Patents by Inventor Johann Lang
Johann Lang 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).
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Patent number: 9435845Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for detecting an arc in a DC circuit. The method includes measuring and analyzing an AC component (IAC) of a current (I) flowing in the circuit and determining at least one parameter of the AC component (IAC). The level of a DC component (IDC) of the current (I) is varied and a degree of correlation between the level of the DC component (IDC) of the current (I) flowing in the DC circuit and the at least one parameter of the AC component (IAC) is determined. An arc is detected and selectively signaled based on the degree of the determined correlation. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method and to an inverter comprising such an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Johannes Lang, Thomas Wegener, Marcel Kratochvil, Holger Behrends, Michael Viotto
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Patent number: 9322302Abstract: A control system is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine. The control system includes a control unit configured for providing a part load mode that is optimized for slow operation of the engine at loads up to an upper part load limit in the range from 40% to 75% of a maximum engine load. The control unit is also configured for providing a high load mode for engine loads above the upper part load limit. In the part load mode, at least one inlet valve is closed at a closing angle later than in the high load mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hendrik Johannes Lange, Andreas Banck, Markus Krueger
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Publication number: 20140210485Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for detecting an arc in a DC circuit. The method includes measuring and analyzing an AC component (IAC) of a current (I) flowing in the circuit and determining at least one parameter of the AC component (IAC). The level of a DC component (IDC) of the current (I) is varied and a degree of correlation between the level of the DC component (IDC) of the current (I) flowing in the DC circuit and the at least one parameter of the AC component (IAC) is determined. An arc is detected and selectively signaled based on the degree of the determined correlation. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method and to an inverter comprising such an apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Johannes Lang, Thomas Wegener, Marcel Kratochvil, Holger Behrends, Michael Viotto
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Publication number: 20140174840Abstract: A subframe (1) in a body of a motor vehicle is provided for connecting longitudinal and cross members for wheels (12) of an axle of the motor vehicle. A region (2) of the subframe (1) is designed as a supporting ring (3) for holding an electric energy accumulator (4). The subframe achieves a structurally simple and stable holding of an electric energy accumulator in the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F .Porche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Daniel Knoblauch, Johannes Lange
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Publication number: 20140116039Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling/regulating the travel speed of a utility vehicle comprising at least one drive motor, at least one hydraulic pump, at least one control slide valve, at least one hydraulic travel motor, at least one further hydraulic drive, as well as at least one controller. In accordance with the present disclosure, the travel speed of the at least one hydraulic travel motor is controlled/regulated via at least the speed of the drive motor, while the at least one further hydraulic drive does not provide any drive power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbHInventors: Johannes Lang, Bernhard Meitinger
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Publication number: 20140116201Abstract: A drive train (6) is provided for a motor vehicle which can be driven in a purely electric manner. A gear mechanism (7, 15) has a standardized housing (8) for accommodating an electrical machine (16) or two electrical machines (10, 11) and for accommodating two gear mechanism output shafts (9) which are associated with a vehicle axle (2, 4). A large number of drive topologies for various vehicle sectors with purely electric drives can be formed by configuring the drive train in this way.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Leo Spiegel, Daniel Knoblauch, Johannes Lange
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Publication number: 20140110995Abstract: A braking apparatus for work machines has at least two brakes, each having at least one braking circuit. The braking circuits can each be actuated via at least one control valve, and the control valves can be controlled independently of one another. A processing unit, by which the control valves can be controlled or regulated, an operating circuit, via which the braking circuits can be controlled or regulated manually, and at least one pressure supply are provided, and the control valves can be controlled or regulated under predetermined conditions by the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbHInventors: Bernhard MEITINGER, Johannes LANG
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Patent number: 8511650Abstract: A carburetor assembly includes a carburetor (9) wherein a section of an intake channel (10) is configured. A throttle element and a choke element are pivotally journalled in this intake channel (10). A first coupling element is fixedly connected to the throttle element so as to pivot therewith and a second coupling element is fixedly connected to the choke element so as to pivot therewith. The first and second coupling elements form a blocking arrangement which prevents an engagement of the choke element when the throttle element is not actuated.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KGInventors: Jens-Peter Kern, Arne Jensen, Ralf Schenk, Johannes Lang, Thomas Hilt, Erik Andresen, Steffen Joos, Juner Bytyqi
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Patent number: 8390546Abstract: A display device comprising a light guide (12), a front plate (14), and an intermediate electromechanically operable foil (16). Two electrode layers (22, 23) are arranged on either side of the foil (16) to induce electrostatic forces on the foil (16) and to bring selected portions of the foil into contact with the light guide (12), thereby extracting light from the light guide (12). The second electrode layer (22) is arranged on the opposite side of the light guide (12) with reference to the foil (16), and separated from the light guide (12) by means of a refractive layer (28). As no electrode layer is required on the light guide itself, the light path of rays extracted from the light guide is cleaner, and the absorption of light is reduced. The light guide can have a thickness such that the light extracted from the light guide per unit length is sufficient to allow for line-at-a-time addressing.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom, Peter Alexander Duine, Volker Schoellmann, Ruediger Johannes Lange, Siebe Tjerk De Zwark
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Patent number: 8104965Abstract: An axle stub bearing unit for a bearing point of an axle stub of a steerable axle of a vehicle is provided, with a radial bearing that is constructed as a needle bearing, and a separate axial bearing that is constructed as a sliding bearing, which are accommodated in a cup-shaped bush (2, 12, 21, 25). The bush is a component which is formed in one piece and is provided with a sleeve (7, 14, 19, 26) in a region of the axial bearing.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Johannes Lang, Michael Ruprich, Thomas Schilling
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Publication number: 20110165812Abstract: A display device comprising a light guide (12), a front plate (14), and an intermediate electromechanically operable foil (16). Two electrode layers (22, 23) are arranged on either side of the foil (16) to induce electrostatic forces on the foil (16) and to bring selected portions of the foil into contact with the light guide (12), thereby extracting light from the light guide (12). The second electrode layer (22) is arranged on the opposite side of the light guide (12) with reference to the foil (16), and separated from the light guide (12) by means of a refractive layer (28). As no electrode layer is required on the light guide itself, the light path of rays extracted from the light guide is cleaner, and the absorption of light is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom, Peter Alexander Duine, Volker Schoellmann, Ruediger Johannes Lange, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart
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Patent number: 7889162Abstract: A display device comprising a light guide (12), a front plate (14), and an intermediate electromechanically operable foil (16). Two electrode layers (22, 23) are arranged on either side of the foil (16) to induce electrostatic forces on the foil (16) and to bring selected portions of the foil into contact with the light guide (12), thereby extracting light from the light guide (12). The second electrode layer (22) is arranged on the opposite side of the light guide (12) with reference to the foil (16), and separated from the light guide (12) by means of a refractive layer (28). As no electrode layer is required on the light guide itself, the light path of rays extracted from the light guide is cleaner, and the absorption of light is reduced. The light guide can have a thickness such that the light extracted from the light guide per unit length is sufficient to allow for line-at-a-time addressing.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom, Peter Alexander Duine, Volker Schoellmann, Ruediger Johannes Lange, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart
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Publication number: 20100237516Abstract: A carburetor assembly includes a carburetor (9) wherein a section of an intake channel (10) is configured. A throttle element and a choke element are pivotally journalled in this intake channel (10). A first coupling element is fixedly connected to the throttle element so as to pivot therewith and a second coupling element is fixedly connected to the choke element so as to pivot therewith. The first and second coupling elements form a blocking arrangement which prevents an engagement of the choke element when the throttle element is not actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Jens-Peter Kern, Arne Jensen, Ralf Schenk, Johannes Lang, Thomas Hilt, Erik Andresen, Steffen Joos, Juner Bytyqi
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Publication number: 20080315545Abstract: An axle stub bearing unit for a bearing point of an axle stub of a steerable axle of a vehicle is provided, with a radial bearing that is constructed as a needle bearing, and a separate axial bearing that is constructed as a sliding bearing, which are accommodated in a cup-shaped bush (2, 12, 21, 25). The bush is a component which is formed in one piece and is provided with a sleeve (7, 14, 19, 26) in a region of the axial bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Johannes Lang, Michael Ruprich, Thomas Schilling
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Patent number: 7212178Abstract: The invention provides for a method and display apparatus (10) having driving circuitry for driving a display panel (24) having a plurality of addressable discharge cells (26) driven by display pulses (DP), including the steps of applying data pulses (DAP) during the time interval between display pulses (DP) and characterized by the step of priming charges for each of the discharge cells (26) by means of the reset discharges so as to reduce the required data voltage, and in particular such a method wherein one TV-field period (TF) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (SF) all of which are of substantially equal time durations.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2002Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V.Inventors: Makoto Ishii, Tomokazu Shiga, Shigeo Mikoshiba, Jurgen Jean Louis Hoppenbrouwers, Dirk De Bruin, Bart Andre Salters, Roel Van Woudenberg, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Ruediger Johannes Lange
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Publication number: 20040155835Abstract: The invention provides for a method and display apparatus (10) having driving circuitry for driving a display panel (24) having a plurality of addressable discharge cells (26) driven by display pulses (DP), including the steps of applying data pulses (DAP) during the time interval between display pulses (DP) and characterized by the step of priming charges for each of the discharge cells (26) by means of the reset discharges so as to reduce the required data voltage, and in particular such a method wherein one TV-field period (TF) is divided into a plurality of sub-fields (SF) all of which are of substantially equal time durations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: Makoto Ishii, Tomokazu Shiga, Shigeo Mikoshiba, Jurgen Jean Louis Hoppenbrouwers, Dirk De Bruin, Bart Andre Salters, Roel Van Woundenberg, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Ruediger Johannes Lange
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Patent number: 6769351Abstract: In an eccentric bearing arrangement for a pump shaft (2) comprising an eccentric ring (4) that is fixedly attached thereto, and further comprising a needle roller bearing that is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the eccentric ring, a stop washer (12) is retained in a circumferential groove (13) of the needle roller bushing (9) and is surrounded radially by the adjoining flange (11) of the needle roller bushing (9), and the stop washer (12) comprises an axially inward open annular groove (15) in which the cage (6) is guided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: INA-Schaeffler KGInventors: Johannes Lang, Stefan Willared, Klaus Scharinger
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Publication number: 20030110937Abstract: In an eccentric bearing arrangement for a pump shaft (2) comprising an eccentric ring (4) that is fixedly attached thereto, and further comprising a needle roller bearing that is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the eccentric ring, a stop washer (12) is retained in a circumferential groove (13) of the needle roller bushing (9) and is surrounded radially by the adjoining flange (11) of the needle roller bushing (9), and said stop washer (12) comprises an axially inward open annular groove (15) in which the cage (6) is guided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventors: Johannes Lang, Stefan Willared, Klaus Scharinger
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Patent number: 6318516Abstract: The inventive bearing arrangement for a device for activating a vehicle brake has a central threaded spindle (2) which is secured against torsion in a fixed housing (1) and which is arranged in such a way that it can be displaced up to a brake disk (3) of the vehicle and from thereon axially. The inventive arrangement is also provided with an inner ring (5) which concentrically surrounds the threaded spindle (2) together with roll bodies. Said inner ring (5) is coupled with a rotating rotor of an electromotor (7) at the front and is supported with the same in the housing (1) by an axial roller bearing and a radial roller bearing so that it can rotate. According to the invention, the axial roller bearing of the inner ring (5) is made up of a planetary gear with several roll bodies serving as planets. Said roll bodies are situated between the inner ring (5) and a bore wall (8) of the housing (1) which is axial to the inner ring (5). This reduces the friction losses of the axial roller bearing.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2000Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Ina Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventors: Alexander Zernickel, Johannes Lang, Jurgen Hartmann
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Patent number: 6003430Abstract: The eccentric end portion (5) of a pump shaft (3) is mounted in a needle roller bearing (6) which comprises a sheet metal bushing (9) and needle rollers (7) guided in a cage (8), wherein the end of the sheet metal bushing (9) remote from the pump shaft (3) is provided with a closed bottom (18) to prevent a displacement of the sheet metal bushing (9) in axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler oHGInventor: Johannes Lang