Patents by Inventor Manfred Bodenmueller

Manfred Bodenmueller 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: 6823712
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus and method for automatic setting of injectors are disclosed. The setting is carried out via accurate adjustment of the distance between an actuator and a lever element. In the process, an injector to be set is provided in the correct position in a measurement and setting station and is coupled to a pressure generating device. The setting element of the injector is then rotated in such a way that the injector switches through at a specific setting of the setting element. At the same time, the current values for the torque applied to the setting element, for the angular position of the setting element, for the exciter voltage applied to the actuator and for the pressure drop caused by the switching-through action are registered and compared with predefined parameters. If all the measured values agree with the predefined parameters, then the injector has been set correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Rohwedder Microtech GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenmueller, Lothar Mueller, Gerhard Freiseis
  • Publication number: 20040089052
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus and method for automatic setting of injectors are disclosed. The setting is carried out via accurate adjustment of the distance between an actuator and a lever element. In the process, an injector to be set is provided in the correct position in a measurement and setting station and is coupled to a pressure generating device. The setting element of the injector is then rotated in such a way that the injector switches through at a specific setting of the setting element. At the same time, the current values for the torque applied to the setting element, for the angular position of the setting element, for the exciter voltage applied to the actuator and for the pressure drop caused by the switching-through action are registered and compared with predefined parameters. If all the measured values agree with the predefined parameters, then the injector has been set correctly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenmueller, Lothar Mueller, Gerhard Freiseis
  • Patent number: 6668615
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus and method for automatic setting of injectors are disclosed. The setting is carried out via accurate adjustment of the distance between an actuator and a lever element. In the process, an injector to be set is provided in the correct position in a measurement and setting station and is coupled to a pressure generating device. The setting element of the injector is then rotated in such a way that the injector switches through at a specific setting of the setting element. At the same time, the current values for the torque applied to the setting element, for the angular position of the setting element, for the exciter voltage applied to the actuator and for the pressure drop caused by the switching-through action are registered and compared with predefined parameters. If all the measured values agree with the predefined parameters, then the injector has been set correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Rohwedder Microtech GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenmueller, Lothar Mueller, Gerhard Freiseis
  • Publication number: 20030070471
    Abstract: An adjusting apparatus and method for automatic setting of injectors are disclosed. The setting is carried out via accurate adjustment of the distance between an actuator and a lever element. In the process, an injector to be set is provided in the correct position in a measurement and setting station and is coupled to a pressure generating device. The setting element of the injector is then rotated in such a way that the injector switches through at a specific setting of the setting element. At the same time, the current values for the torque applied to the setting element, for the angular position of the setting element, for the exciter voltage applied to the actuator and for the pressure drop caused by the switching-through action are registered and compared with predefined parameters. If all the measured values agree with the predefined parameters, then the injector has been set correctly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenmueller, Lothar Mueller, Gerhard Freiseis
  • Publication number: 20030061724
    Abstract: A measuring device and method for measuring the vertical difference between a measurement plane and a measurement area is disclosed. The device and method include a contact element, which contacts the measurement plane during a measurement procedure, a measuring element, which is mounted such that it can be displaced along the preferred direction relative to the contact element and which contacts the measurement area during the measurement procedure, a distance measuring system, which is constructed and arranged in such a way that a displacement of the measuring element relative to the contact element can be registered, and at least one compensating weight, which is firmly connected to the contact element and is arranged in the outer area of contact element and measuring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Manfred Bodenmueller, Lothar Mueller