Patents by Inventor Ingolf Gröning

Ingolf Gröning 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: 20250083077
    Abstract: Water filter for filtering water, in particular for filtering water in a household and/or in particular for filtering water at a maximum flow rate of 20 l/min, having a filter holder having a position sensor and a container that is couplable to the filter holder. The container contains a passage element, which is movable relative to a container opening of the container and has a passage opening, a feed for feeding water to the passage element, an adjusting device for adjustably positioning the passage element having the passage opening relative to the container having the container opening, and an emitter. The emitter is configured to interact with the position sensor, so that the position sensor is configured to output a position signal that is indicative of a position of the passage element having the passage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventors: Kai Huck, Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20250075478
    Abstract: Apparatus (100) for dispensing water, in particular for dispensing water from a conditionable water system, including a jet former (1) which is configured to form water to be dispensed, a first feed line (11) for feeding water from a first provision device to the jet former (1), a second feed line (12) for feeding water from a second provision device to the jet former (1), wherein the jet former (1) is configured to form the jet in dependence on a feed of water from the first feed line (11) or from the second feed line (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventors: Georg von Tardy-Tuch, Kai Huck, Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20250019261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water filter (100) for filtering water, in particular for filtering water in a household and/or in particular for filtering water at a maximum flow rate of 20 l/min, having a container (10) for receiving filter elements; an infeed (21) for feeding water to a passage element (22); wherein a passage opening (23) is provided in the passage element (22), and a container opening (25) is provided in the container (10), and having an adjustment device (12) for positioning the passage element (22) having the passage opening (23) so as to be adjustable relative to the container (10) having the container opening (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventors: Kai Huck, Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20240286926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water treatment unit including a filter disposed downstream of a water inlet, wherein the water inlet is intended to supply the filter with water to be treated, a conduit system disposed downstream of the filter in order to remove treated water that has flowed through the filter in the direction of a water outlet for release of water to a user, and an ozone generator set up to introduce ozone into an ozone supply conduit, wherein the ozone supply conduit opens into the conduit system between the filter and the water outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventors: Kai Huck, Ingolf Gröning
  • Patent number: 11994415
    Abstract: Encoder system (1) for a drive, including a revolution counter having a Wiegand sensor (23) which is disposed on a stationary part (13) of the encoder system (1), and at least two pairs of magnets which in the revolving direction (5) are disposed at different positions on a rotatable part (15) of the encoder system (1), wherein the pairs of magnets comprise in each case a first magnet (35) and a second magnet (37); and a position encoder having a magnetic field sensor (43) which is disposed on the stationary part (13), and a magnetic strip (47) which is disposed on the rotatable part (15); wherein, in each pair of magnets, the first magnet (35), the magnetic strip (47) of the position encoder, and the second magnet (37) in terms of a first direction are disposed in this sequence on the rotatable part (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventors: Tobias Gromes, Ralf Kruse, Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20230358333
    Abstract: A cartridge (1) for the generation of control signals for a water mixing system includes a housing (7), a lever attachment (2) which is moveable relative to the housing (7) for the accommodation of a lever, and a detector device for the generation of a signal according to the position of the lever attachment (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20230302418
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carbonation apparatus (10), in particular for the introduction of carbon dioxide to liquid, having a gas outlet which is configured to be introduced into a container (7) which can be filled with liquid, a gas connector which is fluidically connected to the gas outlet via a controllable valve (4), a control device (5) which is configured to control the valve (4), comprising, furthermore: a fixture (1) with a weight determining device for determining a weight of a gas cylinder (3) which is received in the fixture (1) and is connected to the gas connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Aquis Systems AG
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20220011140
    Abstract: Encoder system (1) for a drive, including a revolution counter having a Wiegand sensor (23) which is disposed on a stationary part (13) of the encoder system (1), and at least two pairs of magnets which in the revolving direction (5) are disposed at different positions on a rotatable part (15) of the encoder system (1), wherein the pairs of magnets comprise in each case a first magnet (35) and a second magnet (37); and a position encoder having a magnetic field sensor (43) which is disposed on the stationary part (13), and a magnetic strip (47) which is disposed on the rotatable part (15); wherein, in each pair of magnets, the first magnet (35), the magnetic strip (47) of the position encoder, and the second magnet (37) in terms of a first direction are disposed in this sequence on the rotatable part (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Gromes, Ralf Kruse, Ingolf Gröning
  • Patent number: 11223246
    Abstract: A stator (300) for an electric machine, having a yoke ring (310), and a plurality of teeth (220) arranged side by side within the yoke ring (310) in the circumferential direction, wherein each tooth (220) has a yoke portion (222), wherein the yoke portions (222) of the teeth (220) support one another in the circumferential direction, wherein respectively at least a part of the outer circumference of the yoke portion (222) of each tooth (220) deviates from a circle segment shape that is concentric to a central axis (302) of the stator (300), and the outer circumference encloses at each point an angle of more than 45° with the radius (304) defined by the central axis (302).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Wittenstein SE
    Inventors: Ing. Ralf Kruse, Wolfgang Weigel, Ingolf Gröning, Armin Neubert, Sandra Köhler
  • Publication number: 20210057943
    Abstract: A stator (300) for an electric machine, having a yoke ring (310), and a plurality of teeth (220) arranged side by side within the yoke ring (310) in the circumferential direction, wherein each tooth (220) has a yoke portion (222), wherein the yoke portions (222) of the teeth (220) support one another in the circumferential direction, wherein respectively at least a part of the outer circumference of the yoke portion (222) of each tooth (220) deviates from a circle segment shape that is concentric to a central axis (302) of the stator (300), and the outer circumference encloses at each point an angle of more than 45° with the radius (304) defined by the central axis (302).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Wittenstein SE
    Inventors: Ing. Ralf Kruse, Wolfgang Weigel, Ingolf Gröning, Armin Neubert, Sandra Köhler
  • Publication number: 20200328653
    Abstract: Apparatus for locking a shaft of an electric motor includes a gear wheel (5) which is arranged on the shaft, at least two movable pins, and a pin carrier (11) with at least two guides (13) for in each case one pin, wherein in each case precisely one pin is received in a movable manner in at least two of the guides (13), wherein the pin carrier (11) is formed at least substantially coaxially in relation to the shaft, and wherein the guides (13) are oriented in such a way that the pins can be positioned in a manner extended in the respective guides for engagement with the gear wheel (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventors: Ingolf Gröning, Thomas Bayer
  • Patent number: 10714999
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine, comprising an outer shell for receiving magnets, and a three-dimensional lattice structure arranged within the outer shell where the three-dimensional lattice structure has a unit cell comprising at least a strut and varies in all directions in space including in an axial direction of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Patent number: 10027214
    Abstract: Oscillating drive (1), in particular for driving an output shaft (30) in a rotationally oscillating fashion, having an electric machine which comprises: a rotor (3) which can oscillate about a rotational axis (10) and which comprises a multiplicity of permanent magnet poles (5-8), a stator which comprises a circular winding (12) which is concentric with respect to the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Wittenstein SE
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20170317545
    Abstract: Rotor (1) for an electric machine, comprising an outer shell (5) for receiving magnets, and a three-dimensional lattice structure (7) arranged within the outer shell (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Patent number: 9735638
    Abstract: A rotor, in particular a permanent magnet rotor, for an electrical machine, with a magnet carrier arranged concentrically with an axis of the rotor, wherein the magnet carrier has protrusions on its outer face, a number of magnets arranged on the outer face of the magnet carrier, which are arranged in the peripheral direction of the magnet carrier side-by-side and spaced apart from one another on the magnet carrier, wherein the magnets in each case are arranged between the protrusions, and plastic, which in each case is arranged between the magnets and at least partially encloses the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: WITTENSTEIN SE
    Inventors: Christian Herz, Ingolf Gröning, Kay-Horst Dempewolf
  • Publication number: 20150194869
    Abstract: Oscillating drive (1), in particular for driving an output shaft (30) in a rotationally oscillating fashion, having an electric machine which comprises: a rotor (3) which can oscillate about a rotational axis (10) and which comprises a multiplicity of permanent magnet poles (5-8), a stator which comprises a circular winding (12) which is concentric with respect to the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Ingolf Gröning
  • Publication number: 20140239748
    Abstract: A rotor, in particular a permanent magnet rotor, for an electrical machine, with a magnet carrier arranged concentrically with an axis of the rotor, wherein the magnet carrier has protrusions on its outer face, a number of magnets arranged on the outer face of the magnet carrier, which are arranged in the peripheral direction of the magnet carrier side-by-side and spaced apart from one another on the magnet carrier, wherein the magnets in each case are arranged between the protrusions, and plastic, which in each case is arranged between the magnets and at least partially encloses the protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Wittenstein AG
    Inventors: Christian Herz, Ingolf Gröning, Kay-Horst Dempewolf
  • Patent number: 7460022
    Abstract: A device for the explosion protection of electric motors or similar electrical devices such as pumps, in which the motor has a protective housing and works together with an interconnected sensor accommodated in a separate protective housing. A favorable construction is achieved in that the motor protection housing and the sensor protection housing are configured for protection classes of different levels, the lower protection class being provided for the motor protection housing, and the higher protection class being provided for the sensor protection housing, and the protective device being provided for the lower protection class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Bosch Rexroth AG
    Inventors: Ingolf Gröning, Johannes Schelbert