Patents by Inventor Lothar Franz Bieg

Lothar Franz Bieg 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).

  • Methods and apparatus related to a purge valve for a capacitor
    Patent number: 10242808
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a purge valve. The housing defines a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity. The purge valve is disposed within the lumen and includes an occlusion member. A portion of the occlusion member has a width substantially equal to a width of an end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration. The portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: IOXUS, INC.
    Inventors: Thor E. Eilertsen, Chad Hall, Lothar Franz Bieg
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A PURGE VALVE FOR A CAPACITOR
    Publication number: 20150029639
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a purge valve. The housing defines a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity. The purge valve is disposed within the lumen and includes an occlusion member. A portion of the occlusion member has a width substantially equal to a width of an end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration. The portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: loxus, Inc.
    Inventors: Thor E. Eilertsen, Chad Hall, Lothar Franz Bieg
  • Methods and apparatus related to a purge valve for a capacitor
    Patent number: 8760850
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a purge valve. The housing defines a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity. The purge valve is disposed within the lumen and includes an occlusion member. A portion of the occlusion member has a width substantially equal to a width of an end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration. The portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Ioxus, Inc.
    Inventors: Thor E. Eilertsen, Chad Hall, Lothar Franz Bieg
  • Methods and apparatus related to a purge valve for a capacitor
    Publication number: 20120063057
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing and a purge valve. The housing defines a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity. The purge valve is disposed within the lumen and includes an occlusion member. A portion of the occlusion member has a width substantially equal to a width of an end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration. The portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Thor E. Eilertsen, Chad Hall, Lothar Franz Bieg