Patents by Inventor Heinrich Zimmermann

Heinrich Zimmermann 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: 9157507
    Abstract: A spare part set for a gearmotor series includes transmissions actuated by electric motors. The series has at least one dimension which may be characterized by at least one physical, mechanical and/or geometrical value, e.g., by nominal power, axis height or torque. Each electric motor includes at least one crankcase, a rotor provided with a rotor axis and a side-shield for a motor bearing arranged within a given size. The crankcase includes an interface with the side-shield for a motor bearing, which is selected such that at least two different embodiments thereof are connectable to the said crankcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Michael Christ, Roland Denefleh, Jürgen Megerle, Joachim Sander
  • Publication number: 20110298620
    Abstract: An auditory representation method is used to generate an audible signal which characterizes the instantaneous value of a rhythmical parameter such as the pulse of a human patient. A periodic signal (15) from a sensor (10) is standardized by a pulse detector (20) to generate a shaped pulse sequence (25) which is inputted to a pulse interval decoder (30). The pulse interval decode (30) generates a pulse interval length signal (35) which represents the current pulse interval length at any one time. An audio signal generator (40) then produces an audible signal having characteristics such as frequency (pitch) which characterize the current pulse interval length. A system and device for carrying out the method are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 7744473
    Abstract: An adapter device and a production series of adapter devices for connecting an input shaft, e.g., a motor shaft of a motor, e.g., an electric motor, to a device to be driven, e.g., to a pinion of a gear unit, including an adapter shaft for the rotatably-fixed connection to the device to be driven, an intermediate piece engaged with the adapter shaft, and a sub-component that is engaged with the intermediate piece and is detachably connectible with form-locking to an input shaft, particularly a motor shaft. The sub-component includes a bore hole for accommodating the input shaft in the sub-component, and the sub-component has at least three claws for forming the coupling. The adapter shaft, at its second end, thus at the end facing the intermediate piece, has at least three claws for forming a coupling. The intermediate piece is provided between the claws of the sub-component and the claws of the adapter shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Roland Denefleh, Günter Oberländer
  • Patent number: 7624618
    Abstract: A device having at least one screw plug for screwing into a first tapped hole of a housing or housing part of the device, the at least one screw plug including a device for sealing, such as a sealing ring, for the connection to the housing in a manner forming a seal, e.g., against the escape of oil. Introduced into the screw plug is a second tapped hole by which a sensor is releasably connectable, e.g., is able to be screwed in. The screw plug includes an end stop for conducting acoustical waves and for the simultaneous mechanical limit for screwing in the screw plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Antonius Bader, Matthias Mueller, Heinrich Bolz, Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20090023503
    Abstract: An adapter device and a production series of adapter devices for connecting an input shaft, e.g., a motor shaft of a motor, e.g., an electric motor, to a device to be driven, e.g., to a pinion of a gear unit, including an adapter shaft for the rotatably-fixed connection to the device to be driven, an intermediate piece engaged with the adapter shaft, and a sub-component that is engaged with the intermediate piece and is detachably connectible with form-locking to an input shaft, particularly a motor shaft. The sub-component includes a bore hole for accommodating the input shaft in the sub-component, and the sub-component has at least three claws for forming the coupling. The adapter shaft, at its second end, thus at the end facing the intermediate piece, has at least three claws for forming a coupling. The intermediate piece is provided between the claws of the sub-component and the claws of the adapter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Heinrich ZIMMERMANN, Roland DENEFLEH, Gunter OBERLANDER
  • Patent number: 7470080
    Abstract: A clamping mechanism for securing a hollow shaft on a solid shaft, the hollow shaft having, at least one of its ends, an inner cone for receiving an adapter bushing that has a corresponding outer cone and rests on the solid shaft; and the adapter bushing having an axial longitudinal slot; and a contraction disk, including at least one pressure ring, exerting a contraction force on the hollow shaft with the aid of the at least one pressure ring; and the pressure ring having an axial longitudinal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Uwe Häcker, Joachim Sander, René Richert
  • Patent number: 7387574
    Abstract: An adapter device and a production series of adapter devices for connecting an input shaft, e.g., a motor shaft of a motor, e.g., an electric motor, to a device to be driven, e.g., to a pinion of a gear unit, including an adapter shaft for the rotatably-fixed connection to the device to be driven, an intermediate piece engaged with the adapter shaft, and a sub-component that is engaged with the intermediate piece and is detachably connectable with form-locking to an input shaft, particularly a motor shaft. The sub-component includes a bore hole for accommodating the input shaft in the sub-component, and the sub-component has at least three claws for forming the coupling. The adapter shaft, at its second end, thus at the end facing the intermediate piece, has at least three claws for forming a coupling. The intermediate piece is provided between the claws of the sub-component and the claws of the adapter shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Roland Denefleh, Günter Oberländer
  • Patent number: 7182709
    Abstract: A series of gear motors, a gear motor, and a planetary-gear stage includes planet wheels that mesh with a sun wheel and inner gear teeth provided for the gear housing. The planet wheels are supported in a rotatable planet carrier, which forms the power take-off, and to which a sealing element is assigned on the output side. The planetary-gear stage is assigned a further sealing element on the input side. The gear housing is shaped on the input side such that an interface is formed for connection to further components, which include at least one shaft connected to the sun wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Christ, Heinrich Zimmermann, Jürgen Kasper
  • Publication number: 20060194666
    Abstract: A spare part set for a gearmotor series includes transmissions actuated by electric motors. The series has at least one dimension which may be characterized by at least one physical, mechanical and/or geometrical value, e.g., by nominal power, axis height or torque. Each electric motor includes at least one crankcase, a rotor provided with a rotor axis and a side-shield for a motor bearing arranged within a given size. The crankcase includes an interface with the side-shield for a motor bearing, which is selected such that at least two different embodiments thereof are connectable to the said crankcase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Michael Christ, Roland Denefleh, Jurgen Megerle, Joachim Sander
  • Publication number: 20050085324
    Abstract: A series of gear motors, a gear motor, and a planetary-gear stage includes planet wheels that mesh with a sun wheel and inner gear teeth provided for the gear housing. The planet wheels are supported in a rotatable planet carrier, which forms the power take-off, and to which a sealing element is assigned on the output side. The planetary-gear stage is assigned a further sealing element on the input side. The gear housing is shaped on the input side such that an interface is formed for connection to further components, which include at least one shaft connected to the sun wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Christ, Heinrich Zimmermann, Jurgen Kasper
  • Publication number: 20040208725
    Abstract: A device having at least one screw plug for screwing into a first tapped hole of a housing or housing part of the device, the at least one screw plug including a device for sealing, such as a sealing ring, for the connection to the housing in a manner forming a seal, e.g., against the escape of oil. Introduced into the screw plug is a second tapped hole by which a sensor is releasably connectable, e.g., is able to be screwed in. The screw plug includes an end stop for conducting acoustical waves and for the simultaneous mechanical limit for screwing in the screw plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Antonius Bader, Matthias Mueller, Heinrich Bolz, Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20030176222
    Abstract: An adapter device and a production series of adapter devices for connecting an input shaft, particularly a motor shaft of a motor, especially an electric motor, to a device to be driven, particularly to a pinion of a gear unit, including
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Roland Denefleh, Gunter Oberlander
  • Patent number: 6383573
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing coated synthetic bodies during which, before the coating, the surface to be coated is subjected to a pretreatment in an excited gas atmosphere. The surface is then coated. The gas atmosphere is predominantly formed of a noble gas and nitrogen and/or hydrogen, and the ionic energy in the gas atmosphere and in the are of the surface to be coated is not more than 50 eV. The ionic energy is selected to be not more than 20 eV, preferable not more than 10 eV. The gas atmosphere is excited by means of a plasma discharge or by means of UV radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Eugen Beck, Jürgen Ramm, Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20020017452
    Abstract: An antireflection coating having a high abrasion and scratching resistance can be applied to natural glass by sputtering, the substrates being positioned closer to the target than usual in order to obtain an increased density of the applied layers. An irregular deposition rate can be compensated by moving the substrate, thus allowing to ensure a regular thickness and therefore a high optical quality of the antireflection coating in these conditions as well. On the preferred sapphire watch glass, SiO2 and Si3N4 resp. AlN and Al2O3 can be used for the individual layers, in particular. These layers do not have a noticeable color effect, but on account of their high hardness, their abrasion and scratching resistance is comparable to that of sapphire glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: W. Bloesch AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Birgit Wittel
  • Patent number: 6328655
    Abstract: An adapter system to connect a main shaft (9) of an electric motor to a device to be driven, in particular to a pinion of a gearing, is disclosed. The system comprises an adapter shaft (10) with a pinion attachment (11) on a first end, for rotationally stable connection to the pinion. A housing (20) is provided with devices (21, 22) to serve as bearings for the adapter shaft (10) and with a first flange (23) for attaching the housing to the gearing and with a second flange (24) for attaching it to the motor, such that the motor is substantially firmly connected to the gearing by way of the housing (20). A coupling element (40) can be connected to the motor shaft (9) in a rotationally stable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Günter Oberländer, Norbert Mensing
  • Patent number: 5580384
    Abstract: A PECVD coating apparatus includes a vacuum coating chamber for performing a PECVD process. At least one pair of spaced apart electrodes is positioned within the chamber and powered by an electric power supply generator to produce a plasma discharge generating voltage between the electrodes. Gas is fed between the electrodes in the chamber for producing a plasma discharge reaction that, in turn, forms a coating reaction product. A holding member is placed in the chamber for positioning one or more workpieces with their opposite surfaces at equally spaced positions from each of the electrodes of the pair of electrodes. The workpieces are electrically isolated from the chamber through the holding member so that a free floating electrical potential is maintained on the workpieces. As a result, the opposite surfaces of the workpieces are substantially identically coated in the chamber using the PECVD process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Francis Thiebaud, Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 5227202
    Abstract: In a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method, in order to achieve greater space for positioning workpieces to be coated simultaneously and essentially identically on all sides, the workpiece are positioned at a distance from one electrode on the basis of a coating rate gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Francis Thiebaud, Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 5211759
    Abstract: To reach a better production sequence and an increased quality for plasma polymerization coatings and evaporation coatings on both sides of optical lenses, it is suggested to proceed with the deposition of the layers within an especially suitable apparatus configuration where the plasma polymerization coating is deposited simultaneously on both sides of the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Balzers Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Mauro Zucchi
  • Patent number: 4577303
    Abstract: Test equipment is provided for determining the size or the degree of wear of a phono pickup needle. The static friction which is experienced by a motion of the stylus in the groove of a record is measured. The test equipment employs components of a record player and includes a turntable capable of being turned manually. A base part is positioned on the turntable. An axis is disposed at the base part. A carrying part is supported by the base part and is rotatable about the axis such that the carrying part moves about in a plane parallel to the base part on the turntable. A test support area is made of a material corresponding to a phonograph record. The test support area is provided with grooves and rests on the carrying part such that the grooves correspond in their position to the grooves of a record and such that the stylus engages a groove. Elastic coupling means is provided between the carrying part and the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Inventor: Heinrich Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 4410977
    Abstract: A turntable for a record player having an additional weight arranged elastically in the region of the edge of the turntable in such a manner that the weight is made useful not only for increasing the moment of inertia, but also for damping oscillations of the turntable itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Inventors: Heinrich Zimmermann, Sepp-Dieter Bierleutgeb