Patents by Inventor Dirk Strothmann

Dirk Strothmann 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: 11716007
    Abstract: By means of the system described, the use of eddy current generators on vehicles, especially bicycles, can be simplified by easier integration into standardized components such as brake pads, making them more suitable for everyday use. The problem of overcoming the magnetic holding forces at low speeds is essential for cyclists, as these would otherwise rule out the use of such systems in everyday traffic due to the lack of power generation when starting off at low speed. The integration into brake pads provides a significant advantage, as a new functionality is achieved without the need for additional components. The claimed additional functions for signalling contribute to increased traffic safety, especially for two-wheel traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Dirk Strothmann
  • Publication number: 20200369338
    Abstract: By means of the system described, the use of eddy current generators on vehicles, especially bicycles, can be simplified by easier integration into standardized components such as brake pads, making them more suitable for everyday use. The problem of overcoming the magnetic holding forces at low speeds is essential for cyclists, as these would otherwise rule out the use of such systems in everyday traffic due to the lack of power generation when starting off at low speed. The integration into brake pads provides a significant advantage, as a new functionality is achieved without the need for additional components. The claimed additional functions for signalling contribute to increased traffic safety, especially for two-wheel traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventor: Dirk STROTHMANN
  • Patent number: 9236761
    Abstract: A device for contactless current generation, in particular bicycle dynamo, on a rotatable counter element, in particular wheel rim, with at least one movably mounted rotor element (2) having at least one magnet (3), and at least one coil (7), in the at least one winding of which a current can be induced by the magnet (3), which moves together with the rotor element (2), said current being usable to operate a consumer, wherein the rotor element (2) is movable by magnetic interaction with the counter element (1), characterized in that the rotor element (2) and the counter element (1) have different axial profiles, and, in an operative position, the rotor element (2) is designed to generate at least one magnetic field (6a, 6b) on the basis of an eddy current in the conductive counter element (1), which forms an uninterrupted circular path, in such a manner that, by means of continuous relative movement between the counter element (2) and rotor element (1), eddy current fields which are continuously opposed to on
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Dirk Strothmann
  • Publication number: 20140132155
    Abstract: A device for contactless current generation, in particular bicycle dynamo, on a rotatable counter element, in particular wheel rim, with at least one movably mounted rotor element (2) having at least one magnet (3), and at least one coil (7), in the at least one winding of which a current can be induced by the magnet (3), which moves together with the rotor element (2), said current being usable to operate a consumer, wherein the rotor element (2) is movable by magnetic interaction with the counter element (1), characterized in that the rotor element (2) and the counter element (1) have different axial profiles, and, in an operative position, the rotor element (2) is designed to generate at least one magnetic field (6a, 6b) on the basis of an eddy current in the conductive counter clement (1), which forms an uninterrupted circular path, in such a manner that, by means of continuous relative movement between the counter element (2) and rotor element (1), eddy current fields which are continuously opposed to on
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Dirk Strothmann