Patents by Inventor Joerg Gassmann

Joerg Gassmann 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: 11984287
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switch that serves to switch on and/or off electric devices and for this purpose has a contact system in the switch housing. By means of a manual actuating element or a remotely controlled actuator, a switching operation can be effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC GERMANY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Joerg Gassmann
  • Patent number: 11955304
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switch that serves to switch on and/or off electric devices and for this purpose has a contact system in the switch housing. By means of a manual actuating element or a remotely controlled actuator, a switching operation can be effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC GERMANY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Joerg Gassmann
  • Patent number: 11636987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch including a switch housing, a contact system and a base disposed in the switch housing, a resistive element for diagnosing a state of a switch, and at least two terminals leading from the base. The resistive element has a specific resistance value. The resistive element is a conductive material formed on the base, the terminals being electrically connected by the conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Joerg Gassmann, Felix Weidlich, Jens Penning, Michael Doecker, Jörn Brennenstuhl, Alexander Kunz, Andrea Straniero
  • Publication number: 20220005664
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric switch that serves to switch on and/or off electric devices and for this purpose has a contact system in the switch housing. By means of a manual actuating element or a remotely controlled actuator, a switching operation can be effected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Joerg GASSMANN
  • Publication number: 20200144000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch including a switch housing, a contact system and a base disposed in the switch housing, a resistive element for diagnosing a state of a switch, and at least two terminals leading from the base. The resistive element has a specific resistance value. The resistive element is a conductive material formed on the base, the terminals being electrically connected by the conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg GASSMANN, Felix WEIDLICH, Jens PENNING, Michael DOECKER, Jörn BRENNENSTUHL, Alexander KUNZ, Andrea STRANIERO
  • Patent number: 9784382
    Abstract: A gas shut-off valve for installation in gas meters, has a valve disk that can be moved in the longitudinal direction with respect to its valve seat. The movement is realized by a linear unit held in the longitudinal direction in a valve casing, which is actuated by an electric motor via reduction gearing. The valve seat has a lip seal. The electric motor is a small DC motor. The reduction gearing and the linear unit, are installed in a panel of the valve casing. The linear unit is a rack-and-pinion gearing or a sliding-screw gearing, having an adjusting-nut element and an adjusting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Sten Wahrisch, Joerg Gassmann, Sebastian Fraulob
  • Patent number: 9625039
    Abstract: An electric motor driven valve for use in gas meters, has at least one valve unit (V) with a valve body and a valve element, a drive unit (A) and a connection unit (S). The units (V, A, S) can be connected to each other and separated from each other, in a modular manner. The valve element is a spherical or cylindrical valve element that is sealed relative to the valve body by means of only one sealing element, which is preferably a lip seal. The valve body has two recesses in which the valve element is rotatably mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Endt, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi, Torsten Ettrich
  • Patent number: 9297476
    Abstract: The invention concerns an valve drive assembly for a valve unit for regulating a flow of fluid with a lead-through of an operating rod (3) through a flange (4), particularly the arrangement of operating rod (3) to the flange (4) for adjusting a defined flow of fluid. The assembly comprises a flange (4), and operating rod (3) and an annular element. The operating rod (3) is disposed through said flange, and annular element is disposed between flange (4) and operating rod (3) defining an annular gap (12) between the annular element and the operating rod. An effective length of the annular gap (12) exceeds a thickness of the flange (4). This invention leads to considerable cost savings, as the component parts can now be produced more simply using manufacturing processes known from mass production, such as deep-drawing or even stamping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Gassmann, Thomas Mueller, Sebastian Fraulob
  • Patent number: 9230763
    Abstract: A relay assembly comprises a relay mounted on a board. The relay may be a single or individual relay or a polyphasic relay. The relay has a housing and at least one dip solder pin extending from the housing and soldered to a circuit board. The relay is mounted on the circuit board via at least one fastening clip having a fitting part fitted into a hole in the housing, a latching part latched to a bore in the board, and a central flange between the fitting part and the latching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Gassmann, Soeren Heinrich
  • Patent number: 9151653
    Abstract: A gas meter with integrated gas shut-off valve has a housing with a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A device to record the gas flow, a meter mechanism, a gas shut-off valve and optionally a pressure reducer are positioned in a gas flow path between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. The gas shut-off valve is an electrically operated valve with a spherical or cylindrical valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Endt, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi, Torsten Ettrich
  • Patent number: 9115812
    Abstract: In a plug valve with a plug supported around its axis of rotation in a flow passageway of the valve housing, the plug is supported in a floating manner against a spring force pressing the plug against an annular sealing element. The spring force is provided by a spring element bearing against the valve housing and engaging with a trunnion of the plug. The sealing element is supported in a fixed position against a flow passage opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Majid Bakhshi, Joerg Gassmann, Wolfram Schwarze
  • Publication number: 20150060711
    Abstract: A gas shut-off valve for installation in gas meters, has a valve disk that can be moved in the longitudinal direction with respect to its valve seat. The movement is realized by a linear unit held in the longitudinal direction in a valve casing, which is actuated by an electric motor via reduction gearing. The valve seat has a lip seal. The electric motor is a small DC motor. The reduction gearing and the linear unit, are installed in a panel of the valve casing. The linear unit is a rack-and-pinion gearing or a sliding-screw gearing, having an adjusting-nut element and an adjusting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sten Wahrisch, Joerg Gassmann, Sebastian Fraulob
  • Publication number: 20140232495
    Abstract: A relay assembly comprises a relay mounted on a board. The relay may be a single or individual relay or a polyphasic relay. The relay has a housing and at least one dip solder pin extending from the housing and soldered to a circuit board. The relay is mounted on the circuit board via at least one fastening clip having a fitting part fitted into a hole in the housing, a latching part latched to a bore in the board, and a central flange between the fitting part and the latching part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg GASSMANN, Soeren HEINRICH
  • Patent number: 8791376
    Abstract: A fluid-tight cable bushing for a ribbon cable has two profile supports. The ribbon cable extends through an opening in a penetration element, such as a housing for a switch or meter. The bushing has two profile supports each with a first flange having snap-on elements and a second flange. The first flanges extend symmetrical along and enclose the ribbon cable. To form a first fixation point, the snap-on elements are v-shaped and arranged to snap against a first end of the opening. To form a second fixation point, the second flanges extend laterally beyond a second end of the opening. A fluid-tight potting mass covers one of the fixation points. Preferably, the potting mass is disposed in a recess formed in the penetration element about the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Endt, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi
  • Publication number: 20140070125
    Abstract: The invention concerns an valve drive assembly for a valve unit for regulating a flow of fluid with a lead-through of an operating rod (3) through a flange (4), particularly the arrangement of operating rod (3) to the flange (4) for adjusting a defined flow of fluid. The assembly comprises a flange (4), and operating rod (3) and an annular element. The operating rod (3) is disposed through said flange, and annular element is disposed between flange (4) and operating rod (3) defining an annular gap (12) between the annular element and the operating rod. An effective length of the annular gap (12) exceeds a thickness of the flange (4). This invention leads to considerable cost savings, as the component parts can now be produced more simply using manufacturing processes known from mass production, such as deep-drawing or even stamping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Joerg Gassmann, Thomas Mueller, Sebastian Fraulob
  • Publication number: 20130042934
    Abstract: A gas meter with integrated gas shut-off valve has a housing with a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A device to record the gas flow, a meter mechanism, a gas shut-off valve and optionally a pressure reducer are positioned in a gas flow path between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. The gas shut-off valve is an electrically operated valve with a spherical or cylindrical valve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Joerg ENDT, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi, Torsten Ettrich
  • Publication number: 20130043416
    Abstract: An electric motor driven valve for use in gas meters, has at least one valve unit (V) with a valve body and a valve element, a drive unit (A) and a connection unit (S). The units (V, A, S) can be connected to each other and separated from each other, in a modular manner. The valve element is a spherical or cylindrical valve element that is sealed relative to the valve body by means of only one sealing element, which is preferably a lip seal. The valve body has two recesses in which the valve element is rotatably mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Joerg ENDT, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi, Torsten Ettrich
  • Publication number: 20130043070
    Abstract: A fluid-tight cable bushing for a ribbon cable has two profile supports. The ribbon cable extends through an opening in a penetration element, such as a housing for a switch or meter. The bushing has two profile supports each with a first flange having snap-on elements and a second flange. The first flanges extend symmetrical along and enclose the ribbon cable. To form a first fixation point, the snap-on elements are v-shaped and arranged to snap against a first end of the opening. To form a second fixation point, the second flanges extend laterally beyond a second end of the opening. A fluid-tight potting mass covers one of the fixation points. Preferably, the potting mass is disposed in a recess formed in the penetration element about the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Joerg ENDT, Joerg Gassmann, Majid Bakhshi
  • Publication number: 20070108181
    Abstract: A domestic appliance containing a linearly movable component 8, 9 which can be moved by means of an, in particular metal and convex, drive band 12. The domestic appliance is, in particular, an apparatus for drying laundry 1 by means of an air stream. The apparatus comprises a drum 2 for holding the laundry 1 and a duct system 3, 4, 5 for conducting the air stream. The duct system 3, 4, 5 has a section 3 which is arranged at the outflow end of the drum 2 and in which the air stream is conducted in a downward direction and in which a filter 6 for capturing lint 7 from the air stream is arranged. The filter 6 has an associated scraper 8, 9 for scraping off lint 7 which have been captured, and this scraper 8, 9 is the component 8, 9 which can be moved by means of the drive band 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Gassmann, Roman Goldberg, Kai Nitschmann