Patents by Inventor Claus Regenberg

Claus Regenberg 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: 11472126
    Abstract: An attachment part for connecting to a structural part. The attachment part has an attachment part longitudinal axis, and a weld portion to be welded to the structural part by torsional ultrasonic welding. The weld portion has a contact surface for contact with a torsion sonotrode, and a weld surface for connecting to the structural part. The weld portion is delimited, at least portionally, by an inner vibration decoupling zone. The inner vibration decoupling zone, at least portionally, surrounds an inner portion of the attachment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Telsonic Holding AG
    Inventor: Claus Regenberg
  • Publication number: 20210101346
    Abstract: An attachment part (10) for connecting to a structural part (30). The attachment part (10) has an attachment part longitudinal axis (A), and a weld portion (11) to be welded to the structural part (30) by torsional ultrasonic welding. The weld portion (11) has a contact surface for contact with a torsion sonotrode (70), and a weld surface (13) for connecting to the structural part (30). The weld portion (11) is delimited, at least portionally, by an inner vibration decoupling zone (14). The inner vibration decoupling zone (14), at least portionally, surrounds an inner portion of the attachment part (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Claus REGENBERG
  • Patent number: 10906250
    Abstract: An add-on part (10) for connecting to a component (30). The add-on part (10) has a longitudinal axis (A) and a welding section (11) to be welded to the component (30) by torsional ultrasonic welding. The welding section (11) has a contact surface (12) for contact with a torsion sonotrode (70) and a welding surface (13) for connecting to the component (30). The welding section (11) is delimited, at least in some sections, by an inner vibration-decoupling zone (14). The inner vibration-decoupling zone (14) extends, at least in some sections, at an inclination to or parallel to the longitudinal axis (A). The method comprises a) bringing the welding surface (13) in contact with a welding region (31), b) applying a force to the contact surface (12) such that the welding surface (13) is pressed against the welding region (31), and c) introducing a torsional ultrasonic vibration into the welding section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TELSONIC HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Claus Regenberg
  • Publication number: 20200016841
    Abstract: An add-on part (10) for connecting to a component (30). The add-on part (10) has a longitudinal axis (A) and a welding section (11) to be welded to the component (30) by torsional ultrasonic welding. The welding section (11) has a contact surface (12) for contact with a torsion sonotrode (70) and a welding surface (13) for connecting to the component (30). The welding section (11) is delimited, at least in some sections, by an inner vibration-decoupling zone (14). The inner vibration-decoupling zone (14) extends, at least in some sections, at an inclination to or parallel to the longitudinal axis (A). The method comprises a) bringing the welding surface (13) in contact with a welding region (31), b) applying a force to the contact surface (12) such that the welding surface (13) is pressed against the welding region (31), and c) introducing a torsional ultrasonic vibration into the welding section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Claus REGENBERG
  • Patent number: 9855623
    Abstract: A method for connecting a tubular cable lug produced from a non-ferrous metal to a strand produced from aluminum, includes steps of providing a tubular cable lug having a tubular portion and a connecting portion, providing an ultrasonic welding device having a sonotrode that has a pressure surface and having an anvil that has a mating pressure surface, securing the connecting portion to the anvil by clamping such that the tubular portion faces the mating pressure surface of the anvil, inserting one end of the strand into the tubular portion of the tubular cable lug, bringing the pressure surface into contact with the tubular portion, pressing the pressure surface against the tubular portion such that the tubular portion is forced against the mating pressure surface, and generating an ultrasound vibration oriented approximately perpendicular to a tube axis of the tubular portion by means of the sonotrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TELSONIC HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Claus Regenberg
  • Publication number: 20160052081
    Abstract: A method for connecting a tubular cable lug produced from a non-ferrous metal to a strand produced from aluminium, includes steps of providing a tubular cable lug having a tubular portion and a connecting portion, providing an ultrasonic welding device having a sonotrode that has a pressure surface and having an anvil that has a mating pressure surface, securing the connecting portion to the anvil by clamping such that the tubular portion faces the mating pressure surface of the anvil, inserting one end of the strand into the tubular portion of the tubular cable lug, bringing the pressure surface into contact with the tubular portion, pressing the pressure surface against the tubular portion such that the tubular portion is forced against the mating pressure surface, and generating an ultrasound vibration oriented approximately perpendicular to a tube axis of the tubular portion by means of the sonotrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Telsonic Holding AG
    Inventor: Claus REGENBERG
  • Patent number: 8801882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torsion sonotrode (S) having a contact surface (1, 1?) for transferring a torsional oscillation directed about a torsion axis (T) onto a component (4) to be welded. To ensure that the welded joint has a uniform strength, it is proposed according to the invention that the contact surface (1, 1?) has a flat stop surface (2, 2?) which runs substantially perpendicular to the torsion axis (T) and from which elevations (3, 3?) of insular design extend with a pointed form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Telsonic Holding AG
    Inventors: Claus Regenberg, Georg Lang
  • Publication number: 20130139955
    Abstract: The invention relates to a torsion sonotrode (S) having a contact surface (1, 1?) for transferring a torsional oscillation directed about a torsion axis (T) onto a component (4) to be welded. To ensure that the welded joint has a uniform strength, it is proposed according to the invention that the contact surface (1, 1?) has a flat stop surface (2, 2?) which runs substantially perpendicular to the torsion axis (T) and from which elevations (3, 3?) of insular design extend with a pointed form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: TELSONIC HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Claus Regenberg, Georg Lang
  • Patent number: D842152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TELSONIC HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Claus Regenberg