Patents by Inventor Franz Gessler

Franz Gessler 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: 8864966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating mask (1) for electrolytically coating the piston ring groove (39) of a piston (38), which is made of an elastically deformable material and has openings (3 to 10) that are arranged axially and are distributed in a uniform manner over the periphery, into which rods (11 to 18) of an expansion device (19) can be introduced, the rods being arranged in a displaceable manner such that the expansion device (19) can increase the radial diameter of the coating mask (1) and also the inner opening (2) so that the piston (38) can be introduced into the inner opening (2). The radial diameter of the coating mask (1) is selected in such a manner that after the reduction of radial diameter of the coating mask (1) and the inner opening, the elastically tensed coating mask (1) presses sealing lips (44, 45) of the coating groove (37) against the piston (38), on both sides of the piston ring groove (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Bergmann, Christopher Rotsch, Franz Gessler
  • Publication number: 20120085654
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coating mask (1) for electrolytically coating the piston ring groove (39) of a piston (38), which is made of an elastically deformable material and has openings (3 to 10) that are arranged axially and are distributed in a uniform manner over the periphery, into which rods (11 to 18) of an expansion device (19) can be introduced, the rods being arranged in a displaceable manner such that the expansion device (19) can increase the radial diameter of the coating mask (1) and also the inner opening (2) so that the piston (38) can be introduced into the inner opening (2). The radial diameter of the coating mask (1) is selected in such a manner that after the reduction of radial diameter of the coating mask (1) and the inner opening, the elastically tensed coating mask (1) presses sealing lips (44, 45) of the coating groove (37) against the piston (38), on both sides of the piston ring groove (39).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Rudolf Bergmann, Christopher Rotsch, Franz Gessler
  • Patent number: 8003909
    Abstract: An emergency off switching device for disconnecting an electrically operated machine from a circuit including a plurality of operated machines, includes a housing attached to the machine against which an externally accessible actuator cap is held in an axially movable arrangement, a contact switch accommodated in the housing which is closed when the switching device is in the non-actuated condition and by means of which the machine is electrically connected to the circuit, and a driver sleeve supported against the inside of the housing that is connected to the actuator cap with the free end of the driver sleeve opposite to the actuator cap facing the contact switch and disconnecting it from the circuit in the actuated condition, wherein a monitoring signal is generated when the switching device is in the actuated condition, to ascertain which of a plurality of the switching devices has been actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: RAFI GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Franz Gessler
  • Publication number: 20090218206
    Abstract: In an emergency off switching device (1) for disconnecting an electrically operated machine (2) from a circuit (3), with a housing (4) firmly attached to the machine (2) against which an externally accessible actuator cap (5) is held in an axially movable arrangement, with a contact switch (11) accommodated in the housing (4) which is closed when the switching device (1) is in the non-actuated condition and by means of which the machine (2) is electrically connected to the circuit (3), and with a driver sleeve (7) supported against the inside (6) of the housing (4) that is firmly connected to the actuator cap (5) with the free end (10) of the driver sleeve (7) opposite to the actuator cap (5) facing the contact switch (11) and disconnecting it from the circuit (3) in the actuated condition, functional reliability should firstly be guaranteed and, secondly, a monitoring signal should be generated when the switching device (1) is in the actuated condition, by means of which it is possible without any time delay
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Franz Gessler