Patents by Inventor Johannes Doerndorfer

Johannes Doerndorfer 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: 10343746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive assembly (10) for a manually driven vehicle (80), in particular a bicycle or a pedelec, with an electric auxiliary drive (24), wherein the drive assembly (10) has a first drive shaft (12) for a manual drive and a rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24), and wherein the first drive shaft (12) and the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) are coupled to a common drive element (29), wherein the first drive shaft (12) and the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) are coupled to the drive element (29) by means of a harmonic drive (25), wherein the harmonic drive (25) has an outer sleeve (28) with an internal toothing system (62) and a deformable inner sleeve (26) with an external toothing system (64) and a shaft generator (27), wherein the shaft generator (27) is at least indirectly connected fixedly to the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) so as to rotate with it, wherein the deformable inner sleeve (26) is at least indirectly conn
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Unicorn Energy GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Doerndorfer
  • Patent number: 10008869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a supply network component for a supply network for a network medium, comprising at least one contact unit for contacting a further supply network component of the supply network, a functional group having at least one functional unit, and at least one coupling unit for coupling the at least one contact unit to the functional group, wherein the at least one contact unit has a communication interface for communicating with a further supply network component of the supply network and a transport interface for transporting the network medium to a further supply network component. The present invention furthermore relates to an energy storage block comprising a plurality of the proposed supply network components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: UNICORN ENERGY GMBH
    Inventor: Johannes Doerndorfer
  • Publication number: 20180126861
    Abstract: The invention relates to a modular vehicle system comprising an electric vehicle (2) and a module (16) which can be connected to the electric vehicle (2) by means of a plug connection, wherein the electric vehicle (2) at least has an on-board power supply system (3) for supplying power to an electric drive unit (6) of the electric vehicle (2), a control device (9) for communicating with the module (16), and an interface (15), which is connected to the on-board power supply system (3) and the control device (9), for connection to the module (16), which interface (15) forms a first element of the plug connection, wherein the module (16) at least has an electrical arrangement, a module controller (23) for communicating with the control device (9) of the electric vehicle (2), and a connection element (17) which is connected to the electrical arrangement and the module controller (23) and which forms a second element of the plug connection, wherein the interface (15) of the electric vehicle (2) is connected in a d
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Johannes Dörndorfer, Hannes Neupert
  • Publication number: 20180015985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive assembly (10) for a manually driven vehicle (80), in particular a bicycle or a pedelec, with an electric auxiliary drive (24), wherein the drive assembly (10) has a first drive shaft (12) for a manual drive and a rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24), and wherein the first drive shaft (12) and the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) are coupled to a common drive element (29), wherein the first drive shaft (12) and the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) are coupled to the drive element (29) by means of a harmonic drive (25), wherein the harmonic drive (25) has an outer sleeve (28) with an internal toothing system (62) and a deformable inner sleeve (26) with an external toothing system (64) and a shaft generator (27), wherein the shaft generator (27) is at least indirectly connected fixedly to the rotor (20) of the electric auxiliary drive (24) so as to rotate with it, wherein the deformable inner sleeve (26) is at least indirectly conn
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Unicorn Energy GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes DOERNDORFER
  • Publication number: 20150042285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a supply network component for a supply network for a network medium, comprising at least one contact unit for contacting a further supply network component of the supply network, a functional group having at least one functional unit, and at least one coupling unit for coupling the at least one contact unit to the functional group, wherein the at least one contact unit has a communication interface for communicating with a further supply network component of the supply network and a transport interface for transporting the network medium to a further supply network component. The present invention furthermore relates to an energy storage block comprising a plurality of the proposed supply network components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Johannes Doerndorfer
  • Publication number: 20140368032
    Abstract: The invention relates to a network infrastructure component and a distributed network system for supply purposes comprising a plurality of network infrastructure components, wherein the network infrastructure component comprises at least one contact unit for connection to a further network infrastructure component, and at least one coupling module for coupling a functional group, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with a coupled functional group at least at a supply level, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component at least at the supply level and/or a data level, such that a self-configured network system for linking a plurality of functional groups can be produced with a network of a plurality of network infrastructure components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Johannes Doerndorfer