Patents by Inventor Diether Hoppner

Diether Hoppner 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: 11365823
    Abstract: A valve is provided having a circuit that includes an electrical conductor with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance. The electrical conductor is connected in series to an electrical series resistor, which includes a parallel circuit of a non-reactive wire and an NTC resistor. The electrical conductor includes a coil wire wound into a magnetic coil that is operable to move an armature to open or close the valve. The effect of the operation of the valve itself on the magnetic force of the coil is minimized by arranging the NTC resistor to be thermally coupled with the coil wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: EAGLE ACTUATOR COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Heinrich, Daniel Koch, Diether Hoppner, Siegfried Driemer
  • Publication number: 20200141512
    Abstract: A valve is provided having a circuit that includes an electrical conductor with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance. The electrical conductor is connected in series to an electrical series resistor, which includes a parallel circuit of a non-reactive wire and an NTC resistor. The electrical conductor includes a coil wire wound into a magnetic coil that is operable to move an armature to open or close the valve. The effect of the operation of the valve itself on the magnetic force of the coil is minimized by arranging the NTC resistor to be thermally coupled with the coil wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Heinrich, Daniel Koch, Diether Hoppner, Siegfried Driemer
  • Publication number: 20180094591
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a circuit for use in actuators, electromotive drives and valves. The circuit includes an electric conductor having a temperature-dependent resistance. The electric conductor includes a coil having a copper wire wound over a coil support. The electric conductor is connected in series with an electrical series resistor, which includes a non-reactive resistor connected in parallel with an NTC resistor. The non-reactive resistor is a wire that is composed of an alloy of copper, nickel and manganese. The wire is wound over the coil. The wire may be wound on an area of the coil support separate from the copper wire. The construction of the circuit minimizes the affect of temperature on the operation of the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: EAGLE ACTUATOR COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Heinrich, Daniel Koch, Diether Hoppner