Patents by Inventor Frank Hoffmann
Frank Hoffmann 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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Patent number: 11655642Abstract: A large manipulator includes a chassis, a mast pedestal, an articulated mast, and a control unit. The mast pedestal is rotatable around a vertical axis by means of a rotary drive and arranged on the chassis. The articulated mast includes two or more mast arms pivotally-movably connected, via articulated joints, with the respectively adjacent mast pedestal or other mast arm by a pivot drive. The control unit is configured to actuate the pivot drive and/or the rotary drive to move the articulated mast with a control sequence from an initial position of the articulated mast, autonomously, into a pre-specified target position of the articulated mast.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SCHWING GMBHInventors: Torsten Bertram, Christoph Rösmann, Frank Hoffmann, Freia Irina Muster, Johannes Henikl, Maximilian Krämer
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Publication number: 20220400689Abstract: A kneading machine for food doughs includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head portion attached to the lower portion. A kneading bowl can be arranged on the lower portion, a drive to rotate the kneading bowl is provided, and a kneading tool and a drive to drive the kneading tool are held on the head portion. Safety-relevant components of the kneading machine are surrounded by a housing and a major portion of the kneading machine frame is exposed. The exposed kneading machine frame includes struts between which respective free spaces are defined. The kneading machine includes a removable cover which covers at least a major portion of the free spaces defined by the exposed kneading machine frame towards an outside. The cover is fastened to the kneading machine frame and/or the housing by connections which can be released without tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Frank HOFFMANN
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Patent number: 11292685Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatically cutting a material web (2) with a longitudinal cutting device (60) using a material web (2) in a longitudinal direction (L) separable in at least a partial web (3) and/or at least a remaining web (4), a discharging device (10) for automatically discharging the produced remaining web (4), a transverse cutting device (70) downstream of a longitudinal cutting device (60) for cutting the remaining web (4) transversely to the longitudinal direction (L).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann, Werner Beckonert, Rolf Kammann, Thomas Sehlleier
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Publication number: 20220028727Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is described. The method includes forming a hard mask over a semiconductor substrate. The hard mask is patterned to generate openings in the hard mask. Deep trenches are formed in the semiconductor substrate by etching through the openings in the hard mask. The openings in the hard mask are widened. A pre-filler side wall layer is formed over the widened openings of the hard mask and the side walls of the deep trenches. The pre-filler side wall layer is recessed down to at least a first depth in the semiconductor substrate. The deep trenches are filled with a filler material. A corresponding semiconductor device is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Cornelius Fuchs, Kimberly Gerber, Frank Hoffmann, Matthias Markert, Rolf Weis
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Publication number: 20210403267Abstract: The invention relates to a method for successively winding a film web onto a plurality of spools, wherein the film web is wound to form a first spool, and a tube and/or winding shaft for forming a subsequent second spool and the film web are moved closer to one another and/or are brought into contact with one another upstream of the first spool. The film web is cut, and thus an end of the film web is produced, with end is wound onto the first spool, and a new start of the file web is produced, which is wound onto the second tube. In order to cut the film web, the film web is cut partially in the transverse direction, at least one cut edge and at least one uncut region remaining in the transverse direction, the uncut region being subsequently torn off or cut off.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Frank HOFFMANN, Fabian SUNDERMANN
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Patent number: 11208283Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving means (200) for receiving film material (250) for use in a winding machine (IO), wherein the receiving means (200) comprises at least one bearing region (210) for attaching the receiving means (200) to a winding unit (20) of the winding machine (IO) and comprises a wall (220) having an outer surface region (230), wherein the wall (220) is designed in such a way that the surface region (230) can be placed onto a transport device (30) of the winding machine (10) and the film material (250) can be received onto the surface region (230).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KGInventors: Thomas Sehlleier, Frank Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20210380362Abstract: The invention describes a sleeve for sliding onto and removing from a winding shaft, which comprises a one-piece workpiece defining a cylinder, which workpiece comprises two edge regions each having an edge, the edge regions overlapping one another, the sleeve having a first diameter in a relaxed state, the sleeve in a clamped state having a second diameter which is different from the first diameter, the sleeve in the clamped state experiencing an elastic deformation as compared to the relaxed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann, Ralf Menke
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Publication number: 20200392746Abstract: A large manipulator includes a chassis, a mast pedestal, an articulated mast, and a control unit. The mast pedestal is rotatable around a vertical axis by means of a rotary drive and arranged on the chassis. The articulated mast includes two or more mast arms pivotally-movably connected, via articulated joints, with the respectively adjacent mast pedestal or other mast arm by a pivot drive. The control unit is configured to actuate the pivot drive and/or the rotary drive to move the articulated mast with a control sequence from an initial position of the articulated mast, autonomously, into a pre-specified target position of the articulated mast.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Torsten Bertram, Christoph Rösmann, Frank Hoffmann, Freia Irina Muster, Johannes Henikl, Maximilian Krämer
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Patent number: 10654676Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatically cutting a material web (2) with a longitudinal cutting device (60) using a material web (2) in a longitudinal direction (L) separable in at least a partial web (3) and/or at least a remaining web (4), a discharging device (10) for automatically discharging the produced remaining web (4), a transverse cutting device (70) downstream of a longitudinal cutting device (60) for cutting the remaining web (4) transversely to the longitudinal direction (L).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann, Werner Beckonert, Rolf Kammann, Thomas Sehlleier
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Publication number: 20200115179Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatically cutting a material web (2) with a longitudinal cutting device (60) using a material web (2) in a longitudinal direction (L) separable in at least a partial web (3) and/or at least a remaining web (4), a discharging device (10) for automatically discharging the produced remaining web (4), a transverse cutting device (70) downstream of a longitudinal cutting device (60) for cutting the remaining web (4) transversely to the longitudinal direction (L).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann, Werner Beckonert, Rolf Kammann, Thomas Sehlleier
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Patent number: 10618763Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting at least one winding parameter of a winding device during winding of a film web on a winding core, having the following steps: —conveying of the film web along a measuring path between a first driven roll and a second driven roll—increasing of the web tension of the film web between the first roll and the second roll—continuous detecting of the drive parameters of the first roll and of the second roll at least in the form of the torque and the circumferential speed, —determining of a stress-strain diagram from the detected drive parameters—adapting of at least one winding parameter of the winding device on the basis of the determined stress-strain diagram in order to achieve a defined elongation of the film web during winding on the winding core.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann, Martin Backmann
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Patent number: 10513410Abstract: The invention relates to a winding shaft (1) for receiving at least one winding core, said winding shaft having a shaft body (2) made of fiber-reinforced plastic, preferably CFRP, having two bearing points (4, 5) at each end of the winding shaft, having radially displaceable clamping elements (20) distributed over the circumference and over the axial length for clamping, holding and releasing the winding cores. The winding shaft is designed to hold winding cores having an inside diameter of a maximum of 80 mm.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventor: Frank Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20190359533Abstract: A coated concrete body, more particularly an element for a tower, more particularly for a tower for a wind turbine, and also of a method for its production.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Norbert HÖLSCHER, Edelfried VOIGT, Frank HOFFMANN
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Patent number: 10399811Abstract: The present invention relates to a Suction nozzle (110) for a suction device (100) for conveyance of cut waste strips (210) of a film web (200) comprising a nozzle duct (10) with a nozzle inlet (12) for suctioning the waste strips (210) and with a nozzle outlet (14) for introducing the waste strips (210) into the suction duct (130), wherein the nozzle duct (10) comprises an inlet portion (12a) adjacent to the nozzle inlet (12) and an outlet portion (14a) adjacent to the nozzle outlet (14) and between the outlet portion (14a) and the inlet portion (12a) an at least one rotation portion (16a) is assembled, whose flow cross section (20) is at least partially twisted over the run of the rotation portion (16a).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20190186303Abstract: An oil supply device for a vacuum pump of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a car, including an oil feed line via which the vacuum pump can be supplied with oil for lubricating the vacuum pump. The oil feed line includes a valve connected to the oil feed line in an oil-conducting manner, which valve has a piston that is accommodated in a valve interior of the valve and can move at least between a supply position in which it allows a supply of oil to the vacuum pump and a blocking position in which it prevents the supply of oil to the vacuum pump, and has a spring element, by means of which a spring force that holds the piston in the blocking position can be applied to the piston when the internal combustion engine is at rest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Joma-Polytec GmbHInventors: Torsten Helle, Hans-Peter Ott, Mathias Schlotterer, Stefan Spille, Werner Engelin, Uwe Bindel, Frank Hoffmann, Dirk Ebert
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Patent number: 10312159Abstract: A method comprises providing a substrate of a first conductive type and a layer stack arranged on the substrate. The layer stack comprises a first isolation layer, a sacrificial layer, and a second isolation layer. The layer stack comprises a window formed in the layer stack through the second isolation layer, the sacrificial layer and the first isolation layer up to a surface region of the substrate. The method comprises providing a collector layer. The method comprises providing a base layer on the collector layer within the window of the layer stack. The method comprises providing an emitter layer or an emitter layer stack comprising the emitter layer on the base layer within the window of the layer stack. The method further comprises selectively removing the emitter layer or the emitter layer stack at least up to the second isolation layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Frank Hoffmann, Dirk Manger, Andreas Pribil, Marc Probst, Stefan Tegen
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Patent number: 10301133Abstract: The invention describes contact rolls for pressing at least one web of material, preferably a web of plastic film, against at least one rotating winding device, the contact roll comprising a surface layer. At least two segments are provided which are spaced axially apart and which extend around, in which segments the quality of the surface layer differs from the quality of the other areas of the surface layer, at least some portions of said segments being in contact with the edges of the at least one web of material.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: David Finnemore, Alexander Wulfert, Frank Hoffmann
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Patent number: 10207886Abstract: Winder for an endless lane of a plastic web (2), with a revolving unit (6, 6?, 55, 90), which is constructed so as to be rotatable about its axis (16) and has at least two winding shafts (10 to 12, 10? to 12?) running parallel to its axis, onto which winding cores (17) can be loaded, then wound with the web (2) to a roll (18), finally unloaded therefrom again as finished rolls (18), wherein on both sides of the revolving unit (6, 6?, 50, 90) support arrangements are arranged, in which the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10? to 12?) are supported at their corresponding ends therein, and wherein the support for one end of the winding shafts (10 to 12, 10? to 12?) is constructed so as to be detachable, such that the respective winding shaft (10 to 12, 10? to 12?), with released support, can be loaded and unloaded from this end, characterized in that the detachably constructed support arrangements each have a gripper arrangement (36 to 38) with a two-armed scissor unit (39 to 41), the scissor arms (42, 43) of which surType: GrantFiled: July 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignees: Swiss Winding Inventing AG, Windmöller & Hölscher KGInventors: Richard David Pryle, Carlos Martinez, Rolf Kammann, Frank Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20180257891Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving means (200) for receiving film material (250) for use in a winding machine (IO), wherein the receiving means (200) comprises at least one bearing region (210) for attaching the receiving means (200) to a winding unit (20) of the winding machine (IO) and comprises a wall (220) having an outer surface region (230), wherein the wall (220) is designed in such a way that the surface region (230) can be placed onto a transport device (30) of the winding machine (10) and the film material (250) can be received onto the surface region (230).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Thomas Sehlleier, Frank Hoffmann
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Patent number: 10011451Abstract: A reversing device for a film web, which has a take-off device, has at least one turning device and at least one deflecting roller. The film web can be guided by the take-off device via the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller to a winding device. The axes of the take-off device, the at least one turning device, and the at least one deflecting roller are adjustable in angle relative to one another. The at least one deflecting roller is formed as an expander roller having an expanding capacity which increases towards the end faces of the deflecting roller.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: WINDMOELLER & HOELSCHER KGInventors: Markus Bussmann, Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann