Patents by Inventor Frank Hartmann

Frank Hartmann 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: 8491327
    Abstract: An electrical terminal component having an insulating material housing, a busbar installed in the insulating material housing and at least one clamping spring, which springs are arranged on the busbar so as to form clamping points for electrical conductors, is described. The busbar has a flat busbar region in which at least four conductor leadthrough openings, which are each surrounded by side walls projecting from the flat busbar region and a contact wall projecting from the flat busbar region and having a clamping contact point for making contact with an electrical conductor are made, two conductor leadthrough openings being arranged behind one another in the direction of longitudinal extent (T) of the conductor leadthrough openings, and at least two such pairs of conductor leadthrough openings arranged behind one another being arranged beside one another in a width direction (B) which extends over the narrow side of the conductor leadthrough openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20130087498
    Abstract: A filtering device (100) for highly viscous media comprises at least one screen plug (10) which is movably arranged in a screen plug bore (27) of a housing (20) and which has at least one screen cavity (11, 12), a filter element (11.7) lying in said screen cavity. The screen cavity (11, 12) narrows to a funnel section (11.6) in a rear region when viewed in the flow direction, said funnel section opening into at least one screen plug outlet channel that opens upstream of the housing outlet channel (24, 25) in the production position. According to the invention, the screen plug outlet channel comprises an inlet zone (11.1, 11.2), at least one deflecting point (11.3), and an outlet zone (11.2, 12.2). The intake zone (11.1, 12.1) extends from an edge region of the funnel section (11.6), and the outlet zone (11.2, 12.2) is designed as a groove that extends on the outlet face of the screen plug (10, 10?) and/or on the inner face of the screen plug bore (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Kreyenborg Verwaltungen und Beteligungen GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Stefan Wostmann, Frank Hartmann, Robert Middler
  • Patent number: 8308516
    Abstract: A spring terminal element, with a tensioning bracket mounted on a busbar piece such that it can move relative to the busbar piece has at least one clamping edge which engages under the busbar piece for clamping an electrical conductor between the clamping edge and the busbar piece and a helical spring which is operatively connected to the busbar piece and to the tensioning bracket. An operating cylinder can rotate and be fixed in position in the direction of the operating cylinder on the tensioning bracket or on the busbar piece. The screw thread on the operating cylinder engages with a screw thread on an operating section which is coupled to the tensioning bracket or to the busbar piece in order to move the tensioning bracket relative to the busbar piece during rotation of the operating cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Stephan Gassaur, Jan Steussloff, Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20120208393
    Abstract: The invention describes a spring-loaded connection with a busbar piece and a bent clamping spring, which has a bearing limb, a spring bend adjoining the bearing limb and a clamping limb which adjoins the spring bend opposite the transition between the bearing limb and the spring bend. The clamping limb is aligned with the busbar piece so as to form a clamping point for an electrical conductor. An actuating lug extends away from the clamping limb. The actuating lug extends from the clamping limb past the bearing limb into an actuating region located behind the bearing limb, when viewed from the clamping limb in the direction of the bearing limb. The actuating lug has, in this actuating region, an abutment for an actuating element which can be arranged in the actuating region between the bearing limb and the abutment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20120196459
    Abstract: An electrical terminal component having an insulating material housing, a busbar installed in the insulating material housing and at least one clamping spring, which springs are arranged on the busbar so as to form clamping points for electrical conductors, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventor: Frank HARTMANN
  • Publication number: 20120028483
    Abstract: A spring terminal element (1) is described, with a busbar piece (2), a tensioning bracket (3), which is mounted on the busbar piece (2) such that it can move relative to the busbar piece (2) and has at least one clamping edge (5a, 5b), which engages under the busbar piece (2), for clamping an electrical conductor between the clamping edge (5a, 5b) and the busbar piece (2), and a helical spring (8), which is operatively connected to the busbar piece (2) and to the tensioning bracket (3) and exerts a spring force between the tensioning bracket (3) and the busbar piece (2). An operating cylinder (10, 19) with a screw thread is mounted such that it can rotate and fixed in position in the extent direction of the operating cylinder (10, 19) on the tensioning bracket (3) or on the busbar piece (2). The operating cylinder (10, 19) is arranged with its screw thread (11) essentially in the internal area of the tensioning bracket (3), at least in the clamping state when it is clamped on an electrical conductor (L).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Stephan Gassaur, Jan Steussloff, Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20100282334
    Abstract: A flow control device for use in a supply line between a pressurised liquid container and a dispenser for the liquid. The flow control device comprises a chamber having an inlet for receiving liquid from the container and a base section comprising a chamber outlet for supplying liquid to the dispenser. A vent valve is included for venting gas from the chamber. A float valve includes a float section and a seat section and is movable to and from an open position wherein the chamber outlet is open to liquid flow and a closed position wherein the chamber outlet is closed to liquid flow. A float valve opening mechanism is included wherein the float section of the float valve comprises a plurality of protrusions, at least some of which engage the inside of the chamber so as to locate the float valve substantially in line with the chamber outlet. In this way, the float valve can guide itself into the correct position without the need for additional guiding components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Frank Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20100270229
    Abstract: A filtering device (100) for plastic melts exhibits at least one screen plunger (10) arranged movably between an inlet channel (5) and an outlet channel (6) of a housing (1) and containing replaceable, three-dimensional filter elements (25). The inside of the filter elements (25) is connected to at least one melt channel (11, 12) formed in the screen plunger (10). The melt channel is connected to the inlet or outlet channel (5, 6) of the housing (1) when in the production position. The screen plunger (10) exhibits at least one receiving chamber (14) that can be closed using a cover (16) on the face side. Several filter elements (25) are bundled with a central distribution element (20) to a filter cartridge (30) that can be placed in the receiving chamber (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: KREYENBORG BETEILIGUNGEN UND VERWAL TUNGEN GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventors: FRANK HARTMANN, Michael Andress
  • Publication number: 20090134076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a screen changer in a system that processes flowable plastic, with an element that is movable between two positions, wherein the movable element is movable by a hydraulic cylinder, and with a motor that operates one of the hydraulic pumps, wherein a hydraulic supply line runs from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic cylinder, wherein a first hydraulic pump is called the volume pump and a second is called the high-pressure pump, wherein the high-pressure pump has a lower volume capacity relative to the volume pump, but builds up a relatively higher pump pressure, with a non-return valve in the supply line, which optionally enables or interrupts the hydraulic connection between the volume pump and the hydraulic cylinder, and a high-pressure line, which pumps the hydraulic fluid from the high-pressure pump past the non-return valve to the hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Kreyenborg Verwaltung und Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Frank Hartmann
  • Patent number: 7086001
    Abstract: A system of networked computers and peripherals and document delivery software which provides a user with a familiar simple user interface to deliver documents to a variety of different destinations. Each document generation device participating in the system is provided with a unified print driver which translates an electronic document into a non-specific or printer independent printer language file and appends to this file a job ticket containing any other rendering characteristics which may not be supported by the printer independent language. This entire file is then transmitted to the system server which analyzes the file, including the rendering characteristics; determines the best output device(s); appends output device specific commands to the general printer language file; and transmits this file to the device(s) for final output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: OCÉ-USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis W. Hicks, Richard Newman, Gary Johnson, Lisa O'Toole, David Hay, Chris Gyllenskog, Steven C. Johnson, Matt Stephenson, Frank Hartmann, Ray Asbury, Eric Luttmann
  • Publication number: 20050256005
    Abstract: Aqueous agrochemical compositions of dispersed phase agrochemicals, particularly phytoactives, such as growth regulators and/or herbicides, or pesticides, such as insecticides, fungicides, or acaricides, include as adjuvant a branched primary alcohol alkoxylate of the formula (I): [CH3.(CH2)n][CH3.(ch2)m].CH[(CH2)p.O.(AO)q.H] where n, m, p, AO and q have defined meanings are disclosed. In the compositions, the agrochemical can be present as dispersible granules or dissolved or dispersed in an oil. The compositions can be concentrates or diluted sprayable compositions. A particularly convenient form of composition is as dispersible granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Steven Reekmans, Mahroussa Auda, Frank Hartmann
  • Patent number: 6132238
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connector of a construction type that is extremely sparing of material. A contact insert of the connector is formed of a simple busbar rod and a piece of spring steel sheet from which leaf springs are stamped out in the shape of tongues, whose punched-out tongue ends are aligned opposite the busbar rod, which preferably has a circular cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Frank Hartmann, Hans-Josef Kollmann
  • Patent number: 5975940
    Abstract: The invention concerns a self-clamping connector for single-wire or multi-wire electrical conductors. It includes a spring loaded clamp; with one or more leaf springs and a corner-angle conductive core with eccentric slots, in which leaf springs with a larger loop shape with a greater effective length are used to contact an inserted conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Frank Hartmann, Hans-Josef Kollmann