Patents by Inventor Falk Schneider

Falk Schneider 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: 20240053373
    Abstract: A sterile protection attachment for a tip of a liquid-handling device, including a mount for fastening the sterile protection attachment to the liquid-handling device, a protective bell arranged in the mount and having an inner cavity, and a supply line for sterile air connected to the inner cavity, in which the protective bell has an opening at a lower end and has a receiver for the tip at an upper side opposite the lower end and within which the tip can be flushing with sterile air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: EPPENDORF SE
    Inventors: Karl Rix, Sebastian Selzer, Falk Schneider, Kai Schüler, Christophe Schillig
  • Publication number: 20230040800
    Abstract: A method for producing a hybrid component may include placing a metallic insert part into an injection mould, at least one of over-moulding and back-injecting the metallic insert part with a plastic mass, and pretreating a surface of the metallic insert part that is to be at least one of over-moulded and back-injected prior to the at least one of over-moulding and back-injecting. The metallic insert part may be placed into the injection mould such that the metallic insert part protrudes from the plastic mass on at least one side. A material accumulation may be disposed on a transition region from the metallic insert part to the plastic mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tilo Hentschel, Justus Himstedt, Hendrik De Keyser, Antonio Menonna, Luis Neumann, Falk Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220389846
    Abstract: A cylinder head cover of plastic for covering a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The cylinder head cover includes a bearing track including at least two bearing points each having a bearing opening for supporting a camshaft. A bearing ring is provided in at least one of at least one bearing point and a bearing opening. The bearing ring is injected into the plastic of the cylinder head cover. An oil duct that leads to at least one of the two bearing points and serves for bearing lubrication is arranged in the cylinder head cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Tilo Hentschel, Justus Himstedt, Antonio Menonna, Luis Neumann, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 11306634
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an arrangement for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas present in the internal combustion engine, and an exhaust system for discharging the exhaust gas. The heat exchanger has a channel system including at least one exhaust gas channel, through which an exhaust path leads, and at least one coolant channel, through which a coolant path of a coolant leads, fluidically separate from the exhaust gas path and arranged in a heat-transferring manner with the exhaust gas path for heat exchange during operation. A cooling gas outlet, opening into the exhaust gas path upstream of the channel system, is provided for introducing a cooling gas into the exhaust gas path upstream of the channel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Bruemmer, Klaus Irmler, Falk Schneider
  • Publication number: 20210095239
    Abstract: The invention relates to a A bioprocess control device having a number of control function units (12, 30) which are accommodated in a device housing (10), are designed for bioprocesses and are configured for carrying out control, conveying, measuring and/or sensor functionalities and In order to accommodate the plurality of control function units, the device housing has modular drawer assemblies (14, 32) which, relative to stationary housing frame of the device housing in an opening position and/or removal position, allow access for configuration and/or assembly to the control function unit accommodated in a relevant drawer assembly, and, in an operating and closure position which can be locked by locking means (60, 58), produce an electrically supplying as well as electronically function-identifying contact between the control function unit and the housing frame and/or electrical power supply (40) as well as system identification means (42) associated with a further drawer assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Eppendorf AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Recker, Guido Ertel, Falk Schneider, Tristan Hufen
  • Publication number: 20200362736
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an arrangement for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gas present in the internal combustion engine, and an exhaust system for discharging the exhaust gas. The heat exchanger has a channel system including at least one exhaust gas channel, through which an exhaust path leads, and at least one coolant channel, through which a coolant path of a coolant leads, fluidically separate from the exhaust gas path and arranged in a heat-transferring manner with the exhaust gas path for heat exchange during operation. A cooling gas outlet, opening into the exhaust gas path upstream of the channel system, is provided for introducing a cooling gas into the exhaust gas path upstream of the channel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Bruemmer, Klaus Irmler, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 10808675
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor rotatably mounted in a housing. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged in a ring around the rotor. A plurality of pistons may each be arranged within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to selectively translate within the plurality of cylinders. A plurality of inlet openings may be defined in a cylinder head and at least one outlet opening may be defined in the housing. The plurality of cylinders may be in operative communication with the plurality of inlet openings and the at least one outlet opening. An inlet channel may be defined in the cylinder head and may extend to each of the plurality of inlet openings. An outlet channel may be defined in the housing and may be in operative communication with the at least one outlet opening. A bypass channel may be defined in the housing and may extend from the cylinder head into one of the outlet channel or a swashplate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Michael Kreisig, Hannes Marlok, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 10669983
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor with a shaft. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged in an annular manner about the shaft. A plurality of pistons may each be positioned within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to move translationally within the plurality of cylinders. A cylinder head may include a plurality of inlet openings and may be in operative communication with the plurality of cylinders. A sealing washer having a plurality of passage openings may be disposed on the cylinder head so that the plurality of passage openings and the plurality of inlet openings may be flush with one another. A number of the plurality of inlet openings may correspond to a number of the plurality of passage openings. A valve plate may be connected to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and may be constructed and arranged to be brought into congruence with the plurality of passage openings of the sealing washer based on a rotary angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Christoph Fiala, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 10612513
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor having a shaft rotatably mounted in a housing. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged annularly around the rotor. A plurality of pistons may each be disposed within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to selectively translate within each of the plurality of cylinders. Each of the plurality of cylinders may be disposed within a cylinder head and may be in operative communication with an inlet opening defined in the cylinder head and at least one outlet opening defined in the housing. An auxiliary outlet rotary slide valve may be operatively connected to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. The auxiliary outlet rotary slide valve may comprises an auxiliary outlet rotary opening constructed and arranged to connect to a vent duct of one of the plurality of cylinders based on an angle of rotation, and may vent the one of the plurality of cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Christoph Fiala, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Hannes Marlock, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9982705
    Abstract: A roller-bearing mounted shaft may include a shaft tube having a shaft outer face with at least one rolling body running face. The shaft tube may have at least one functional element joined thermally thereto, wherein the shaft tube is formed as a welded and drawn tube and includes a carbon content of greater than 0.45 percent by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Antonio Menonna, Falk Schneider, Stefan Steichele
  • Publication number: 20180135413
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a a housing having vapor, cylinder chamber and wobble-plate chambers. The machine may have cylinders arranged annularly around a shaft in the cylinder chamber and having pistons arranged therein in a translationally movable manner, a valve disk connected to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and arranged in the vapor chamber, and a wobble plate connected to one of the pistons via a cup and ball bearing and to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, the wobble plate being arranged in the wobble-plate chamber. The housing may have steam-chamber, cylinder, and wobble-plate housing parts connected to one another. A cylinder sleeve having a radially protruding collar may be provided in at least one cylinder, wherein the cylinder sleeve may be retained via the collar in a cut-out in the cylinder housing part, which may adjoin a parting plane between the vapor-chamber and cylinder housing parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Christoph Fiala, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Hannes Marlock, Berthold Repgen, Falk Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180045172
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor with a shaft. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged in an annular manner about the shaft. A plurality of pistons may each be positioned within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to move translationally within the plurality of cylinders. A cylinder head may include a plurality of inlet openings and may be in operative communication with the plurality of cylinders. A sealing washer having a plurality of passage openings may be disposed on the cylinder head so that the plurality of passage openings and the plurality of inlet openings may be flush with one another. A number of the plurality of inlet openings may correspond to a number of the plurality of passage openings. A valve plate may be connected to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and may be constructed and arranged to be brought into congruence with the plurality of passage openings of the sealing washer based on a rotary angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Christoph Fiala, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Falk Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180045171
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor having a shaft rotatably mounted in a housing. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged annularly around the rotor. A plurality of pistons may each be disposed within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to selectively translate within each of the plurality of cylinders. Each of the plurality of cylinders may be disposed within a cylinder head and may be in operative communication with an inlet opening defined in the cylinder head and at least one outlet opening defined in the housing. An auxiliary outlet rotary slide valve may be operatively connected to the shaft in a rotationally fixed manner. The auxiliary outlet rotary slide valve may comprises an auxiliary outlet rotary opening constructed and arranged to connect to a vent duct of one of the plurality of cylinders based on an angle of rotation, and may vent the one of the plurality of cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Christoph Fiala, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Hannes Marlock, Falk Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180045173
    Abstract: An axial piston machine may include a rotor rotatably mounted in a housing. A plurality of cylinders may be arranged in a ring around the rotor. A plurality of pistons may each be arranged within each of the plurality of cylinders and may be constructed and arranged to selectively translate within the plurality of cylinders. A plurality of inlet openings may be defined in a cylinder head and at least one outlet opening may be defined in the housing. The plurality of cylinders may be in operative communication with the plurality of inlet openings and the at least one outlet opening. An inlet channel may be defined in the cylinder head and may extend to each of the plurality of inlet openings. An outlet channel may be defined in the housing and may be in operative communication with the at least one outlet opening. A bypass channel may be defined in the housing and may extend from the cylinder head into one of the outlet channel or a swashplate space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bucher, Mirko Guenther, Michael Hoetger, Michael Kreisig, Hannes Marlock, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9828889
    Abstract: A camshaft for an internal combustion engine may include a shaft and at least one component that is joined to said shaft. The component may be connected via a joint surface of the component to a joint surface of the shaft. At least one of the joint surface of the component and the joint surface of the shaft may have a predefined roughness only partially on load-critical regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Lettmann, Ralf Rieger, Falk Schneider, Lutz Grunwald, Antonio Menonna, Stefan Steichele
  • Patent number: 9790987
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement for a camshaft may include a bearing ring arranged between two functional elements. The bearing ring may be supported with respect to the functional elements via axial front sides. At least one of the axial front sides of the bearing ring and a side of the respective functional elements in sliding contact with the axial front side may have a polymer coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Kreisig, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9709152
    Abstract: A joined prefabricated individual cam includes multiple cams for an adjustable camshaft in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The camshaft has two shafts mounted concentrically one inside the other, namely an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The joined multiple cam is fixedly pinned to the inner shaft via radial openings provided in the outer shaft with a rotatable bearing on the outer shaft. Such a multiple cam has at least one prefabricated individual cam which is placed as a cam ring on the outside circumference of a carrier pipe at an axial distance from the neighboring individual cams and is fixedly connected to this carrier pipe at a predetermined angle of rotation and axial distance assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Lechner, Mario Prokop, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9574464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a camshaft (1) for an internal combustion engine with a drive wheel (4) arranged on a longitudinal end side, in particular with a chain wheel or belt pulley, and with at least one first bearing (2) arranged in the region of the drive wheel (4) and a second bearing (3) arranged in the further course of the camshaft (1). Here it is substantial to the invention that at least the first bearing (2) is designed as a rolling bearing and has an inner diameter of 24 mm<di<30 mm, wherein the inner diameter di is larger than the outer diameter da of the camshaft (1) on the second bearing (3). Because of this, the camshaft (1) can be configured more compact and lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Flender, Michael Kreisig, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9410577
    Abstract: A bearing arrangement may include at least one sliding bearing having a polymer coating. The bearing arrangement may bear a camshaft, and at least one of the polymer coating is applied to the camshaft, and the polymer coating is arranged in a bearing ring. An oil trough for collecting oil may be provided on at least one of the bearing ring and a cylinder head which receives the bearing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Luke Brodbeck, Jeff Carter, Falk Schneider
  • Patent number: 9388713
    Abstract: A camshaft for an internal combustion engine may include a shaft and at least one component thermally joined thereto. The at least one component may be connected via a component-side joining face to a shaft-side joining face of the shaft. At least one of the component-side joining face and the shaft-side joining face may include a predefined roughness introduced and hardened via a laser. The predefined roughness may define at least one track composed of a plurality of individual laser spots. Each of the plurality of individual laser spots may include a center point arranged offset to each other. The plurality of individual laser spots may respectively be arranged to overlapping each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Lettmann, Ralf Rieger, Falk Schneider