swiveling, first and second rear pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state, a directionally locked state, or a released state, and first and second front pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state or a released state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Gerhard Hattinger, Christian Ruff
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Patent number: 10913031Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic safety system for an RO device which is configured to be used with at least one dialysis device (e.g., a hemodialysis or a peritoneal dialysis device). The system comprises the RO device, which is configured for the production of ultrapure water and which includes a sensor unit for collecting sensor data and whereby the RO device comprises an electronic data interface in order to send the sensor data collected by the sensor unit; and it also comprises an analysis unit which is configured to analyze a water sample with regards to safety requirements and for example with regard to contamination and to generate result data whereby the analysis unit also includes an analysis interface in order to send the generated result data in electronic form; and a network for the data exchange between the medical entities, for example between the RO device and the analysis unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Christian Ruff, Thomas Pohl, Michael Wild
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Publication number: 20200294648Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic safety system for a RO-device (RO) which is designed to be used with at least one dialysis device (D). The system comprises the RO-device (RO), which is designed for the production of ultrapure water and which is developed with a sensor unit (S) for collecting sensor data and whereby the RO-device (RO) comprises an electronic data interface (RO-S) in order to send the sensor data collected by the sensor unit (5); and it also comprises an analysis unit (AE) which is designed to analyse a water sample with regards to safety requirements and especially with regard to contamination and to generate result data whereby the analysis unit (AE) is also developed with a analysis interface (AE-S) in order to send the generated result data in electronic form; and a network (NW) for the data exchange between the medical-technical entities, especially between the RO-device (RO) and the analysis unit (AE).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Christian Ruff, Thomas Pohl, Michael Wild
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Publication number: 20200060647Abstract: A panel may include an inner edge, an outer edge opposite the inner edge, and a probe holder apparatus formed in the panel between the inner edge and the outer edge. The probe holder apparatus may have a generally rectangular shape comprising a front outer corner, a rear outer corner, a front inner corner, and a rear inner corner. The probe holder apparatus may include a slot, at least one surface within the probe holder apparatus, and a cable guide. The slot may extend from a center of the probe holder apparatus through the outer edge of the panel. The at least one surface may be configured to receive a body of an ultrasound probe. The at least one surface may have a diameter. The cable guide may include an inclined surface protruding from the front outer corner of the probe holder apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Christian Ruff, Gerhard Hattinger
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Publication number: 20190143273Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic safety system for an RO device which is configured to be used with at least one dialysis device (e.g., a hemodialysis or a peritoneal dialysis device). The system comprises the RO device, which is configured for the production of ultrapure water and which includes a sensor unit for collecting sensor data and whereby the RO device comprises an electronic data interface in order to send the sensor data collected by the sensor unit; and it also comprises an analysis unit which is configured to analyze a water sample with regards to safety requirements and for example with regard to contamination and to generate result data whereby the analysis unit also includes an analysis interface in order to send the generated result data in electronic form; and a network for the data exchange between the medical entities, for example between the RO device and the analysis unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Christian Ruff, Thomas Pohl, Michael Wild
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Patent number: D932629Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Christian Ruff, Aurelie Boudier, Markus Paarhammer, Gerhard Hattinger
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Patent number: D932630Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Christian Ruff, Aurelie Boudier, Markus Paarhammer, Gerhard Hattinger
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Patent number: D932631Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Christian Ruff, Aurelie Boudier, Markus Paarhammer, Gerhard Hattinger