Patents by Inventor Manfred Geier
Manfred Geier 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: 12081096Abstract: An electric machine with a stator, a rotor, and a fluid cooling device. The rotor is supported by a rotor shaft and a first bearing arranged at a bearing shield. The fluid cooling device has a cooling tube secured to a carrier element in fluidic communication with a fluid input and output and extends inside a recess of the rotor shaft while forming an annular space. A sealing element is provided between the rotor shaft and the carrier element, which prevents fluid passage into a spatial region of the electric machine outside of the sealing region. A second bearing is axially spaced apart from the first bearing is between the rotor shaft and a second bearing shield for supporting the rotor. The rotor core extends in a space between the first bearing and second bearing, and the recess extends inside the rotor shaft axially to the second bearing.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Michael Hacklberger, Sebastian Kornexl, Manfred Geier
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Publication number: 20240272105Abstract: Certain disclosed methods include: transmitting an excitation signal into the MUT and transmitting a reference signal to a set of magnitude and phase (M/P) detectors; receiving the response signal; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the excitation signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a first one of the M/P detectors; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the response signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a second one of the M/P detectors; iteratively adjusting the excitation signal until the response signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the second M/P detector; and iteratively adjusting the reference signal until the reference signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the first and the second M/P detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 12000682Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignees: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbHInventors: Joerg Peter Blecher, Manfred Geier, Florian Spanner
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Patent number: 11977040Abstract: Certain disclosed methods include: transmitting an excitation signal into the MUT and transmitting a reference signal to a set of magnitude and phase (M/P) detectors; receiving the response signal; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the excitation signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a first one of the M/P detectors; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the response signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a second one of the M/P detectors; iteratively adjusting the excitation signal until the response signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the second M/P detector; and iteratively adjusting the reference signal until the reference signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the first and the second M/P detectors.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11965873Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to evaluating the electromagnetic impedance characteristics of a material under test (MUT) over a range of frequencies. In particular aspects, a system includes: an electrically non-conducting container sized to hold the MUT, the electrically non-conducting container having a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at a second, opposite end thereof; a transmitting electrode assembly at the first end of the electrically non-conducting container, the transmitting electrode assembly having a transmitting electrode with a transmitting surface; and a receiving electrode assembly at the second end of the electrically non-conducting container, the receiving electrode assembly having a receiving electrode with a receiving surface, wherein the receiving electrode is approximately parallel with the transmitting electrode, and wherein the transmitting surface of the transmitting electrode is larger than the receiving surface of the receiving electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20230273137Abstract: According to various implementations, an apparatus for electromagnetic impedance spectrographic characterization of a material under test (MUT) includes: a planar array of at least two electrodes configured to be placed in electromagnetic communication with the MUT, wherein during operation of the planar array, at least one of the electrodes comprises a transmitting electrode for transmitting an electromagnetic signal over a range of frequencies through the MUT to at least one receiving electrode in the planar array; and a backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the at least two electrodes, the backer ground plate being electrically grounded and insulated from the at least two electrodes, wherein the backer ground plate extends from a plane formed by the at least two electrodes and separates the at least two electrodes to create an electrically isolated volume proximate to the at least two electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20230194452Abstract: Certain disclosed methods include: transmitting an excitation signal into the MUT and transmitting a reference signal to a set of magnitude and phase (M/P) detectors; receiving the response signal; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the excitation signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a first one of the M/P detectors; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the response signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a second one of the M/P detectors; iteratively adjusting the excitation signal until the response signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the second M/P detector; and iteratively adjusting the reference signal until the reference signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the first and the second M/P detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20230194498Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to evaluating the electromagnetic impedance characteristics of a material under test (MUT) over a range of frequencies. In particular aspects, a system includes: an electrically non-conducting container sized to hold the MUT, the electrically non-conducting container having a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at a second, opposite end thereof; a transmitting electrode assembly at the first end of the electrically non-conducting container, the transmitting electrode assembly having a transmitting electrode with a transmitting surface; and a receiving electrode assembly at the second end of the electrically non-conducting container, the receiving electrode assembly having a receiving electrode with a receiving surface, wherein the receiving electrode is approximately parallel with the transmitting electrode, and wherein the transmitting surface of the transmitting electrode is larger than the receiving surface of the receiving electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11680912Abstract: Various implementations include systems and approaches for measuring an electromagnetic impedance characteristic of a fluid under test (FUT) in a fluid channel. In some cases, a system includes: a transmitting electrode assembly including: a transmitting electrode having a transmitting surface; and a transmitting electrode backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the transmitting electrode; a receiving electrode assembly including: a receiving electrode having a receiving surface; and a receiving electrode backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the receiving electrode, where the transmitting electrode and the receiving electrode are located in a set of walls defining the fluid channel, the transmitting surface and the receiving surface each conform to a shape of the set of walls defining the fluid channel, where the fluid channel permits transverse flow of the FUT relative to both the transmitting electrode and the receiving electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11680920Abstract: According to various implementations, an apparatus for electromagnetic impedance spectrographic characterization of a material under test (MUT) includes: a planar array of at least two electrodes configured to be placed in electromagnetic communication with the MUT, wherein during operation of the planar array, at least one of the electrodes comprises a transmitting electrode for transmitting an electromagnetic signal over a range of frequencies through the MUT to at least one receiving electrode in the planar array; and a backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the at least two electrodes, the backer ground plate being electrically grounded and insulated from the at least two electrodes, wherein the backer ground plate extends from a plane formed by the at least two electrodes and separates the at least two electrodes to create an electrically isolated volume proximate to the at least two electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20230117939Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicants: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbHInventors: Joerg Peter BLECHER, Manfred GEIER, Florian SPANNER
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Patent number: 11604155Abstract: Certain disclosed methods include: transmitting an excitation signal into the MUT and transmitting a reference signal to a set of magnitude and phase (M/P) detectors; receiving the response signal; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the excitation signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a first one of the M/P detectors; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the response signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a second one of the M/P detectors; iteratively adjusting the excitation signal until the response signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the second M/P detector; and iteratively adjusting the reference signal until the reference signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the first and the second M/P detectors.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11592432Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to evaluating the electromagnetic impedance characteristics of a material under test (MUT) over a range of frequencies. In particular aspects, a system includes: an electrically non-conducting container sized to hold the MUT, the electrically non-conducting container having a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at a second, opposite end thereof; a transmitting electrode assembly at the first end of the electrically non-conducting container, the transmitting electrode assembly having a transmitting electrode with a transmitting surface; and a receiving electrode assembly at the second end of the electrically non-conducting container, the receiving electrode assembly having a receiving electrode with a receiving surface, wherein the receiving electrode is approximately parallel with the transmitting electrode, and wherein the transmitting surface of the transmitting electrode is larger than the receiving surface of the receiving electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20220357138Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicants: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbHInventors: Joerg Peter BLECHER, Manfred GEIER, Florian SPANNER
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Publication number: 20220260513Abstract: Certain disclosed methods include: transmitting an excitation signal into the MUT and transmitting a reference signal to a set of magnitude and phase (M/P) detectors; receiving the response signal; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the excitation signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a first one of the M/P detectors; separately comparing a magnitude and phase for each of the response signal and the reference signal with corresponding detection ranges for a second one of the M/P detectors; iteratively adjusting the excitation signal until the response signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the second M/P detector; and iteratively adjusting the reference signal until the reference signal has both a magnitude and a phase within the corresponding detection ranges for the first and the second M/P detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Adam D. Blot, Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11402186Abstract: An expanding bullet having a one-piece structure has a cylindrical section and a section that is essentially shaped as a truncated cone, with the bullet tip being situated at the end of the latter section, which end faces away from the cylindrical section, and at least one planned breaking point being formed in this section, wherein the section shaped as a truncated cone is divided into segments and has a channel that has a mouth in the region of the bullet tip, wherein the channel has a bell-shaped widened region, which has its greatest diameter in the region of the transition from the cylindrical section to the section shaped as a truncated cone.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: SHU Schuermann Hilleke Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, RUAG Ammotec GmbHInventors: Joerg Peter Blecher, Manfred Geier, Florian Spanner
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Publication number: 20220214293Abstract: Various aspects relate to characterizing features of a fluid, for example, during a manufacturing process. In particular aspects, a parallel plate sensor system is disclosed that applies an electromagnetic field over a range of frequencies to a fluid as it flows through a piping system. The system is configured to perform in-process characterization of physical attributes of the fluid as it passes through the piping system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Manfred Geier, Andrew J. Westcott, Adam D. Blot
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Publication number: 20220163469Abstract: According to various implementations, an apparatus for electromagnetic impedance spectrographic characterization of a material under test (MUT) includes: a planar array of at least two electrodes configured to be placed in electromagnetic communication with the MUT, wherein during operation of the planar array, at least one of the electrodes comprises a transmitting electrode for transmitting an electromagnetic signal over a range of frequencies through the MUT to at least one receiving electrode in the planar array; and a backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the at least two electrodes, the backer ground plate being electrically grounded and insulated from the at least two electrodes, wherein the backer ground plate extends from a plane formed by the at least two electrodes and separates the at least two electrodes to create an electrically isolated volume proximate to the at least two electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Patent number: 11268922Abstract: According to various implementations, an apparatus for electromagnetic impedance spectra graphic characterization of a material under test (MUT) includes: a planar array of at least two electrodes configured to be placed in electromagnetic communication with the MUT, wherein during operation of the planar array, at least one of the electrodes comprises a transmitting electrode for transmitting an electromagnetic signal over a range of frequencies through the MUT to at least one receiving electrode in the planar array; and a backer ground plate at least partially surrounding the at least two electrodes, the backer ground plate being electrically grounded and insulated from the at least two electrodes, wherein the backer ground plate extends from a plane formed by the at least two electrodes and separates the at least two electrodes to create an electrically isolated volume proximate to the at least two electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: TRANSTECH SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Manfred Geier, Adam D. Blot, Andrew J. Westcott
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Publication number: 20210376685Abstract: An electric machine with a stator, a rotor, and a fluid cooling device. The rotor is supported by a rotor shaft and a first bearing arranged at a bearing shield. The fluid cooling device has a cooling tube secured to a carrier element in fluidic communication with a fluid input and output and extends inside a recess of the rotor shaft while forming an annular space. A sealing element is provided between the rotor shaft and the carrier element, which prevents fluid passage into a spatial region of the electric machine outside of the sealing region. A second bearing is axially spaced apart from the first bearing is between the rotor shaft and a second bearing shield for supporting the rotor. The rotor core extends in a space between the first bearing and second bearing, and the recess extends inside the rotor shaft axially to the second bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Michael HACKLBERGER, Sebastian KORNEXL, Manfred GEIER