Patents by Inventor Manfred Aigner

Manfred Aigner 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: 11218797
    Abstract: A loudspeaker arrangement having a first loudspeaker comprising a first sound radiating surface and a first loudspeaker basket, and a second loudspeaker comprising a second sound radiating surface and a second loudspeaker basket. The first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker are arranged opposite each other in a first direction, a cavity is formed between a front side of the first loudspeaker and a front side of the second loudspeaker, and the first loudspeaker basket is directly coupled to the second loudspeaker basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Joerg Prokisch, Michael Schuster, Andreas Pfeffer, Manfred Aigner
  • Patent number: 11079002
    Abstract: A bearing carrier or a housing part includes a base body, a first component and at least one second component mounted in the base body, and a belt or a cable or a roving connected to the base body and to the first component and the second component such that the belt or the cable or the roving at least partially transmits forces that act on the first component to the second component. The first and second components may each be formed as rings having a cylindrical inner surface and an outer surface having a groove, and the element may pass through the grooves of the first and second components and be embedded in the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Hubert Herbst, Manfred Aigner, Jürgen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck
  • Publication number: 20200329301
    Abstract: A loudspeaker arrangement having a first loudspeaker comprising a first sound radiating surface and a first loudspeaker basket, and a second loudspeaker comprising a second sound radiating surface and a second loudspeaker basket. The first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker are arranged opposite each other in a first direction, a cavity is formed between a front side of the first loudspeaker and a front side of the second loudspeaker, and the first loudspeaker basket is directly coupled to the second loudspeaker basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Prokisch, Michael Schuster, Andreas Pfeffer, Manfred Aigner
  • Publication number: 20190048985
    Abstract: A bearing carrier or a housing part includes a base body, a first component and at least one second component mounted in the base body, and a belt or a cable or a roving connected to the base body and to the first component and the second component such that the belt or the cable or the roving at least partially transmits forces that act on the first component to the second component. The first and second components may each be formed as rings having a cylindrical inner surface and an outer surface having a groove, and the element may pass through the grooves of the first and second components and be embedded in the base body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hubert Herbst, Manfred Aigner, Jürgen Barthelme, Helmut Hauck
  • Patent number: 8560271
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the operation of a medication delivery device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a medication delivery device, the medication delivery device comprises a medication delivery module, providing an electronic module coupled to the medication delivery device, the electronic module comprises a sensor element, a control element, and a storing element, detecting, using the sensor element, signals generated in response to a measurable operation of the medication delivery module, generating electronic data by processing, using the control element, electronic information derived from the detected signals, the electronic data comprises information about a medication delivery characteristic of at least one measurable operation of the medication delivery module, and storing the electronic data in the storing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Roche Diagnostics International Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthias Koehler, Peter Blasberg, Christoph Cronrath, Frank Deck, Hanspeter Heiniger, Manfred Aigner, Bernhard Guennewig, Alfred Kloos, Genrikh Siris
  • Patent number: 7779183
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a communication adapter for use with an ambulant medical device. The device carries out a data transmission to the communication adapter that carries out a data transmission to a computer by means of a data connection. The communication adapter processes the data to be read-out from the devices in such a fashion that it can be displayed on a computer without the use of specific software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Koehler, Peter Blasberg, Guenter Handwerker, Manfred Aigner, Christian Habermann
  • Publication number: 20100145656
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the operation of a medication delivery device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a medication delivery device, the medication delivery device comprises a medication delivery module, providing an electronic module coupled to the medication delivery device, the electronic module comprises a sensor element, a control element, and a storing element, detecting, using the sensor element, signals generated in response to a measurable operation of the medication delivery module, generating electronic data by processing, using the control element, electronic information derived from the detected signals, the electronic data comprises information about a medication delivery characteristic of at least one measurable operation of the medication delivery module, and storing the electronic data in the storing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Koehler, Peter Blasberg, Christoph Cronrath, Frank Deck, Hanspeter Heiniger, Manfred Aigner, Bernhard Guennewig, Alfred Kloos, Genrikh Siris
  • Publication number: 20080173243
    Abstract: In order to carry out at least one procedure on an animal, in particular for milking an animal, a method and an apparatus, in which animals are successively led to a facility, are proposed. The animals are transferred to an exit region of the facility and stay there until a subsequent animal enters the vicinity of the exit region. The exit region is then opened and the subsequent animal can enter the exit region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Herbert Dreyer, Michael Nahues, Manfred Aigner
  • Publication number: 20080131824
    Abstract: A burner device is made available, comprising a combustion chamber with a combustion space and an injection device for injecting a mixture of fuel and oxidant into the combustion space, wherein the injection device has a plurality of nozzles arranged on a circular line, the nozzles each have a nozzle chamber, fuel nozzles or fuel pipes for the coupling in of fuel open into the nozzle chambers, oxidant can be coupled into the nozzle chambers via a feed device for generating a mixture and wherein nozzle apertures of the nozzles in the combustion space are designed as elongated holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
    Inventors: Claus Wahl, Manfred Aigner, Harald Schuetz, Oliver Lammel, Rainer Lueckerath
  • Patent number: 7371065
    Abstract: In order to provide an apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, a pore burner and a mixing device for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent are provided, wherein the mixing device is coupled to the pore burner so that the pre-mixture can be supplied to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft -und Raumfahrt E.V.
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Claus Wahl, Veronique Krueger
  • Publication number: 20070055799
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a communication adapter for use with an ambulant medical device The device carries out a data transmission to the communication adapter that carries out a data transmission to a computer by means of a data connection The communication adapter processes the data to be readout from the devices in such a fashion that it can be displayed on a computer without the use of specific software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Matthias Koehler, Peter Blasberg, Guenter Handwerker, Manfred Aigner, Christian Habermann
  • Publication number: 20060068350
    Abstract: In order to provide an apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, a pore burner and a mixing device for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent are provided, wherein the mixing device is coupled to the pore burner so that the pre-mixture can be supplied to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Claus Wahl, Veronique Krueger
  • Publication number: 20060020822
    Abstract: In a device for calculating encrypted data from plaintext data or plaintext data from encrypted data, in which a cryptographic algorithm having an initial stage, an intermediate stage or final stage and an intermediate stage upstream of the final stage is implemented, the processor for performing the cryptographic algorithm is formed such that it performs either the initial stage or the final stage or both the initial stage and the final stage in a manner protected against a cryptographic attack, whereas the intermediate stage is performed in a manner unprotected against a cryptographic attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Holger Bock
  • Patent number: 6130955
    Abstract: Voice coil assemblies are designed so that the solder points which connect the coil wires and the stranded wires, are connected via a separate adhesive seam to the diaphragm or the voice coil carrier. According to the invention, the solder points are placed in the adhesive seam by which the centering membrane is connected to the voice coil carrier. The first region of the centering membrane is designed to be open in the direction of the voice coil. By locating the solder points in the adhesive seam a voice coil assembly is created which is distinguished by a low design height, a good current-carrying capacity and an excellent height reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Harman Audio Electronic Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Gerhard Krump
  • Patent number: 5699439
    Abstract: According to the state of the art, insofar as the respective components of the loudspeaker cannot be built in one piece, the respective components of the loudspeaker are joined to each other by adhesives. For example, it is known to bond the aluminum voice coil support (10) to the paper loudspeaker diaphragm (11). However, if loudspeakers with such bonded joints must operate above 120 degrees Celsius, no long-term continuous operation of the mechanically highly stressed adhesion can be expected. The invention therefore has the task of presenting a very strong mechanical joint of the loudspeaker components. The task is fulfilled according to the invention, in that at least the surface areas (13.1, 13.2) of the loudspeaker components to be joined to each other ?perhaps the voice coil support (10) and the loudspeaker diaphragm (11)! are made of metals that can be ultrasonically welded to each other, and that the joint between the two components of the loudspeaker is ultrasonically weldable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Nokia Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Geisenberger, Manfred Aigner
  • Patent number: 5581624
    Abstract: In the state of the art, most loudspeaker diaphragms 10 and the voice coil supports 11 are joined by adhesives. However, even high-grade adhesives fail if such loudspeakers are subjected to continuous operating temperatures much above 120 degrees Celsius. The one-piece construction of loudspeaker diaphragm 10 and voice coil support 11 is also limited. It is particularly difficult to produce one-piece metal constructions by means of the deep-draw process. It is therefore the task of the invention to present a joint of loudspeaker diaphragm 10 and voice coil support 11, which is simple to produce, can be subjected to high temperatures and is free of adhesives. This task is fulfilled in that the upper rim 19 of the voice coil support 11 is flared together with the upper rim 16 of a neck 12 formed on the diaphragm 10. In addition the invention proposes to join the neck 12 of loudspeaker diaphragm 10 to the voice coil support 11 through the effect of a ring-shaped part 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Nokia Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Geisenberger, Manfred Aigner
  • Patent number: 5546470
    Abstract: According to the state of the art, high-temperature resistant centering of loudspeakers is configured so that a rod (17) that is connected to the pole body (14) serves as a guide for a bushing (19) connected to the voice coil support (11). However, the narrow space between the rod (17) and the bushing (19) leads to friction between the rod (17) and the bushing (19) during excursion movements of the voice coil support (11), which retards the free movement of the voice coil support (11). The invention therefore has the task of providing high-temperature resistant centering for loudspeakers, in which any touching of rod (17) and bushing (19) is eliminated. The invention makes the rod (17) and the bushing (19) from magnetic material, and magnetizes this material radially to the loudspeaker axis (16). If the facing magnetic areas of rod (17) and bushing (19) have the same polarity, no-contact centering of the bushing (19) over the rod (17) is achieved by the mutual rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Nokia Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Geisenberger, Manfred Aigner
  • Patent number: 5482457
    Abstract: In a gas-operated premixing burner for the combustion chamber of a gas turbine, the fuel injected within a premixing space (21) by means of a plurality of nozzles (17) is intensively mixed with the combustion air prior to ignition. The nozzles are arranged around a burner axis (10). In order to influence the fuel profile at outlet from the burner in a specific manner, the fuel concentration in the region of the burner axis is kept greater than the average fuel concentration at the burner outlet plane (22). For this purpose, additional burner nozzles (23) are provided in the region of the burner axis (10). The additional burner nozzles (23) can be supplied via a separate fuel conduit (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Robin McMillan, Pirmin Schiessel
  • Patent number: 5373695
    Abstract: In a gas turbine combustion chamber having an annular combustion space, the combustion chamber inlet is equipped with a plurality of burners, which are uniformly distributed in the peripheral direction and are fastened to a front plate. Scavenged Helmholtz resonators (21) consisting of supply tube (51), resonance volume (50) and damping tube (52) are arranged in the region of the burners. The damping tubes (52) are designed so as to be exchangeable, for which purpose the walls of the combustion space are provided with a manhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.
    Inventors: Manfred Aigner, Raphael Urech, Hugo Wetter
  • Patent number: 5284437
    Abstract: To minimize the NO.sub.x emissions by means of water in the combustion of a fuel, without incurring the risk of higher CO emissions arising instead, the sensitive ignition zones of a burner (A) are penetrated by compact water jets (11) (solid jets) at the point where a freshly fed fuel/air mixture is continuously ignited anew, in such a way that these zones are not disturbed. In this way, instabilities, flame pulsations and/or poor burn-out, which are responsible for a rapid increase in CO emissions during combustion, are prevented. In the interior of the flame, the water jets (11) then burst open and the water is distributed exactly where it counteracts the NO.sub.x emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri AG
    Inventor: Manfred Aigner