Patents by Inventor Erik Wolf
Erik Wolf 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: 20240102191Abstract: A process for operating an electrolysis apparatus for splitting water at both high and low ambient temperatures includes providing at least one electrolysis unit including at least one electrolytic cell and having at least one inlet opening for a first reactant stream and at least one outlet opening for a first product stream, producing the first product stream from the first reactant stream in the electrolysis unit, separating the product stream into water and gas streams, and cooling the water stream in at least one obliquely-oriented cooling apparatus dissipating the heat of the water stream directly to the environment. The cooling of the water stream is interrupted if the electrolysis unit is shutdown or the electrolysis unit is in standby operation. The ambient temperature is detected and, if the ambient temperature is below 1°, the water stream is emptied from the cooling apparatus into a liquid storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Alexander Tremel, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20240067510Abstract: Transporting loads is a fundamental component of intralogistics. Autonomous industrial trucks can be used for this. The autonomous industrial truck claimed according to the invention is able, by means of the implemented navigation, load receiving and load placing methods, to ensure efficient transporting of loads. The invention relates to an autonomous industrial truck having a rearwardly-directed sensor unit for detecting the load and the loading environment and implemented process sequences for approaching the load, receiving the load and placing the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Stefan Ulbrich, Andreas Bley, Erik Wolf, Benjamin Fischer, Christian Martin, Johannes Trabert, Ahmed I Syleiman, Christian Sternitzke
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Publication number: 20230349060Abstract: A method for operating an electrolysis system which includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen and oxygen as product gases, the product gas streams being discharged from the electrolyzer. A secondary gas is mixed with at least one of the product gas streams with the goal of reducing the foreign gas concentration in the product gas stream to be treated by an increase of the overall volume flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Purucker, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20230031617Abstract: An electrolysis system for breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen using at least two electrolysis modules, each electrolysis module having at least two electrolytic cells, an electrolytic cell having an anode compartment and a cathode compartment, the anode compartment being separated from the cathode compartment by a proton exchange membrane, and a switching device, which is compatible with direct current, being arranged electrically in parallel with at least one electrolysis module. The electrolysis system is operated by the at least two electrolysis modules. When the available electrical power decreases, at least one switching device is closed. At least one electrolysis module is bridged by the switching device. The number of electrolysis modules which are then operated is reduced by the number of bridged electrolysis modules. When the available electrical power increases, at least one switching device is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Schacherer, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20220380908Abstract: An electrolysis system for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen, having at least one electrolyser for electrochemically breaking down water to form hydrogen and oxygen. The electrolysis system also has a housing device for receiving the electrolyser, wherein the electrolyser is at least partially arranged in the housing device and the housing device is sealed relative to a first fluid surrounding the housing device. In the electrolyser, water is broken down to form hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and the oxygen are directed out of the housing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Manfred Waidhas, Erik Wolf
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Patent number: 11258090Abstract: A connecting element electrically and mechanically connects two electrolytic cell stacks. An electrolysis device includes at least one connecting element of this type and the electrolytic cell stacks are connected by the connecting element. For the hydraulic connection of the electrolytic cell stacks, the connecting element has at least two hydraulic interfaces for each of two water circuits, which water circuits are independent of each other. Furthermore, the connecting element has electrical connection points electrically connected to each other, in order to connect the electrolytic cell stacks in a common circuit. By the connecting element, the connected electrolytic cell stacks can be hydraulically separated or connected to each other, depending on the design.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20210175533Abstract: A connecting element electrically and mechanically connects two electrolytic cell stacks. An electrolysis device includes at least one connecting element of this type and the electrolytic cell stacks are connected by the connecting element. For the hydraulic connection of the electrolytic cell stacks, the connecting element has at least two hydraulic interfaces for each of two water circuits, which water circuits are independent of each other. Furthermore, the connecting element has electrical connection points electrically connected to each other, in order to connect the electrolytic cell stacks in a common circuit. By the connecting element, the connected electrolytic cell stacks can be hydraulically separated or connected to each other, depending on the design.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Erik Wolf
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Patent number: 11015551Abstract: A device for an internal combustion engine for the combustion of a gasoline-based liquid fuel, having a tank, which is gas-conductively connected to the internal combustion engine with the aid of an exhaust gas line and a first shutoff valve, a hydrocarbon storage unit, which is gas-conductively disposed between the tank and the internal combustion engine with the aid of the exhaust gas line, for temporarily storing gaseous hydrocarbon contained in an exhaust gas escaping from the tank, and a hydrocarbon sensor, which is gas-conductively disposed between the tank and the internal combustion engine with the aid of the exhaust gas line, for measuring the hydrocarbon content in a purging air supplied to the internal combustion engine, the hydrocarbon storage unit being connectable to the free surroundings with the aid of a connecting line and a second shutoff valve.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Ludger Buescher, Carsten Kuegeler, Ingo Niemeyer, Martin Meggle, Marco Unterhalt, Sven-Erik Wolf
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Patent number: 10860677Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes receiving input of a search term for a query and identifying a key mapped to the search term. The method further includes identifying a results page template and default data that correspond to the key, obtaining structured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the structured data, and obtaining unstructured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the unstructured data. The method further includes providing a results page via a graphical user interface (GUI), the results page including the results page template populated with the default data and equipment related results for the query. The equipment related results include the structured data that is associated with the equipment and the unstructured data that is associated with the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20190376474Abstract: A device for an internal combustion engine for the combustion of a gasoline-based liquid fuel, having a tank, which is gas-conductively connected to the internal combustion engine with the aid of an exhaust gas line and a first shutoff valve, a hydrocarbon storage unit, which is gas-conductively disposed between the tank and the internal combustion engine with the aid of the exhaust gas line, for temporarily storing gaseous hydrocarbon contained in an exhaust gas escaping from the tank, and a hydrocarbon sensor, which is gas-conductively disposed between the tank and the internal combustion engine with the aid of the exhaust gas line, for measuring the hydrocarbon content in a purging air supplied to the internal combustion engine, the hydrocarbon storage unit being connectable to the free surroundings with the aid of a connecting line and a second shutoff valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Ludger BUESCHER, Carsten KUEGELER, Ingo NIEMEYER, Martin MEGGLE, Marco UNTERHALT, Sven-Erik WOLF
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Patent number: 10385748Abstract: In a method for exhaust gas aftertreatment, in which an exhaust gas to be aftertreated, which is produced during combustion of a fuel, is treated with a reducing agent. A constituent of the fuel is hereby also used as a constituent of the reducing agent, with the constituent of the fuel which is also used as a constituent of the reducing agent being hydrogen. The hydrogen is produced from water, and the reducing agent is a mixture of hydrogen and ammonia.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Erik Wolf, Ralf Sigling, Henrik Stiesdal
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Publication number: 20170161287Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes receiving input of a search term for a query and identifying a key mapped to the search term. The method further includes identifying a results page template and default data that correspond to the key, obtaining structured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the structured data, and obtaining unstructured data that is associated with the equipment from a data source storing the unstructured data. The method further includes providing a results page via a graphical user interface (GUI), the results page including the results page template populated with the default data and equipment related results for the query. The equipment related results include the structured data that is associated with the equipment and the unstructured data that is associated with the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventor: Erik Wolf
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Patent number: 9576032Abstract: A computer system receives input of a search term for a query. The search term is related to equipment. The computer system identifies a key that corresponds to the search term and dynamically obtains content that is associated with the key from data sources. The data sources include structured data that is associated with the equipment and unstructured data that is associated with the equipment. The computer system automatically populates a results page template that is associated with the key with the content from the data sources to create a results page that includes the equipment related results for the query.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventor: Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20170044952Abstract: In a method for exhaust gas aftertreatment, in which an exhaust gas to be aftertreated, which is produced during combustion of a fuel, is treated with a reducing agent. A constituent of the fuel is hereby also used as a constituent of the reducing agent, with the constituent of the fuel which is also used as a constituent of the reducing agent being hydrogen. The hydrogen is produced from water, and the reducing agent is a mixture of hydrogen and ammonia.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: ERIK WOLF, RALF SIGLING, HENRIK STIESDAL
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Patent number: 9142969Abstract: A system to store and to transmit electrical power includes at least one storage system, at least one bidirectional converter, and at least one load coupled to a network, wherein the load is adapted to both, receive electrical power from the network and supply electrical power to the network. A first storage system is used to store electrical power of a power source. The first storage system is connected to a first bidirectional converter by a DC power transmission system. The first bidirectional converter is connected to an AC network and the AC network is connected to a first load.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Henrik Stiesdal, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20150168346Abstract: A method for acquiring provisioning data for an electrolysis system is disclosed. Selection information is transmitted over a network to a user. Provisioning data is received over the network based on input by the user. The provisioning data includes a value indicating a power to be supplied to the electrolysis system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Erik Wolf, Andreas Wiest, Klaus Scheffer, Fred Farchmin
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Patent number: 9043336Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for providing corrective maintenance using global knowledge sharing. A method to provide corrective maintenance with a CM system includes performing a query to generate a ranking of fixable causes based on factors (e.g., symptoms, configuration, test). The ranking may be determined based on a fixable cause percent match with the factors. The ranking of fixable causes may be associated with one or more solutions for each fixable cause. The ranking can be updated based on performing tests or solutions.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Erik Wolf, Jeremy Spaur, Alon Sagie
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Patent number: 8938966Abstract: A device and a method for using overcapacities in the power grid is provided. In case of an oversupply of energy, the energy is transferred to a thermal storage device directly via a heating element and in the discharge case of the thermal storage device the heat is removed from the thermal storage device and made available to a thermodynamic cycle whereby electrical energy is produced. The heat from the thermal storage device is used to preheat air in an air feed line to a combustion chamber, or fuel is pre-heated using heat from the thermal storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Tobias Jockenhoevel, Norbert König, Rainer Nies, Nicolas Vortmeyer, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20140144785Abstract: An energy management system includes a control unit and an electrolysis system having an alkaline electrolysis unit and a PEM electrolysis unit. The control unit controls the electrolysis units independently of one another in such a way that a performance adjustment of an overall performance of the electrolysis system is particularly dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Fred Farchmin, Alexander Hahn, Roland Käppner, Manfred Waidhas, Thomas Wasser, Andreas Wiest, Erik Wolf
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Publication number: 20130199043Abstract: A method of manufacturing a turbine blade is provided. The described method includes providing an elongate core, surrounding the elongate core with a textile structure, arranging the elongate core surrounded by the textile structure in a mold, pressing at least a part of the textile structure against the mold, and injecting a curing agent into the mold to interact with the textile structure, thereby forming the turbine blade. Also, a system and an intermediate member for manufacturing a turbine blade by means of the described method is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Henrik Stiesdal, Erik Wolf