Patents by Inventor Kai Wolter
Kai Wolter 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: 12237494Abstract: A system for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2024Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Matthews International CorporationInventors: Frank Bogenstahl, Rene Wolters, Christoph Lansing, Kay Wolters, Thomas Hackfort, Jörg Gottszky
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Patent number: 12136727Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2024Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Matthews International CorporationInventors: Frank Bogenstahl, Rene Wolters, Christoph Lansing, Kay Wolters, Thomas Hackfort, Jörg Gottszky
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Patent number: 11821460Abstract: A roller arrangement includes at least three parallel-axis rollers with a respective nip formed between adjacent rollers. Each of the rollers having a journal at both axial ends and is pivot-mounted via the respective roller journals. At least two bearings being arranged axially adjacent to one another at least on both of a first roller journal of a first, second and third adjacent rollers. A compressive stress is generated between an inner bearing on the first roller journal of the first roller and an outer bearing on the first roller journal of the second roller and a tensile stress is generated between an outer bearing on the first roller journal of the first roller and an inner bearing on the first roller journal of the second roller or vice versa. Similarly, compressive and tensile stresses are generated between the bearings on respective journals of the second and third adjacent rollers.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas Hackfort, Frank Bogenstahl, Christoph Lansing, René Wolters, Harald Bartsch, Carsten Kleingries, Kay Wolters, Jörg Gottszky
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Publication number: 20230071761Abstract: A method for operating a discharge lamp by modulating a current signal is presented. The discharge lamp is operated with at least two different frequencies. At first a probability distribution function for a first number of first frequency periods and a second number of second frequency periods is defined. Next, the first number of first frequency periods and the second number of second frequency periods are determined depending on the probability distribution function by at least one random number. The current signal is modulated by applying the first number of first frequency periods and the second number of second frequency periods to the current signal for operating the discharge lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Michael HEISE, Bernd KOCH, Sascha PILTZ, Kai WOLTER
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Publication number: 20230063322Abstract: The invention describes a method for operating a discharge lamp by adapting a current signal. A distribution function is defined for gathering several time span values that define several different time spans. The several time span values are determined depending on the distribution function by one or more random numbers. The current signal is commutated at every instant of time according to an expiry of each of the several time spans. A light apparatus is provided with a control unit to perform any method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Bernd KOCH, Michael HEISE, Sascha PILTZ, Kai WOLTER
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Publication number: 20220072612Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Frank Bogenstahl, René Wolters, Christoph Lansing, Jörg Gottszky, Kay Wolters, Thomas Hackfort
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Publication number: 20200227722Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip us configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Frank Bogenstahl, Rene Wolters, Christoph Lansing, Kay Wolters, Thomas Hackfort, Jorg Gottszky
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Patent number: 9320123Abstract: A method for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp with a variable power is disclosed. Said method utilizing at least the following steps: (a) providing high-pressure discharge lamp, which has a nominal operating power; (b) operating the lamp with an instantaneous power, where the instantaneous power lies within relative lower and upper power limits, respectively, and said limits may depend on an average power, and said instantaneous power may lie within a predetermined absolute lower and upper power limit; (c) determining the average power from a one-sided moving average value of the instantaneous power or the exponential smoothing of the instantaneous power of a time segment of predefined length.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Kai Wolter, Markus Baier
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Patent number: 9253861Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one discharge lamp having a commutation device and a control device which is coupled to the commutation device. A first measuring device is used to determine in each case first measurement values, which represent a measure of the magnitude of electrode peaks of the discharge lamp, within a test operating phase in which the first electrode and the second electrode are supplied with energy in an asymmetrical manner. A second measuring device is used to determine a second measurement value which is correlated with the current through the discharge lamp at least during the test operating phase. The control device is designed to actuate the commutation device at least as a function of the determined first measurement values and second measurement values. Various embodiments further relate to a corresponding method for operating at least one discharge lamp.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Kai Wolter, Norbert Magg
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Patent number: 9156071Abstract: A compact roll arrangement has a device and method for regulating the roll nip so that intermittently coated films may be calendared precisely. A bearing block is arranged in a bearing jewel, and first lever arms of the clamping latch of the upper roll and the lower roll are connected rigidly to one another. Bearing jewels which lie opposite to one another, of the upper roll and the lower roll are connected to one another via a second actuating element. A controller acts on first and second actuating elements, so that the first actuating elements are moved to adjust the roll nip according to a predetermined thrust and a predetermined linear load, and the second actuating elements are moved to maintain the bearing jewels in a relative rest position which is defined by specified densification of a material web passing the roll nip.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: SAUERESSIG GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Thomas Hackfort, Kay Wolters, Heinz Wittebrock, Joerg Gottszky
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Publication number: 20150084539Abstract: A method for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp with a variable power is disclosed. Said method utilizing at least the following steps: (a) providing high-pressure discharge lamp, which has a nominal operating power; (b) operating the lamp with an instantaneous power, where the instantaneous power lies within relative lower and upper power limits, respectively, and said limits may depend on an average power, and said instantaneous power may lie within a predetermined absolute lower and upper power limit; (c) determining the average power from a one-sided moving average value of the instantaneous power or the exponential smoothing of the instantaneous power of a time segment of predefined length.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Kai Wolter, Markus Baier
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Publication number: 20150077018Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one discharge lamp having a commutation device and a control device which is coupled to the commutation device. A first measuring device is used to determine in each case first measurement values, which represent a measure of the magnitude of electrode peaks of the discharge lamp, within a test operating phase in which the first electrode and the second electrode are supplied with energy in an asymmetrical manner. A second measuring device is used to determine a second measurement value which is correlated with the current through the discharge lamp at least during the test operating phase. The control device is designed to actuate the commutation device at least as a function of the determined first measurement values and second measurement values. Various embodiments further relate to a corresponding method for operating at least one discharge lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Kai Wolter, Norbert Magg
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Publication number: 20140109642Abstract: A roll arrangement having a device for regulating the roll nip, comprising a roll pair which consists of an upper roll and a lower roll, between which a roll nip is formed, wherein each roll is provided with two roll journals which lie axially diametrically opposite one another; at least two bearing blocks for each roll journal, wherein one or more bearings are received in a bearing block; and a bearing block, which lies in each case on the outside on the roll journal, in a clamping latch which has a first lever arm and a second lever arm, wherein the second lever arm of the respective clamping latch of the upper roll and the second lever arm of the respective clamping latch of the lower roll are connected to one another via a first actuating element; mutually corresponding bearing jewels and clamping latches of the upper roll and the lower roll lie opposite one another; and a controller which acts on the first and the second actuating element, is characterized in that the bearing block which lies in each casType: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: SAUERESSIG GMBH + CO. KGInventors: Thomas Hackfort, Kay Wolters, Heinz Wittebrock, Joerg Gottszky
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Patent number: 8602566Abstract: A method for operating a gas discharge lamp featuring a gas discharge lamp burner and a first and a second electrode, wherein the electrodes have a nominal electrode separation in the gas discharge lamp burner before their first activation and said nominal separation is correlated to the lamp voltage. The method may include checking whether the off-time, corresponding to the time duration between two DC voltage phases, has expired; and if the off-time has expired, omitting commutations or applying pseudo-commutations for a predefined time duration which depends on the lamp voltage in such a way that a time duration of the omission of at least one of commutations and application of pseudo-commutations is predefined for each lamp voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: OSRAM AGInventors: Markus Baier, Martin Brueckel, Bärbel Dierks, Peter Flesch, Josef Kroell, Oskar Schallmoser, Kai Wolter
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Patent number: 8188675Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating an illumination system, which illumination system has a high pressure discharge lamp driven with a commutating lamp current (IL), and a color filter system for filtering the light of the high pressure discharge lamp in a plurality of sequential color segments (A, B, D, E, G, H). The invention further relates to an illumination system for embodying the inventive method, and to a computer program product which can be loaded into an inventive illumination system in order to configure said illumination system in accordance with the inventive method. According to the invention, prior to a commutation in an intermediate phase (ZP), the lamp current (IL) passes through an intermediate phase pulse (DP), during which the light of the illumination system is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Osram AGInventor: Kai Wolter
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Patent number: 8154213Abstract: A circuit arrangement (10) for operation of a high-pressure discharge lamp having a commutation device (K), which has an input (E1, E2) for coupling to a DC voltage source and has an output (A1, A2) for coupling to the high-pressure discharge lamp (EL). A control apparatus (12) is configured to commutate the polarity with which the voltage (UZW), which is applied to the input (E1, E2) of the commutation device (K), is coupled to the output (A1, A2) of the commutation device (K). A synchronization apparatus (14) is configured to provide a synchronization signal (Sy) at its output (A1, A2). A timer apparatus (16) is configured to produce a commutation initiation signal (KA) at its output (A1, A2), which commutation initiation signal (KA) is synchronized with a predeterminable operating frequency of the high-pressure discharge lamp (EL).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: OSRAM AGInventors: Christian Breuer, Kai Wolter
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Publication number: 20110317133Abstract: A method for operating a gas discharge lamp featuring a gas discharge lamp burner and a first and a second electrode, wherein the electrodes have a nominal electrode separation in the gas discharge lamp burner before their first activation and said nominal separation is correlated to the lamp voltage. The method may include checking whether the off-time, corresponding to the time duration between two DC voltage phases, has expired; and if the off-time has expired, omitting commutations or applying pseudo-commutations for a predefined time duration which depends on the lamp voltage in such a way that a time duration of the omission of at least one of commutations and application of pseudo-commutations is predefined for each lamp voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Martin Brueckel, Bärbel Dierks, Peter Flesch, Josef Kroell, Markus Baier, Oskar Schallmoser, Kai Wolter
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Publication number: 20100079735Abstract: A circuit arrangement (10) for operation of a high-pressure discharge lamp having a commutation device (K), which has an input (E1, E2) for coupling to a DC voltage source and has an output (A1, A2) for coupling to the high-pressure discharge lamp (EL). The commutation device (K) is configured to couple the voltage (UZW) which is applied to the input (E1, E2) to its output (A1, A2). A control apparatus (12) is configured to commutate the polarity with which the voltage (UZW), which is applied to the input (E1, E2) of the commutation device (K), is coupled to the output (A1, A2) of the commutation device (K). A synchronization apparatus (14) is configured to provide a synchronization signal (Sy) at its output (A1, A2). A timer apparatus (16) is configured to produce a commutation initiation signal (KA) at its output (A1, A2), which commutation initiation signal (KA) is synchronized with a predeterminable operating frequency of the high-pressure discharge lamp (EL).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Christian Breuer, Kai Wolter
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Publication number: 20090195181Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating an illumination system, which illumination system has a high pressure discharge lamp driven with a commutating lamp current (IL), and a color filter system for filtering the light of the high pressure discharge lamp in a plurality of sequential color segments (A, B, D, E, G, H). The invention further relates to an illumination system for embodying the inventive method, and to a computer program product which can be loaded into an inventive illumination system in order to configure said illumination system in accordance with the inventive method. According to the invention, prior to a commutation in an intermediate phase (ZP), the lamp current (IL) passes through an intermediate phase pulse (DP), during which the light of the illumination system is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventor: Kai Wolter
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Patent number: 7560878Abstract: High-pressure discharge lamps may explode at the end of their life. In order to be able to predict an explosion, the gradient of the operating voltage is evaluated. If a risk of explosion is detected, the lamp operation is interrupted.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur elektrischeInventors: Franz Bernitz, Christian Breuer, Andreas Huber, Kai Wolter