Patents by Inventor Joachim Fluehs

Joachim Fluehs 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: 10655747
    Abstract: A double-armature solenoid valve may include an adjustable first armature and an adjustable second armature arranged axially opposite each other along a common adjustment axis, and a coil mechanism configured to provide a magnetic flux. The valve may also include a first restoring spring, a second restoring spring, an inlet opening arranged on an axial side of the first armature opposite the second armature, and an outlet opening arranged on an axial side of the second armature opposite the first armature. The inlet opening and the outlet opening may be connected via a fluid duct. The first armature and the second armature may respectively have a different closing time such that when an energization of the coil mechanism is at least one of interrupted and reduced the inlet opening is closable more quickly via the first armature than the outlet opening via the second armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: Kendrion (Markdorf) GmbH, Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: David Vopel, Marco Kiene, Frank Zelano, Joachim Fluehs, Bjoern Bergfeld, Michael Braunheim, Matthias Gaenswein, Werner Schadler
  • Patent number: 10563788
    Abstract: The invention is an electromagnetic valve, comprising at least one valve seat arranged between at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel, a sealing element by which the valve seat can be closed, and an actuating element by which the sealing element can be moved in order to close the valve seat, with the actuating element comprising at its end pointing to the sealing element a cup-shaped seat, with a support element being arranged in said cup-shaped seat, and a sealing element that is connected fixed to the support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KENDRION (VILLINGEN) GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Fluehs, Holger Brandenburg, Bjoern Bergfeld, Frank Zelano
  • Publication number: 20190145541
    Abstract: A double-armature solenoid valve may include an adjustable first armature and an adjustable second armature arranged axially opposite each other along a common adjustment axis, and a coil mechanism configured to provide a magnetic flux. The valve may also include a first restoring spring, a second restoring spring, an inlet opening arranged on an axial side of the first armature opposite the second armature, and an outlet opening arranged on an axial side of the second armature opposite the first armature. The inlet opening and the outlet opening may be connected via a fluid duct. The first armature and the second armature may respectively have a different closing time such that when an energization of the coil mechanism is at least one of interrupted and reduced the inlet opening is closable more quickly via the first armature than the outlet opening via the second armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: David Vopel, Marco Kiene, Frank Zelano, Joachim Fluehs, Bjoern Bergfeld
  • Publication number: 20170130859
    Abstract: The invention is an electromagnetic valve, comprising at least one valve seat arranged between at least one inlet channel and at least one outlet channel, a sealing element by which the valve seat can be closed, and an actuating element by which the sealing element can be moved in order to close the valve seat, with the actuating element comprising at its end pointing to the sealing element a cup-shaped seat, with a support element being arranged in said cup-shaped seat, and a sealing element that is connected fixed to the support element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Joachim Fluehs, Holger Brandenburg, Bjoern Bergfeld, Frank Zelano
  • Patent number: 9369031
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator having a magnetically soft housing with at least two field coils which are distanced from each other axially, and an armature which is mounted in the housing concentrically to the field coils and which can slide axially, wherein the armature has at least one permanent magnet ring which encloses the armature radially. According to the invention, a non-magnetic sleeve is included which, together with the permanent magnet ring, radially surrounds the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Sackl, Joachim Fluehs
  • Publication number: 20140313000
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator having a magnetically soft housing with at least two field coils which are distanced from each other axially, and an armature which is mounted in the housing concentrically to the field coils and which can slide axially, wherein the armature has at least one permanent magnet ring which encloses the armature radially. According to the invention, a non-magnetic sleeve is included which, together with the permanent magnet ring, radially surrounds the armature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Kendrion (Villingen) GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Sackl, Joachim Fluehs