Patents by Inventor Daniel Rupp

Daniel Rupp 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: 20250347043
    Abstract: A machine (M) for sewing, embroidering or quilting, in which a flat section (T1) of a textile structure (T) in a stretched state can be pressed against a textile structure support area (TA) adjacent to a stitch plate (SP) and/or against the stitch plate (SP) and moved in a plane parallel to the stitch plate (SP) at a speed (v) relative to the stitch plate (SP) so that the flat section (T1) lies flat against the stitch plate (SP). The machine (M) contains a detector module (DM) with which a property and/or a state of the moved flat section (T1) of the textile structure (T) can be detected, and a control unit (SE) with which an operating mode of the machine (M) can be adjusted depending on the detected property or the detected state of the moved flat section (T1) of the textile structure (T).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Applicant: BERNINA International AG
    Inventors: Alain CAPT, Daniel RUPP, Roland BEER
  • Publication number: 20240183092
    Abstract: A bobbin winder device of a sewing machine includes a motor (1), which is controlled by a motor controller (21), in order to drive a spindle (7), to which a thread bobbin (9) can be attached in order to wind on sewing thread. A brake device (3) with a brake pad (11), which brakes the bobbin arrangement when the winding radius of the wound sewing thread is greater than a predetermined reference value (C0), is arranged next to the spindle (7). The motor controller (21) monitors at least one measured variable, which is dependent on the load on the motor (1), in the driving circuit of the motor (1). If this measured variable or the rate of change thereof changes such that it falls below or exceeds an associated stored comparison value, the motor controller (21) causes the motor (1) to be shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: BERNINA International AG
    Inventors: Daniel Rupp, Roland Beer, Alain Capt, Ulrich Bareis, Giovanni Pederzoli
  • Patent number: 11549606
    Abstract: In a thermal fluid system, a control valve includes a flow valve and a solenoid pilot valve. The flow valve has an inlet and an outlet; a control chamber for receiving a pilot pressure; and a valve member operable by the pilot pressure to selectively open and close a fluid path from the inlet to the outlet. The pilot pressure acts in a closing direction of the flow valve. The pilot valve provides the pilot pressure to the control chamber and is a 3/2 way valve with a first port in fluid communication with the control chamber, a second port to be connected to a pressure source, and a third port. The pilot valve has a first position connecting the first port with the second port and a second position connecting the first port with the third port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Sourav Chowdhury, Daniel Rupp, Mark J. Zima, Brian Cripps, Kevin Curtin
  • Publication number: 20200166149
    Abstract: In a thermal fluid system, a control valve includes a flow valve and a solenoid pilot valve. The flow valve has an inlet and an outlet; a control chamber for receiving a pilot pressure; and a valve member operable by the pilot pressure to selectively open and close a fluid path from the inlet to the outlet. The pilot pressure acts in a closing direction of the flow valve. The pilot valve provides the pilot pressure to the control chamber and is a 3/2 way valve with a first port in fluid communication with the control chamber, a second port to be connected to a pressure source, and a third port. The pilot valve has a first position connecting the first port with the second port and a second position connecting the first port with the third port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Sourav Chowdhury, Daniel Rupp, Mark J. Zima, Brian Cripps, Kevin Curtin
  • Patent number: 10132672
    Abstract: A force exerted by a load is determined in a force-measuring device (1) operating under electromagnetic force compensation. The device includes a measurement transducer (18, 118) with a coil (20, 120) movably immersed in a magnet system (19, 119) and a force-transmitting mechanical connection between a load-receiving part (12, 112) and the coil or magnet system. A position sensor (21, 28), also part of the device, determines a displacement of the coil from its settling position relative to the magnet system (19, 119) which occurs when the load is placed on the load-receiving part. An electrical current (24) flowing through the coil generates an electromagnetic force between the coil and the magnet system whereby the coil and the load-receiving part are returned to, and/or held at, the settling position. The magnitude of current and the amount of displacement are used to determine the weight force exerted by the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Schrag, Daniel Rupp, Christoph Trautweiler, Hans-Rudolf Burkhard
  • Patent number: 9964429
    Abstract: A force-measuring device (1) with a parallelogram linkage has a measurement transducer coupled to it. A coil (25) of the transducer has guided mobility in a magnet system (27) and can carry an electric current (24). A position sensor (21) detects the deflection of the coil (25) from a balanced position relative to the magnet system when a load is placed on the force-measuring device. The electric current (24) flowing through the coil (25), by way of the interaction between the coil and the magnet system, returns the coil and the movable parallel leg to the balanced position. A system-characterizing means (29) is established in a processor unit (26). The system-characterizing means and an unchangeable system reference means (30) are compared to determine the functionality of the device. The functionality is verified by the magnitudes of the electric current and the deflection of the coil from its balanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Schrag, Daniel Rupp, Christoph Trautweiler, Hans-Rudolf Burkhard
  • Publication number: 20160370221
    Abstract: A force exerted by a load is determined in a force-measuring device (1) operating under electromagnetic force compensation. The device includes a measurement transducer (18, 118) with a coil (20, 120) movably immersed in a magnet system (19, 119) and a force-transmitting mechanical connection between a load-receiving part (12, 112) and the coil or magnet system. A position sensor (21, 28), also part of the device, determines a displacement of the coil from its settling position relative to the magnet system (19, 119) which occurs when the load is placed on the load-receiving part. An electrical current (24) flowing through the coil generates an electromagnetic force between the coil and the magnet system whereby the coil and the load-receiving part are returned to, and/or held at, the settling position. The magnitude of current and the amount of displacement are used to determine the weight force exerted by the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Schrag, Daniel Rupp, Christoph Trautweiler, Hans-Rudolf Burkhard
  • Publication number: 20160011038
    Abstract: A force-measuring device (1) with a parallelogram linkage has a measurement transducer coupled to it. A coil (25) of the transducer has guided mobility in a magnet system (27) and can carry an electric current (24). A position sensor (21) detects the deflection of the coil (25) from a balanced position relative to the magnet system when a load is placed on the force-measuring device. The electric current (24) flowing through the coil (25), by way of the interaction between the coil and the magnet system, returns the coil and the movable parallel leg to the balanced position. A system-characterizing means (29) is established in a processor unit (26). The system-characterizing means and an unchangeable system reference means (30) are compared to determine the functionality of the device. The functionality is verified by the magnitudes of the electric current and the deflection of the coil from its balanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Schrag, Daniel Rupp, Christoph Trautweiler, Hans-Rudolf Burkhard
  • Publication number: 20140291040
    Abstract: A force exerted by a load is determined in a force-measuring device (1) operating under electromagnetic force compensation. The device includes a measurement transducer (18, 118) with a coil (20, 120) movably immersed in a magnet system (19, 119) and a force-transmitting mechanical connection between a load-receiving part (12, 112) and the coil or magnet system. A position sensor (21, 28), also part of the device, determines a displacement of the coil from its settling position relative to the magnet system (19, 119) which occurs when the load is placed on the load-receiving part. An electrical current (24) flowing through the coil generates an electromagnetic force between the coil and the magnet system whereby the coil and the load-receiving part are returned to, and/or held at, the settling position. The magnitude of current and the amount of displacement are used to determine the weight force exerted by the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Schrag, Daniel Rupp, Christoph Trautweiler, Hans-Rudolf Burkhard