Patents by Inventor Manuel Kraft

Manuel Kraft 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: 10408364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve drive for actuating a valve, including a lifting element which shifts upon an actuation of the valve, and a displacement sensor by means of which the position of the lifting element can be detected, characterized in that the displacement sensor includes an elastically deformable dielectric film which is provided with at least two electrodes, the film being deformed by an adjustment of the lifting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBH
    Inventors: Manuel Kraft, Peter Krippner
  • Patent number: 9909669
    Abstract: A linear valve drive for connection to a valve body having a valve seat and at least one flow passage with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, comprises a drive housing with a drive unit accommodated therein, an actuating element axially shiftable by the drive unit and coupled with a valve closing element to be pressed against the valve seat, and optionally closing the flow passage, and a supporting unit surrounding the actuating element, which is designed to be attached to the valve body. A spring system loaded by actuating the linear valve drive is provided at the supporting unit, which in dependence on the compression path has different spring rates. Furthermore, a correspondingly equipped valve is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Beck, Manuel Kraft, Juergen Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170159846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve drive for actuating a valve, including a lifting element which shifts upon an actuation of the valve, and a displacement sensor by means of which the position of the lifting element can be detected, characterized in that the displacement sensor includes an elastically deformable dielectric film which is provided with at least two electrodes, the film being deformed by an adjustment of the lifting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Kraft, Peter Krippner
  • Publication number: 20160298773
    Abstract: A linear valve drive for connection to a valve body having a valve seat and at least one flow passage with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, comprises a drive housing with a drive unit accommodated therein, an actuating element axially shiftable by the drive unit and coupled with a valve closing element to be pressed against the valve seat, and optionally closing the flow passage, and a supporting unit surrounding the actuating element, which is designed to be attached to the valve body. A spring system loaded by actuating the linear valve drive is provided at the supporting unit, which in dependence on the compression path has different spring rates. Furthermore, a correspondingly equipped valve is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Klaus Beck, Manuel Kraft, Juergen Schmidt