Patents by Inventor Lothar Theis

Lothar Theis 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).

  • Discharge device and method for discharging electrostatic charges
    Patent number: 10485083
    Abstract: A discharge device for a rolling bearing as well as a method for discharging electrostatic loads to a rolling bearing including a flexurally elastic conductor. The conductor includes a first conductor section and a second conductor section for forming a contact arrangement at a rolling bearing. The first conductor section electrically engages a first bearing ring and the second conductor section electrically engages a second bearing ring of the rolling bearing to form an electrically conductive connection between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SCHUNK BAHN— UND INDUSTRIETECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Lothar Theis, Daniel Pfeffer, Frank Burkard
  • Discharge Device And Method For Discharging Electrostatic Charges
    Publication number: 20170280540
    Abstract: A discharge device for a rolling bearing as well as a method for discharging electrostatic loads to a rolling bearing including a flexurally elastic conductor. The conductor includes a first conductor section and a second conductor section for forming a contact arrangement at a rolling bearing. The first conductor section electrically engages a first bearing ring and the second conductor section electrically engages a second bearing ring of the rolling bearing to form an electrically conductive connection between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Lothar Theis, Daniel Pfeffer, Frank Burkard