Patents by Inventor Gerhard Walter

Gerhard Walter 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).

  • Publication number: 20260124636
    Abstract: An application head, for dispensing adhesives (K) is provided. The device comprises valves associated with the adhesives, wherein the valves of the different adhesives are grouped into valve groups. The respective valve group comprises a chamber that can be flowed through by the adhesives, so that the adhesives can be dispensed by means of dispensation points connected to the chamber. Upstream of the chambers the flow paths of the adhesives are separated from one another. A plant having such a device is provided as well as a method for operating such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Alexander GRAMPP, Gerhard WALTER
  • Publication number: 20240380228
    Abstract: An interface module is for operating an electrical consumer of a defined voltage class with at least one exchangeable energy storage device that is directly incompatible with the electrical consumer. The defined voltage class of the electrical consumer corresponds to an integer multiple of a battery voltage of the at least one exchangeable energy storage device, and the interface module has a control or regulating unit that monitors at least one operating parameter of the exchangeable energy storage device and controls an electrical load of the electrical consumer as a function of the monitored operating parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Uwe Engelfried, Gerhard Walter, Helge Kuebler
  • Patent number: 11431272
    Abstract: An energy recovery circuitry for an electric motor with a single phase winding, consisting of two coil sections with central connection, whereby the two coil ends of the coil sections are each connected to ground via a switching element. The task of the invention is therefore, for an electric motor of this type, to ensure, a significantly higher efficiency, a better and defined switching of the coil switching elements, a thermal relief for the switching elements, improved and smoother running, reduced warming of the printed circuit board, improved EMC characteristics, a more robust design of the overall switching, a focused conduction of the losses and an extra protection against any surge impulses from a mains network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BÜHLER MOTOR GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Weiß, Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20200386455
    Abstract: A refrigeration machine, in particular a cryopump for generating a vacuum, having a compressor for compressing a refrigerant substantially comprising helium and oil. Together with the compressor, an oil separator is arranged downstream in the delivery direction of the coolant. Furthermore, a cooling device in which the refrigeration medium expands. In order to adsorb harmful gases, an adsorption device is arranged upstream of the cooling device in the delivery direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Bernhard Fischer, Gerhard Walter, Dirk Kalisch, Jennifer Ashcroft
  • Publication number: 20200259442
    Abstract: An energy recovery circuitry for an electric motor with a single phase winding, consisting of two coil sections with central connection, whereby the two coil ends of the coil sections are each connected to ground via a switching element. The task of the invention is therefore, for an electric motor of this type, to ensure, a significantly higher efficiency, a better and defined switching of the coil switching elements, a thermal relief for the switching elements, improved and smoother running, reduced warming of the printed circuit board, improved EMC characteristics, a more robust design of the overall switching, a focused conduction of the losses and an extra protection against any surge impulses from a mains network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Weiss, Gerhard Walter
  • Patent number: 9941692
    Abstract: An overvoltage protection circuit for a first subsystem of a multivoltage vehicle electrical system, in which the first subsystem having a first vehicle electrical system voltage, a second subsystem having a second vehicle electrical system voltage, and an electric machine for supplying the second subsystem. The first system voltage is less than the second system voltage. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a first ground connection for connecting a shared ground potential of the first subsystem, the second subsystem, and the electric machine, an additional second ground connection for connecting a reference ground potential, and a control connection for controlling the electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, SEG AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20170320393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for converting and/or storing electric energy E obtained from mechanical energy M in a vehicle comprising a motor (1), in particular a motor vehicle. In the method, a) mechanical energy M obtained when braking and/or during an overrun operation of the vehicle is converted into electric energy E in a first step using a generator (2), b) the electric energy is stored in an intermediate energy store (3) in a second step, c) the stored electric energy E is discharged to an electrolysis module (4) in a third step, d) the module converts the electric energy E into chemical energy C in a fourth step at least by splitting water (H2O) into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2), and e) the chemical energy is conducted into a gas tank (5) of the vehicle for temporary storage and/or is supplied to the motor (1) and/or a fuel cell (10) of the vehicle in a fifth step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Guenter Reitemann, Gerhard Walter
  • Patent number: 9496800
    Abstract: A method for activating a rectifier having active switching elements in the event of a load dump, the active switching elements being activated during the voltage clamping in such a way that the clamp voltage in at least one switching branch complies with a signal form predefined as a function of time within at least one half-period of the current to be rectified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Mehringer, Uwe Schiller, Holger Heinisch, Markus Baur, Jochen Kurfiss, Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20160156179
    Abstract: An overvoltage protection circuit for a first subsystem of a multivoltage vehicle electrical system, in which the first subsystem having a first vehicle electrical system voltage, a second subsystem having a second vehicle electrical system voltage, and an electric machine for supplying the second subsystem. The first system voltage is less than the second system voltage. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a first ground connection for connecting a shared ground potential of the first subsystem, the second subsystem, and the electric machine, an additional second ground connection for connecting a reference ground potential, and a control connection for controlling the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Gerhard WALTER
  • Publication number: 20160111972
    Abstract: A rectifier bridge circuit is described for rectifying the phase voltage generated by a generator, including a positive half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements and a negative half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements. The rectifier elements each have a controllable switch having a diode connected in parallel. A control circuit is provided for switching the switches on and off. The switch-on time tswitch on setpoint and/or the switch-off time tswitch off setpoint of the switch is/are computed based on a characteristic map or a mathematical function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Gert WOLF, Paul MEHRINGER, Kurt REUTLINGER, Gerhard WALTER
  • Patent number: 9203327
    Abstract: A rectifier bridge circuit is described for rectifying the phase voltage generated by a generator, including a positive half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements and a negative half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements. The rectifier elements each have a controllable switch having a diode connected in parallel. A control circuit is provided for switching the switches on and off. The switch-on time tswitch on setpoint and/or the switch-off time tswitch off setpoint of the switch is/are computed based on a characteristic map or a mathematical function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gert Wolf, Paul Mehringer, Kurt Reutlinger, Gerhard Walter
  • Patent number: 8920143
    Abstract: An electronically commutated DC motor for a liquid pump, comprising a pump housing, a suction connection and a pressure connection, a substantially disk-shaped pump rotor mounted rotatably in the pump housing, the rotor comprising an impeller having a plurality of pump vanes and a permanent magnet, a partition separating a pump space from a dry space, wherein the partition is disposed in an axial gap between the pump rotor and a plurality of axially parallel oriented stator poles of the DC motor, which are each provided with an insulating body and a stator winding, the stator poles adjoin a stator yoke, which is connected to a metallic heat-conducting body, and the stator containing the stator poles, the stator windings, the stator yoke and the heat-conducting body is disposed in a motor housing made of plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Buhler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stolpe, Helmut Kellermann, Olai Ihle, Gerhard Walter, Klaus Weiske
  • Patent number: 8744683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for regulating or controlling a servo-drive unit in a steering system of a vehicle. In order to determine the initial zero position of the steering shaft the value of at least one vehicle state variable is taken into consideration as an input signal, said variable not being a steering angle variable. The steering shaft is in the initial zero position if said vehicle state variable within a defined range of values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Henke, Tobias Blesch, Pascal Hiry, Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20140104908
    Abstract: A method for activating a rectifier having active switching elements in the event of a load dump, the active switching elements being activated during the voltage clamping in such a way that the clamp voltage in at least one switching branch complies with a signal form predefined as a function of time within at least one half-period of the current to be rectified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Mehringer, Uwe Schiller, Holger Heinisch, Markus Baur, Jochen Kurfiss, Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20120045351
    Abstract: An electronically commutated DC motor for a liquid pump, comprising a pump housing, a suction connection and a pressure connection, a substantially disk-shaped pump rotor mounted rotatably in the pump housing, the rotor comprising an impeller having a plurality of pump vanes and a permanent magnet, a partition separating a pump space from a dry space, wherein the partition is disposed in an axial gap between the pump rotor and a plurality of axially parallel oriented stator poles of the DC motor, which are each provided with an insulating body and a stator winding, the stator poles adjoin a stator yoke, which is connected to a metallic heat-conducting body, and the stator containing the stator poles, the stator windings, the stator yoke and the heat-conducting body is disposed in a motor housing made of plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Stolpe, Helmut Kellermann, Olai Ihle, Gerhard Walter, Klaus Weiske
  • Publication number: 20110235381
    Abstract: A rectifier bridge circuit is described for rectifying the phase voltage generated by a generator, including a positive half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements and a negative half-bridge having multiple rectifier elements. The rectifier elements each have a controllable switch having a diode connected in parallel. A control circuit is provided for switching the switches on and off. The switch-on time tswitch on setpoint and/or the switch-off time tswitch off setpoint of the switch is/are computed based on a characteristic map or a mathematical function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Gert Wolf, Paul Mehringer, Kurt Reutlinger, Gerhard Walter
  • Publication number: 20100106371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for regulating or controlling a servo-drive unit in a steering system of a vehicle. In order to determine the initial zero position of the steering shaft the value of at least one vehicle state variable is taken into consideration as an input signal, said variable not being a steering angle variable. The steering shaft is in the initial zero position if said vehicle state variable within a defined range of values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Henke, Tobias Blesch, Pascal Hiry, Gerhard Walter
  • Patent number: 7429813
    Abstract: Piezoelectric actuators having ceramic layers and electrode layers, and being provided with an outer cover layer on each end face of the piezoelectric actuator. The ceramic layers and the outer cover layers each have a predetermined dielectric constant. Rapid switching of the actuator results in considerable electromagnetic interference, which must be reduced through complex measures involving the control unit or electric lines. The device reduces electromagnetic interference by decreasing the interfering capacitance between the actuator and the actuator housing connected to ground electrically. The outer cover layers have a lower relative dielectric constant than the ceramic layers between the outer cover layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Walter, Armin Mann
  • Publication number: 20080149185
    Abstract: For producing a device for controlling the flow of a medium, having a housing and a flap supported pivotably in it between a closing position and an open position, which flap in its closing position rests with its peripheral region on stop faces of the housing that are present on both sides of the longitudinal axis, to create tightness in the closing position in later operation, the flap is subjected to a force which is selected, taking into account the material comprising the stop faces and the flap, such that the flap with its peripheral region rests on at least one stop face at least substantially with linear contact. The force can be selected such that the housing, in the region of at least one stop face, and/or the flap, in its peripheral region, is permanently deformed. The housing and the flap are of metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Gerhard Walter, Marcus Lohr, Bjoern Krieger
  • Publication number: 20070152542
    Abstract: Piezoelectric actuators having ceramic layers and electrode layers, and being provided with an outer cover layer on each end face of the piezoelectric actuator. The ceramic layers and the outer cover layers each have a predetermined dielectric constant. Rapid switching of the actuator results in considerable electromagnetic interference, which must be reduced through complex measures involving the control unit or electric lines. The device reduces electromagnetic interference by decreasing the interfering capacitance between the actuator and the actuator housing connected to ground electrically. The outer cover layers have a lower relative dielectric constant than the ceramic layers between the outer cover layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Gerhard Walter, Armin Mann