Patents by Inventor Gerhard Maier
Gerhard Maier 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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Publication number: 20240149469Abstract: A gripping device includes a supporting platform with a connection interface for coupling to a manipulator and at least two adjustment-slide guides. The gripping device includes a supply device for activating and deactivating the retaining elements. At least two adjustment slides are each at least partially received or supported in at least one adjustment-slide guide and are slidable relative to the platform along a first direction in the adjustment-slide guides. At least one adjustment slide has at least one transverse guide on which at least one retaining element is arranged. The transverse slide is at least partially received or supported in the transverse guide and is slidable relative to the adjustment slide along a second direction in the transverse guide orthogonal to the first direction. A guide section of the at least one transverse slide is profiled and is received or supported and linearly extendable therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.Inventors: Gerhard ANGERER, Michael SCHERNHAMMER, Klemens FREUDENTHALER, Florian MAIER, Nenad KOVJENIC, Florian HAUSMANN, Verena STEININGER
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Publication number: 20240091843Abstract: A manipulator for components, in particular sheet metal parts, includes a base body mountable stationarily or movable along a guide arrangement, a first pivot arm pivotally coupled to the base body via a horizontal first pivot axis, a second pivot arm pivotally coupled to the first pivot arm via a horizontal second pivot axis and a third pivot arm pivotally coupled to the second pivot arm via a horizontal third pivot axis. A first axis of rotation extending radially to the third pivot axis is formed on the third pivot arm. A gripper support arm is rotatably coupled to the third pivot arm via the first axis of rotation and extends radially to the first axis of rotation. A gripping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the gripper support arm via a second axis of rotation spaced from the first axis of rotation. A bending installation includes the manipulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: TRUMPF MASCHINEN AUSTRIA GMBH & CO. KG.Inventors: Gerhard ANGERER, Michael SCHERNHAMMER, Florian HAUSMANN, Florian MAIER, Matthias HOERL, Helmut THEIS, Nenad KOVJENIC, Verena STEININGER, Klemens FREUDENTHALER, Richard EDLBAUER, Walter KEPLINGER, Gerhard GUGLER, Alois AUSTALLER
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Patent number: 11767387Abstract: Copolymers for use in a digital manufacturing process, in particular support materials for use in a digital manufacturing process comprising such copolymers. More particularly, the invention is directed to a copolymer, a support material based on the the copolymer, the use of the copolymer in a digital manufacturing process, a method for preparing the copolymer and a method for building a 3D-model by using a support material comprising the copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: ISQUARED AGInventors: Christoph Jung, Gerhard Maier, Jürgen Stebani, Jan-Michael Stepper
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Publication number: 20230111369Abstract: The invention relates to a large internal combustion engine (1) with a crankcase (4), with a crankshaft (11) which is mounted rotatably in said crankcase (4), and with a crankshaft journal (10) on which a connecting rod (9) is pivotably arranged, wherein the crankcase (4) has an upper deck (O) and a lower deck (U) with in each case one opening for the cylinder liner (6), in which opening said cylinder liner (6) is arranged, and wherein the connecting rod (9) has an extent width (A) which is greater than the external diameter (a) of the cylinder liner (6). The problem addressed is that of specifying an improved large internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventor: Gerhard Maier
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Publication number: 20210253763Abstract: Copolymers for use in a digital manufacturing process, in particular support materials for use in a digital manufacturing process comprising such copolymers. More particularly, the invention is directed to a copolymer, a support material based on the the copolymer, the use of the copolymer in a digital manufacturing process, a method for preparing the copolymer and a method for building a 3D-model by using a support material comprising the copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Christoph JUNG, Gerhard MAIER, Jürgen STEBANI, Jan-Michael STEPPER
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Patent number: 9874133Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine, in particular a large diesel engine, having at least a first and a second cooling circuit (31, 32), having at least one individual cylinder (1) with a cylinder housing (2) which accommodates a cylinder liner (3), and having at least one individual cylinder head (4), wherein the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by at least one cooling jacket (5, 6) which is flow-connected to at least one cooling chamber (14) in the individual cylinder head (4), the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by a first and a second cooling jacket (5, 6), wherein the first cooling jacket (5) is separated in flow terms from the second cooling jacket (6) within the cylinder housing (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: AVL List GmbHInventors: Gerhard Maier, Rene Kögl
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Patent number: 9580630Abstract: An adhesive compound consisting essentially of an organic phase and inorganic phase, the organic phase comprising an amorphous aliphatic (co)polymer having a Ring & Ball softening point of between 75 and 180° C., and a second aliphatic material having a Tg of about ?5° C. or lower and a kinematic viscosity of 4500 mm2/s at 100° C. or less, wherein said organic components are present in weight amounts of between 95/5 and 10/90; the inorganic phase comprising a filler, the filler being present in amount of at least about 15 wt % in the total composition. The compositions are suitable for anti-corrosion coatings or sealants against filtration or penetration of water or moisture. A rubber material may be added to this compound or other anti-corrosion coatings to increase the yield point at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: J. VAN BEUGEN BEHEER B.V.Inventors: Edwin Welles, Leonard Van Beugen, Gerhard Maier, Martin Mayershofer
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Patent number: 9303547Abstract: An internal combustion engine that includes at least one cylinder with at least one piston reciprocating in a cylinder liner; a piston cooling device to cool the piston, and which includes at least one spraying tube with a spray nozzle which is directed towards a bottom side of the piston facing a crankcase, the at least one spraying tube being fixed to the cylinder liner; and a connecting channel arrangement to fluidically connect the spraying tube to an oil supply channel arranged in a cylinder block, the connecting channel arrangement including at least one connecting channel formed at least partly in the cylinder liner, and at least one curved connecting channel. In order to ensure reliable piston cooling, the connecting channel arrangement includes at least one curved connecting channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: AVL LIST GMBHInventor: Gerhard Maier
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Patent number: 9231186Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-switchable polymer film assembly having a first and a second surface side, comprising at least one pair of electrodes (3, 4) and a polymer matrix (2), wherein structuring particles (5) can be embedded in the polymer matrix and the polymer matrix or the structuring particles consist of an electro-active polymer, wherein furthermore, the first and/or the second surface sides can be transferred from a plane condition into a structured condition by electric switching of the electro-active polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Thomas Büsgen, Werner Jenninger, Joachim Wagner, Evelyn Peiffer, Gerhard Maier, Robert Gärtner
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Publication number: 20150344745Abstract: An adhesive compound consisting essentially of an organic phase and inorganic phase, the organic phase comprising an amorphous aliphatic (co)polymer having a Ring & Ball softening point of between 75 and 180° C., and a second aliphatic material having a Tg of about ?5° C. or lower and a kinematic viscosity of 4500 mm2/s at 100° C. or less, wherein said organic components are present in weight amounts of between 95/5 and 10/90; the inorganic phase comprising a filler, the filler being present in amount of at least about 15 wt % in the total composition. The compositions are suitable for anti-corrosion coatings or sealants against filtration or penetration of water or moisture. A rubber material may be added to this compound or other anti-corrosion coatings to increase the yield point at high temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: J. van Beugen Beheer B.V.Inventors: Edwin WELLES, Leonard VAN BEUGEN, Gerhard MAIER, Martin MAYERSHOFER
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Patent number: 9133372Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive compound consisting essentially of an organic phase and inorganic phase, the organic phase comprising an amorphous aliphatic (co)polymer having a Ring & Ball softening point of between 75 and 180° C., and a second aliphatic material having a Tg of about ?5° C. or lower and a kinematic viscosity of 4500 mm2/s at 100° C. or less, wherein said organic components are present in weight amounts of between 95/5 and 10/90; the inorganic phase comprising a filler, the filler being present in amount of at least about 15 wt % in the total composition. The compositions are suitable for anti-corrosion coatings or sealants against filtration or penetration of water or moisture. A rubber material may be added to this compound or other anti-corrosion coatings to increase the yield point at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: J. van Beugen Beheer B.V.Inventors: Edwin Welles, Leonard Van Beugen, Gerhard Maier, Martin Mayershofer
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Patent number: 9127129Abstract: A star polymer is produced by converting a central compound having at least three functional groups X, an arylene compound having two functional groups Y, and a terminal group compound having a functional group Z, the functional groups X of the central compound each reacting with a functional group Y of the arylene compound, forming a covalent bond, and the functional group Z of the terminal group compound reacting with a functional group Y of the arylene compound, forming a covalent bond, the terminal group compound being used in a stoichiometric quantity that corresponds essentially to the stoichiometric quantity of the functional groups X of the central compound, and to a method for producing star polymers, a polymer mixture including star polymers, and to the use of star polymers.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Hans-Georg Herz, Gerhard Maier, Philipp Koelle
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Publication number: 20150211408Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine, in particular a large diesel engine, having at least a first and a second cooling circuit (31, 32), having at least one individual cylinder (1) with a cylinder housing (2) which accommodates a cylinder liner (3), and having at least one individual cylinder head (4), wherein the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by at least one cooling jacket (5, 6) which is flow-connected to at least one cooling chamber (14) in the individual cylinder head (4), the cylinder liner (3) is surrounded by a first and a second cooling jacket (5, 6), wherein the first cooling jacket (5) is separated in flow terms from the second cooling jacket (6) within the cylinder housing (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: AVL LIST GMBHInventors: Gerhard Maier, Rene Kögl
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Publication number: 20150059666Abstract: An internal combustion engine that includes at least one cylinder with at least one piston reciprocating in a cylinder liner; a piston cooling device to cool the piston, and which includes at least one spraying tube with a spray nozzle which is directed towards a bottom side of the piston facing a crankcase, the at least one spraying tube being fixed to the cylinder liner; and a connecting channel arrangement to fluidically connect the spraying tube to an oil supply channel arranged in a cylinder block, the connecting channel arrangement including at least one connecting channel formed at least partly in the cylinder liner, and at least one curved connecting channel. In order to ensure reliable piston cooling, the connecting channel arrangement includes at least one curved connecting channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Gerhard MAIER
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Publication number: 20150034029Abstract: An internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a reciprocating piston, and in which the cylinder head and the cylinder block are integrally arranged as a head-block unit, having at least one exhaust-gas turbocharger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: AVL LIST GMBHInventors: Thomas Obenaus, Helmut Melde-Tuczai, Thomas Brandl, Gyula Toth, Gerhard Maier
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Publication number: 20130283901Abstract: An engine test stand with a single-cylinder internal combustion test engine, having a crankcase accommodating a crankshaft, on which a cylinder housing is exchangeably placed with a cylinder which receives a reciprocating piston. The engine test stand includes and comprising at least one mass-balancing device which is driven by the crankshaft. In order to simplify the reconfiguration of the engine test stand for different engine variants, it is provided that the mass-balancing device is integrated in a base frame fixed to the test stand, with the crankcase being rigidly connected to the base frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Gerhard MAIER, Wilhelm GREYLINGER, Rene KOEGL
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Patent number: 8492460Abstract: A fluorine-containing polymer segment includes at least one substituent for proton transfer that has one or more fluorine atoms. The fluorine-containing polymer segment is useful for forming hydrophilic polymer blocks that are used in block copolymers. Block copolymers useful for fuel cell applications incorporate the hydrophilic polymer blocks formed from the fluorine containing polymer segments.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Gerhard Maier, Markus Gross
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Patent number: 8386325Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Daniel Bock, Achim Heger, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andrea Sudbrack, Andreas Poth, Christian Ihrig, Christoph Engler, Cordula Ude, Dietmar Nowotny, Georg Podhajsky, Gerhard Maier, Gunther Liebich, Holger Herrmann, Imme Henningsen, Ingo Pfitzner, Jens Freund, Joachim Kenntner, Jochen Hirth, Jochen Steinbach, Jochen Wickel, Karina Herrmann, Katja Kasteleiner, Martin Wunsch, Martina Lahr, Michael Picht, Paola Sala, Peer Marschall, Rainer Heun, Ralf Reinke, Reiner Bildmayer, Stefan Adelmann, Stephan Hetzer, Tao Yu, Thomas Bach, Thomas Nitschke, Uwe Mayer, Volkmar Stegmann, Wilfried Merkel, Wilhelm Zwerger, Martin Von Der Emde
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Publication number: 20120238699Abstract: A star polymer is produced by converting a central compound having at least three functional groups X, an arylene compound having two functional groups Y, and a terminal group compound having a functional group Z, the functional groups X of the central compound each reacting with a functional group Y of the arylene compound, forming a covalent bond, and the functional group Z of the terminal group compound reacting with a functional group Y of the arylene compound, forming a covalent bond, the terminal group compound being used in a stoichiometric quantity that corresponds essentially to the stoichiometric quantity of the functional groups X of the central compound, and to a method for producing star polymers, a polymer mixture including star polymers, and to the use of star polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Hans-Georg Herz, Gerhard Maier, Philipp Koelle
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Patent number: 8263672Abstract: Triblock copolymers useful for forming ion conductive membranes are provided. The triblock copolymers are characterized by having either a hydrophobic-hydrophilic -hydrophobic or a hydrophilic-hydrophobic-hydrophilic polymer sequence that induces a microphase separated morphology. Variations in which the hydrophilic polymer sequence component includes either acid groups or salts of acid groups are also disclosed. Methods for forming an ion conductive membrane from the triblock copolymers are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Gerhard Maier, Markus Gross, Hans-Georg Herz