Patents by Inventor Hans-Peter Mueller

Hans-Peter Mueller 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: 20230088421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing comprising a venting device (10) which is arranged on the housing (2) and which allows an ambient pressure to be supplied to the interior of the housing (2). The venting device (10) is made of a sleeve-like protective cap (11) with lateral openings (12) and a liquid-repellant membrane, and a cavity for receiving the membrane is formed in the interior of the venting device (10). The membrane is arranged such that an opening, which is provided for the pressure supply, in the wall of the housing (2) is covered. In order to prevent the so-called teapot effect and therefore allow a light dripping of a liquid on the venting device (10), the sleeve-like protective cap (11) has a narrow circumferential expansion (14) in the region of the lateral surface of the protective cap such that a defined dripping edge is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: IFM Electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-peter Müller, Robert Mönnig
  • Publication number: 20220131447
    Abstract: An electrical machine, in particular an electronically commutated machine, includes a housing and a controller accommodated in the housing. The controller is configured to drive the machine to generate a magnetic rotating field. The housing has a housing cup, which surrounds a hollow space, and a housing cover. The machine has an end plate accommodated in the housing cup. The end plate is thermally conductively connected to the housing cup. The machine also has a cooling panel thermally conductively connected to the housing cup and to at least one component, or to a plurality of components, of the control unit. The machine has an inverter comprising semiconductor switches. The semiconductor switches are thermally conductively connected to the end plate. The end plate and the cooling panel enclose a portion of the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Mueller, Thomas Hessler, Joerg Moessner
  • Publication number: 20220054321
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elastic sheet material having a front side, a rear side opposite the front side and at least one functional element, which is arranged on the front side and is connected to the sheet material. A limiting element for limiting the elasticity of the sheet material is arranged on the rear side of the sheet material opposite the functional element and/or on the front side underneath the functional element or within the sheet material underneath the functional element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Helle HORMES, Olaf Kroll-Orywahl, Marcel Jung, Mario Koppe, Hans-Peter Müller, Christoph Schulz, Christopher Lee Lübbers
  • Patent number: 11022513
    Abstract: A pressure measuring device comprises a capacitive pressure measuring cell, a process connector including a retaining element, a housing mounted on the process connector, and a sealing element arranged between an inwardly projecting region of the retaining element and the pressure measuring cell. The retaining element is configured with a cap with a base area portion and an outer area portion bent over with respect thereto and fitted over an end face of the process connector. The retaining element is in a material-bonded and/or form-fit manner connected to the process connector exclusively in the bent-over outer area portion so that the base area portion assumes a resilient property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: IFM ELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventors: Guido Knoll, Hans-Peter Müller, Lorenz Halbinger
  • Patent number: 10868459
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator for rack-and-pinion steering includes a stator, rotor, and electronic system. The electronic system includes at least one first electronic sub-system and a second electronic subsystem, each operatively connected to the stator and the rotor. The at least one first electronic sub-system is arranged at least on a first circuit carrier plane and a second circuit carrier plane, and includes a first power output stage, a first control unit, and a first rotor position sensor arrangement. The second electronic sub-system is arranged at least on the first circuit carrier plane and a third circuit carrier plane, and includes a second power output stage, a second control unit, and a second rotor position sensor arrangement. The first, second and third circuit carrier planes are arranged perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor, and are spaced apart from each other along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH
    Inventors: Gebhard Hudelmaier, Eugen Sworowski, Thomas Hessler, Hans-Peter Mueller, Sylvia Wiedemann
  • Publication number: 20200338512
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various examples of systems, methods and devices for an oxygen reduction system with a universally compatible, adaptive front end that can be coupled with various different gas sources, wherein the oxygen reduction system determines its operations separate and independent from any signal lines from any upstream components or systems. In one example, the oxygen reduction system determines its functions, operations, and operational states from parameters that it measures from the input gas stream and other internal measurements. In this manner, installation of an oxygen reduction system is simplified, time-efficient and universal, and embodiments of the present disclosure provide for oxygen reduction systems that can be installed in a variety of different environments, applications, and with new or existing natural gas productions sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Hans Peter Mueller, Erik Myhren Anduri, Ian Matthew Johantges
  • Publication number: 20190078956
    Abstract: A pressure measuring device comprises a capacitive pressure measuring cell, a process connector including a retaining element, a housing mounted on the process connector, and a sealing element arranged between an inwardly projecting region of the retaining element and the pressure measuring cell. The retaining element is configured with a cap with a base area portion and an outer area portion bent over with respect thereto and fitted over an end face of the process connector. The retaining element is in a material-bonded and/or form-fit manner connected to the process connector exclusively in the bent-over outer area portion so that the base area portion assumes a resilient property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guido KNOLL, Hans-peter MÜLLER, Lorenz HALBINGER
  • Publication number: 20190036425
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator for rack-and-pinion steering includes a stator, rotor, and electronic system. The electronic system includes at least one first electronic sub-system and a second electronic subsystem, each operatively connected to the stator and the rotor. The at least one first electronic sub-system is arranged at least on a first circuit carrier plane and a second circuit carrier plane, and includes a first power output stage, a first control unit, and a first rotor position sensor arrangement. The second electronic sub-system is arranged at least on the first circuit carrier plane and a third circuit carrier plane, and includes a second power output stage, a second control unit, and a second rotor position sensor arrangement. The first, second and third circuit carrier planes are arranged perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotor, and are spaced apart from each other along the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gebhard Hudelmaier, Eugen Sworowski, Thomas Hessler, Hans-Peter Mueller, Sylvia Wiedemann
  • Patent number: 9776155
    Abstract: A system for reducing dioxygen (O2) present in vapors from oil storage tanks. The system may include an inlet that receives vapors from the tanks; a heating device coupled with the inlet that heats vapors to a first temperature to form heated vapor; and a vessel coupled receiving heated vapor and containing at least one catalyst to reduce dioxygen from the heated vapor. The catalyst may include palladium, and the vessel may include zinc oxide to remove sulfur from the heated vapor. A compressor may be used to compress the vapors. A controller may be provided to monitor O2 concentration in heated vapor, and the controller directs flow of heated vapor to a gas pipeline if the O2 concentration is below a predetermined level; or if the O2 concentration is unacceptably high, the controller directs flow of vapor to be re-circulated within the system to further reduce O2 concentration therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: EcoVapor Recovery Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Hans Peter Mueller, David Scott Gorham, Nicholas Taylor Koerner
  • Patent number: 9764255
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for recovering flash gas from an oil storage tank. In one example of the invention, the system may include a flexible storage tank that receives the flash gas and temporarily stores the flash gas; a compressor having an input receiving the flash gas from the flexible storage tank, the compressor compressing the flash gas to form compressed gas; and an oxygen reduction subsystem receiving the compressed gas, the oxygen reduction subsystem reducing an amount of oxygen from the compressed gas. In this manner, the resulting compressed oxygen-reduced gas that has been recovered can be injected into a sales gas line for use, under certain conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: EcoVapor Recovery Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Hans Peter Mueller
  • Patent number: 9334109
    Abstract: System and methods for recovering flash gas from at least one flash gas source. A system may include a controllable inlet valve having an input in fluid communications with the flash gas source to receive flash gas; a compressor having an input in fluid communications with an output of the inlet valve to receive the flash gas when the inlet valve is open, the compressor compressing the flash gas to form compressed gas; a controllable recirculation valve in fluid communications with an output of the compressor and the output of the inlet valve; and a controller coupled with and selectively controlling the inlet valve and the recirculation valve between i) a pass-through mode wherein the inlet valve is open and the recirculation valve is closed, and ii) a recirculation mode wherein the inlet valve is closed and the recirculation valve is opened. Various embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: EcoVapor Recovery Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Hans Peter Mueller, David Scott Gorham, Nicholas Taylor Koerner, Richard deCourville Chapman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9059584
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for de-exciting an excitation winding of a synchronous machine in the event of a fault, including a control circuit for controlling a current flow through the excitation winding, it being possible to apply a positive control voltage to the excitation winding for excitation and a negative control voltage for rapid de-excitation, and including a protective circuit which is parallel-connected to the excitation winding and which does not permit a current flow over the protective circuit in the event of rapid de-excitation and which forms a current path for limiting the voltage and de-exciting the excitation winding if at least one connecting line between the control circuit and the excitation winding is interrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Spannhake, Jochen Fassnacht, Hans-Peter Mueller
  • Patent number: 8992838
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for recovering flash gas from an oil storage tank. In one example of the invention, the system may include a flexible storage tank that receives the flash gas and temporarily stores the flash gas; a compressor having an input receiving the flash gas from the flexible storage tank, the compressor compressing the flash gas to form compressed gas; and an oxygen reduction subsystem receiving the compressed gas, the oxygen reduction subsystem reducing an amount of oxygen from the compressed gas. In this manner, the resulting compressed oxygen-reduced gas that has been recovered can be injected into a sales gas line for use, under certain conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: EcoVapor Recovery Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Hans Peter Mueller
  • Publication number: 20130128394
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for de-exciting an excitation winding of a synchronous machine in the event of a fault, including a control circuit for controlling a current flow through the excitation winding, it being possible to apply a positive control voltage to the excitation winding for excitation and a negative control voltage for rapid de-excitation, and including a protective circuit which is parallel-connected to the excitation winding and which does not permit a current flow over the protective circuit in the event of rapid de-excitation and which forms a current path for limiting the voltage and de-exciting the excitation winding if at least one connecting line between the control circuit and the excitation winding is interrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Stefan Spannhake, Jochen Fassnacht, Hans-Peter Mueller
  • Patent number: 7527535
    Abstract: In a system for the electrical contacting of at least one connection element of an electronic circuit in a hermetically sealed housing with a conductor element having a base plate for holding the at least one connection element, the conductor element is provided with a press-in pin which may be pressed-in in one section of the connection element to form a contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Mueller, Wolfgang Jacob, Ulrich Trescher
  • Patent number: 7428844
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for static and/or dynamic pressure measurement of a liquid, flowable, or gaseous medium is described, with a housing (2) and with a pressure measuring cell (3), on the side facing the medium an opening (4) being formed through which one side (5) of the pressure measuring cell (3) is directly or indirectly in contact with the medium to be monitored, and the pressure measuring cell (3) converting the pressure to be monitored into a proportional measurement signal by means of an electromechanical converter. The pressure sensor as claimed in the invention can have both a small outside diameter and can also be economically produced by the housing (2) sitting on the pressure measuring cell (3) and the housing (2) and the pressure measuring cell (3) being connected to one another on the face side so that the pressure measuring cell (3) is at least in part a component of the outer surface of the pressure sensor (1) and thus is not surrounded by the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: ifm electronic GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Mueller
  • Publication number: 20070264886
    Abstract: In a system for the electrical contacting of at least one connection element of an electronic circuit in a hermetically sealed housing with a conductor element having a base plate for holding the at least one connection element, the conductor element is provided with a press-in pin which may be pressed-in in one section of the connection element to form a contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Mueller, Wolfgang Jacob, Ulrich Trescher
  • Patent number: 7240557
    Abstract: A ceramic pressure measurement cell for use in a sensor for static and/or dynamic monitoring of the pressure of a liquid or flowable medium which includes a base body and a membrane connected to the base body such that one side of the membrane is in contact with the medium to be monitored. The pressure measurement cell has high chemical resistance and high temperature resistance for a plurality of chemicals which is achieved by applying at least one plastic film on the side of the membrane in contact with the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: i f m electronic GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Müller, Benno Kathan
  • Publication number: 20070113659
    Abstract: A pressure sensor for static and/or dynamic pressure measurement of a liquid, flowable, or gaseous medium is described, with a housing (2) and with a pressure measuring cell (3), on the side facing the medium an opening (4) being formed through which one side (5) of the pressure measuring cell (3) is directly or indirectly in contact with the medium to be monitored, and the pressure measuring cell (3) converting the pressure to be monitored into a proportional measurement signal by means of an electromechanical converter. The pressure sensor as claimed in the invention can have both a small outside diameter and can also be economically produced by the housing (2) sitting on the pressure measuring cell (3) and the housing (2) and the pressure measuring cell (3) being connected to one another on the face side so that the pressure measuring cell (3) is at least in part a component of the outer surface of the pressure sensor (1) and thus is not surrounded by the housing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: i f m electronic gmbh
    Inventor: Hans-Peter MUELLER
  • Patent number: 6903065
    Abstract: The invention relates to particulate solids comprising more than 90% by weight of natural or synthetic surface-active compounds for which a) the mean particle size of the particulate solid particles is 10 to 3000 ?m, b) the surface-active compounds are solid at room temperature, and c) the surface-active compounds have a melting point of from 25 to 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter-Roger Nyssen, Dietmar Fuchs, Hans-Peter Müller