Patents by Inventor Gerhard Gommel

Gerhard Gommel 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: 11578736
    Abstract: A system including a pneumatic actuator having an actuator element, the system further including a compressed-air provision device which is configured to carry out a closed-loop position control of the actuator element by applying compressed air to the pneumatic actuator. The compressed-air provision device is further configured to carry out an assistance procedure in which the actuator element is set in an oscillation movement, pressure values and position values are detected, and, on the basis of the detected pressure values and the detected position values, friction information and/or mass information is determined and/or verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel
  • Patent number: 11561560
    Abstract: A flow controller includes a valve unit for influencing the flow of a fluid through a fluid channel, a flow sensor for detecting the flow of the fluid through the fluid channel, a pressure sensor arrangement for detecting a fluid pressure of the fluid, and a control unit which is adapted to, in response to the flow being within a measurement range of the flow sensor, assume a first operating mode, and, in the first operating mode, to perform a first closed-loop flow control on the basis of the flow detected by the flow sensor, and, in response to the flow being outside the measurement range of the flow sensor, assume a second operating mode, and, in the second operating mode, to perform an open-loop flow control on the basis of the detected fluid pressure and/or to perform a second closed-loop flow control on the basis of the detected fluid pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Gerhard Gommel, Daniel Klassen
  • Patent number: 11530709
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluid system including the steps: receiving or determining a set value for a stroke of the working valve, determining an actual value for the stroke of the working valve using a sensor signal of a position sensor, determining a deviation value of a working valve in dependence on sensor signals of a supply pressure sensor and a working pressure sensor and a position sensor and a sensor system, and performing a processing of the set value for the stroke of the working valve, the actual value for the stroke of the working valve and the deviation value to a control signal for driving the working valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel, David Rager
  • Patent number: 11454261
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Patent number: 11434934
    Abstract: A system including a pneumatic actuator with an actuator member and a compressed air supply device which is configured to apply compressed air to the pneumatic actuator in order to set the actuator member in an actuator member movement towards an end position of the pneumatic actuator, wherein the compressed air supply device is further configured to provide an end position damping for the actuator member movement and, during the end position damping, to adjust a conductance value of a discharge valve, via which the compressed air supply device discharges compressed air from a pressure chamber of the pneumatic actuator which pressure chamber counteracts the actuator member movement, in accordance with a conductance characteristic in dependence of a driving force acting on the actuator member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20220066480
    Abstract: A flow controller includes a valve unit for influencing the flow of a fluid through a fluid channel, a flow sensor for detecting the flow of the fluid through the fluid channel, a pressure sensor arrangement for detecting a fluid pressure of the fluid, and a control unit which is adapted to, in response to the flow being within a measurement range of the flow sensor, assume a first operating mode, and, in the first operating mode, to perform a first closed-loop flow control on the basis of the flow detected by the flow sensor, and, in response to the flow being outside the measurement range of the flow sensor, assume a second operating mode, and, in the second operating mode, to perform an open-loop flow control on the basis of the detected fluid pressure and/or to perform a second closed-loop flow control on the basis of the detected fluid pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Gerhard Gommel, Daniel Klassen
  • Publication number: 20210324883
    Abstract: A system including a pneumatic actuator having an actuator element, the system further including a compressed-air provision device which is configured to carry out a closed-loop position control of the actuator element by applying compressed air to the pneumatic actuator. The compressed-air provision device is further configured to carry out an assistance procedure in which the actuator element is set in an oscillation movement, pressure values and position values are detected, and, on the basis of the detected pressure values and the detected position values, friction information and/or mass information is determined and/or verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20210324879
    Abstract: A system including a pneumatic actuator with an actuator member and a compressed air supply device which is configured to apply compressed air to the pneumatic actuator in order to set the actuator member in an actuator member movement towards an end position of the pneumatic actuator, wherein the compressed air supply device is further configured to provide an end position damping for the actuator member movement and, during the end position damping, to adjust a conductance value of a discharge valve, via which the compressed air supply device discharges compressed air from a pressure chamber of the pneumatic actuator which pressure chamber counteracts the actuator member movement, in accordance with a conductance characteristic in dependence of a driving force acting on the actuator member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20200400165
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluid system including the steps: receiving or determining a set value for a stroke of the working valve, determining an actual value for the stroke of the working valve using a sensor signal of a position sensor, determining a deviation value of a working valve in dependence on sensor signals of a supply pressure sensor and a working pressure sensor and a position sensor and a sensor system, and performing a processing of the set value for the stroke of the working valve, the actual value for the stroke of the working valve and the deviation value to a control signal for driving the working valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Gerhard Gommel, David Rager
  • Publication number: 20200309167
    Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
  • Publication number: 20160099617
    Abstract: An electric machine has rotor rotatably supported in bearings for rotation about an axis of rotation, a stator surrounding the rotor with respect to the axis of rotation and having stator sheets, which are stacked in the direction of the axis of rotation. The stator sheets have a number of recesses which form grooves extending parallel to the axis of rotation. Tension strips are arranged in the grooves and connected to end rings. The stator sheets include at least first stator sheets. The first stator sheets each have at least one large lug. Between the two tension strips adjacent to the respective large lug in a circumferential direction about the axis of rotation, the large lug protrudes radially outward beyond the two adjacent tension strips. The large lug has cantilevers extending about the axis of rotation and reaching over the two adjacent tension strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: MARCO KÖHLER, GERHARD GÖMMEL, FREERK JACOBUS OUDE KOTTE, THOMAS RETTIG
  • Publication number: 20130169081
    Abstract: A rotor for an electrical machine has a plurality of segments. The segments have permanent magnets. A fan can be arranged at least between two segments. The plurality of segments jointly form a rotor core having axial ends, with end sheets respectively attached to the axial ends of the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reiner Grillenberger, Gerhard Gömmel, Thomas Koch, Olaf Sprockhoff, Klaus Streng
  • Patent number: 6085632
    Abstract: An apparatus for the damped positioning of a piston running in a cylinder at one fixed abutment at least and more particularly for setting in a terminal position. The apparatus includes sensor means connected with an electronic regulating means for detecting the piston position as an actual value signal. A valve means adapted to be regulated by the regulating means serves for regulated braking of the piston prior to reaching the respective desired position by influencing opposing pressure in the cylinder outlet side. For forming the setting quantity for the proportional valve a position regulating means is provided which is modified by a value dependent on the respective speed and/or acceleration of the piston. This apparatus ensures an extremely accurate regulation of position simply by detecting of the position of the piston as an actual value signal. It is more particularly possible to brake the piston in the terminal positions with a damping action that an additional damping system is no longer necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Festo AG & Co.
    Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Gerhard Gommel, Jurgen Arbter, Reinhard Schwenzer