Patents by Inventor Harry Braun

Harry Braun 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: 20230371777
    Abstract: A conveyor for transporting dishes, in particular drinking containers, through at least one treatment zone of a dishwasher and/or for feeding dishes to the dishwasher. The conveyor includes a circulating conveyor system, a plurality of retaining elements connected to the circulating conveyor system and configured in order to releasably receive and/or releasably retain drinking containers, in particular in a positively locking manner and preferably at least in a sectionally or partially positively locking manner, and a support system for at least partially and/or sectionally supporting the drinking containers, received by the retaining elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Harald DISCH, Martin SCHREMPP, Benjamin FRANZ, Björn BRODOWSKI, Adrian BOLDT, Norbert LITTERST, Harry BRAUN, Frank ZOLLER
  • Patent number: 10436740
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor element for detecting (i) a gas component in a measuring gas or (ii) a temperature of the measuring gas includes: introducing at least one functional element into at least one slip at least once in such a way that a slip layer is applied to the functional element, the functional element including at least one solid electrolyte and at least one functional layer; sintering the slip layer on the functional element; grinding the slip layer at least in the area of the at least one functional layer; impregnating the slip layer; and thermally treating the impregnated slip layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Siegfried Nees, Petra Kuschel, Harry Braun, Jens Schneider
  • Patent number: 10292563
    Abstract: A warewasher has at least one treatment system comprising a jet system (60, 61, 62, 63, 202) with at least one jet for spraying treatment liquid onto the items within at least one treatment zone (32, 33, 201), a fresh water system and a control device (10), wherein the fresh water system has at least one water feed (71), with at least one fresh water inlet (70) for the introduction of fresh water into the at least one treatment zone (32, 33, 201) as well as a controllable capacitive deionization unit (50), wherein the at least one cell (50a, 50b) is designed to be operated in a deionization mode and in at least one further operating mode, wherein the control device (10) is designed to change the operating mode of the at least one cell (50a, 50b) in accordance with at least one operating parameter of the warewasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: PREMARK FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Dietrich Berner, Klaus Padtberg, Harry Braun
  • Publication number: 20170248540
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor element for detecting (i) a gas component in a measuring gas or (ii) a temperature of the measuring gas includes: introducing at least one functional element into at least one slip at least once in such a way that a slip layer is applied to the functional element, the functional element including at least one solid electrolyte and at least one functional layer; sintering the slip layer on the functional element; grinding the slip layer at least in the area of the at least one functional layer; impregnating the slip layer; and thermally treating the impregnated slip layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Siegfried Nees, Petra Kuschel, Harry Braun, Jens Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150338371
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor element for detecting (i) a gas component in a measuring gas or (ii) a temperature of the measuring gas includes: introducing at least one functional element into at least one slip at least once in such a way that a slip layer is applied to the functional element, the functional element including at least one solid electrolyte and at least one functional layer; sintering the slip layer on the functional element; grinding the slip layer at least in the area of the at least one functional layer; impregnating the slip layer; and thermally treating the impregnated slip layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jens Schneider, Harry Braun, Petra Kuschel, Siegfried Nees
  • Publication number: 20150173585
    Abstract: A warewasher has at least one treatment system comprising a jet system (60, 61, 62, 63, 202) with at least one jet for spraying treatment liquid onto the items within at least one treatment zone (32, 33, 201), a fresh water system and a control device (10), wherein the fresh water system has at least one water feed (71), with at least one fresh water inlet (70) for the introduction of fresh water into the at least one treatment zone (32, 33, 201) as well as a controllable capacitive deionization unit (50), wherein the at least one cell (50a, 50b) is designed to be operated in a deionization mode and in at least one further operating mode, wherein the control device (10) is designed to change the operating mode of the at least one cell (50a, 50b) in accordance with at least one operating parameter of the warewasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Harald Disch, Dietrich Berner, Klaus Padtberg, Harry Braun
  • Patent number: 8881750
    Abstract: A dishwasher has a wash system with a nozzle system with at least one wash nozzle for spraying wash liquid, a wash tank, and a wash pump by means of which wash liquid collected in the wash tank is fed to the at least one wash nozzle. A dirt-collecting system has at least one tank-covering screen to separate off particles of dirt from the wash liquid. The dirt-collecting system also has a dirt-collecting region arranged in the wash system and is intended for collecting the particles of dirt which have been separated off from the wash liquid with the aid of the tank-covering screen, wherein the dirt-collecting region is open at the top, but closed all the way around the sides, and wherein there is also a dirt-discharging pipe system by means of which the particles of dirt collected in the dirt-collecting region are discharged from the wash system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: PREMARK FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Harry Braun, Harald Disch, Markus Heidt
  • Publication number: 20120199166
    Abstract: A dishwasher has a wash system with a nozzle system with at least one wash nozzle for spraying wash liquid, a wash tank for collecting at least some of the sprayed wash liquid, and a wash pump by means of which wash liquid collected in the wash tank is fed to the at least one wash nozzle. A dirt-collecting system has at least one tank-covering screen, in order to separate off particles of dirt from the wash liquid which has been sprayed and flowed back into the wash tank under gravitational force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: PREMARK FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Harry Braun, Harald Disch, Markus Heidt
  • Publication number: 20110005557
    Abstract: A method, and related dishwasher, for cleaning wash ware that provides a wash phase followed by a rinse phase, in which rinse fluid is conducted into a treatment chamber (2) of the dishwasher (1). The rinse phase is composed of a fresh-water rinse phase and a steam rinse phase. During the fresh-water rinse phase, a rinse liquid is sprayed into the treatment chamber (2). During the steam rinse phase, steam is generated and conducted into the treatment chamber (2). A total of 0.5 to 2.0 litres of rinse fluid per unit area of 500 mm×500 mm, which is enclosed by the wall of the treatment chamber (2) in a top view of the treatment chamber, and preferably 1.0 to 1.7 litres of rinse liquid per unit area of 500 mm×500 mm, which is enclosed by the wall of the treatment chamber (2) in a top view of the treatment chamber, is sprayed into the treatment chamber (2) during the fresh-water rinse phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: PREMARK FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Harry Braun, Harald Disch, Markus Heidt, Klaus Padtberg
  • Publication number: 20100193356
    Abstract: A sensor element for gas sensors is described for determining gas components of a gas mixture, especially in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, having at least one electrochemical measuring cell and at least one porous layer that is exposed to the gas mixture. The porous layer contains palladium, platinum, ruthenium, an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, the platinum being contained in the porous layer at a minimum concentration of 1.5 wt. %. Furthermore, a method and an impregnating solution are described for producing the sensor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Wahl, Joerg Jockel, Andreas Opp, Matthias Kruse, Detlef Heimann, Frank Buse, Ulrich Eisele, Bernd Schumann, Christoph Renger, Harry Braun, Berndt Cramer
  • Patent number: 7461536
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for operating a gas sensor is described, including a reference gas space in which an electrode is situated which is supplied with a reference gas pump current to maintain the concentration of the reference gas. A diagnostic system determines a concentration change of the reference gas via a change in the reference pump current and a time-based evaluation of the sensor signal of the gas sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard Schnaibel, Erich Junginger, Andreas Koring, Ruediger Deibert, Harry Braun, Lothar Diehl
  • Publication number: 20080289961
    Abstract: A sensor element for determining the oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas has a conductor track applied to a solid electrolyte, which includes an electrode provided in a measuring area of the sensor element and an electrode lead connected to the electrode and situated in the lead area of the sensor element. In a transition area between the measuring area and the lead area, the conductor track has a narrowing. Furthermore, the electrode includes a first electrode section and a second electrode section, the first electrode section being connected to the electrode lead in a transition area between the measuring area and the lead area, and the first and second electrode sections being electrically connected to one another only on their sides facing away from the lead area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Reiner Schmitt, Thomas Wahl, Harald Guenschel, Harry Braun, Andy Tiefenbach, Ulrich Eisele, Lothar Diehl, Thomas Moser, Stefan Rodewald, Dieter Lindauer, Juergen Sindel, Dirk Rady, Frank Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20060137427
    Abstract: A circuit configuration for operating a gas sensor is described, including a reference gas space in which an electrode is situated which is supplied with a reference gas pump current to maintain the concentration of the reference gas. A diagnostic system determines a concentration change of the reference gas via a change in the reference pump current and a time-based evaluation of the sensor signal of the gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Eberhard Schnaibel, Erich Junginger, Andreas Koring, Ruediger Deibert, Harry Braun, Lothar Diehl
  • Patent number: 6936149
    Abstract: A gas sensor for determining a physical quantity of a gas component, e.g., in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, including a sensor element which contains at least one electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged at a distance on at least one solid electrolyte, the second electrode is arranged in a reference gas space. A third electrode which is in contact with a gas located in the gas space is provided. The gas component may be exchanged between the gas space and the reference gas space using a voltage applied between the second electrode and the third electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wahl, Torsten Handler, Harry Braun, Sven Boeffert, Lothar Diehl
  • Patent number: 6811664
    Abstract: A sensor element for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture, particularly for determining the oxygen concentration in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. The sensor element includes at least one pump cell, which has at least one first pump electrode located in a measuring gas chamber and at least one second pump electrode, located on a surface of the sensor element facing the gas mixture, as well as at least one concentration cell, which has at least one reference electrode located in a reference gas chamber and at least one measuring electrode, located in the measuring gas chamber, which cooperates with the reference electrode. The measuring gas chamber and the reference gas chamber are essentially located in the same layer level (plane) of the sensor element which has a layered construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Lenfers, Harry Braun, Walter Strassner, Lothar Diehl
  • Publication number: 20020175077
    Abstract: A gas sensor for determining a physical quantity of a gas component, e.g., in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, including a sensor element which contains at least one electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged at a distance on at least one solid electrolyte, the second electrode is arranged in a reference gas space. A third electrode which is in contact with a gas located in the gas space is provided. The gas component may be exchanged between the gas space and the reference gas space using a voltage applied between the second electrode and the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Wahl, Torsten Handler, Harry Braun, Sven Boeffert, Lothar Diehl
  • Publication number: 20020166765
    Abstract: A sensor element for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture, particularly for determining the oxygen concentration in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines. The sensor element includes at least one pump cell, which has at least one first pump electrode located in a measuring gas chamber and at least one second pump electrode, located on a surface of the sensor element facing the gas mixture, as well as at least one concentration cell, which has at least one reference electrode located in a reference gas chamber and at least one measuring electrode, located in the measuring gas chamber, which cooperates with the reference electrode. The measuring gas chamber and the reference gas chamber are essentially located in the same layer level (plane) of the sensor element which has a layered construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Lenfers, Harry Braun, Walter Strassner, Lothar Diehl
  • Patent number: 5731030
    Abstract: A method of monitoring and controlling thermal spraying methods for coating the surface of substrates. During the spraying process, a substrate surface temperature is measured as a characteristic variable for the transferred layer mass or layer thickness, and, in the event of deviations from the nominal value, at least one method parameter that is significant for the transferred layer mass or layer thickness is changed. The method permits the creation of layers having a predetermined transferred layer mass or layer thickness and a narrow layer thickness distribution over the coated surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Hermann Friese, Peter Jansing, Harry Braun, Walter Bauer, Marc Weller, Thomas Kanz