Patents by Inventor Markus Keller

Markus Keller 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: 9472926
    Abstract: A gas-insulated switchgear bay includes at least three circuit breakers, which define a longitudinal direction, for interrupting conductor phases at different electrical potentials. The circuit breakers each have a first and second power connection, which define a first and second axis extending orthogonally to the longitudinal direction. A first busbar section is attachable to the first power connection, and the first busbar conductors thereof, each define a third axis, which extends orthogonally to the longitudinal direction and the first axis. A second busbar section is attachable to the second power connection, and the second busbar conductors thereof, each define a fourth axis, which extends orthogonally to the longitudinal direction and the first axis. A first distance between the first and second axes is such that the fourth axis is arranged with respect to position and orientation on a common straight line with the third axis in the second mounting state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, Arben Sabani, Markus Keller, Tilo Bolli
  • Patent number: 9376087
    Abstract: A front module (7) of a motor vehicle has vehicle front-side air guiding element (1) for a vehicle radiator, and has a foam crash element (6) that is positioned in front of the air guiding element (1) on the front side. The air guiding element (1) is fastened to the foam crash element (6) at least in a part region. The front module ensures particularly satisfactory dimensional and positional stabilization of the air guiding element (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Schmid, Markus Keller, Tobias Hegedusch, Peter Reutlinger, Michael Zehender
  • Publication number: 20150107931
    Abstract: A front module (7) of a motor vehicle has vehicle front-side air guiding element (1) for a vehicle radiator, and has a foam crash element (6) that is positioned in front of the air guiding element (1) on the front side. The air guiding element (1) is fastened to the foam crash element (6) at least in a part region. The front module ensures particularly satisfactory dimensional and positional stabilization of the air guiding element (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Schmid, Markus Keller, Tobias Hegedusch, Peter Reutlinger, Michael Zehender
  • Patent number: 8552297
    Abstract: An insulation spacer for a gas insulated device includes an insulator disc and an armature extending around an outer periphery of the insulator disc and holding the same. The armature is ring-shaped defining a ring axis and includes two ring base surfaces extending substantially perpendicularly to the ring axis; and a ring inner surface being arranged between the two ring base surfaces and facing the ring axis. Further, the ring inner surface includes at least one protrusion directed radially inwardly towards the ring axis, the at least one protrusion being shaped such that it locks the insulator disc in the armature against movement in both directions parallel to the ring axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, Markus Keller
  • Patent number: 8426760
    Abstract: A high-voltage circuit breaker has an interrupter unit, a closing resistor and a switch which is connected in series with the closing resistor. The interrupter unit has a driven first interrupter contact which can move along an axis and interacts with a second interrupter contact, which is arranged on the axis in order to open and close the high-voltage circuit breaker. The switch has a switching contact which can rotate about a rotation shaft (D) and whose rotary movement is coupled by of a link control to the movement along the axis (A1) of the first interrupter contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Walter Holaus, Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, Thomas-Juerg Willi, Urs Kruesi, Sami Kotilainen, Martin Holstein, Anupam Arya, Kalpesh Chauhan, Miguel Garcia, Markus Keller
  • Patent number: 8420971
    Abstract: A switching chamber insulation arrangement and a circuit breaker having such a switching chamber insulation arrangement are provided. The switching chamber insulation arrangement provides improved heat dissipation in the area of the contact areas of switch contact poles. The switching chamber insulation arrangement includes a strut arrangement having a plurality of struts. Each strut has a first foot area, a second foot, area and a center area which is located between the first foot area and the second foot area, respectively. The struts are arranged along a circumference around a longitudinal extent axis of the strut arrangement. The strut arrangement has a first mechanical coupling area on a side of the first foot areas for coupling to a first pole of a circuit breaker, and a second mechanical coupling area on a side of the second foot areas for coupling to a second pole of a circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Roland Würgler, Arben Sabani, Vincent Tilliette, Walter Holaus, Markus Keller, Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, René Kallweit
  • Publication number: 20130008873
    Abstract: A high-voltage disconnector includes first and second contact elements movable along a disconnecting axis with first and second latching elements fixed thereto, respectively, a drive system for moving the first contact element in an opening direction along the axis to open the disconnector, and a restoring system for restoring the second contact element counter to the opening direction. With the disconnector closed, the first and second latching elements are arranged in a latched connection with one another. During an initial phase of the movement of the first contact element in the opening direction the latched connection initially remains, and the second contact element is carried along by the first contact element in the opening direction. During a disconnecting phase, the latched connection is released, the second element is restored by the restoring system counter to the opening direction, and the second contact element is disconnected from the first contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Christoph SIEGENTHALER, Markus Keller, Michael Boesch, Urs Kruesi, René Kallweit
  • Publication number: 20110290624
    Abstract: A switching chamber insulation arrangement and a circuit breaker having such a switching chamber insulation arrangement are provided. The switching chamber insulation arrangement provides improved heat dissipation in the area of the contact areas of switch contact poles. The switching chamber insulation arrangement includes a strut arrangement having a plurality of struts. Each strut has a first foot area, a second foot, area and a center area which is located between the first foot area and the second foot area, respectively. The struts are arranged along a circumference around a longitudinal extent axis of the strut arrangement. The strut arrangement has a first mechanical coupling area on a side of the first foot areas for coupling to a first pole of a circuit breaker, and a second mechanical coupling area on a side of the second foot areas for coupling to a second pole of a circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Techology AG
    Inventors: Roland Würgler, Arben Sabani, Vincent Tilliette, Walter Holaus, Markus Keller, Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, René Kallweit
  • Patent number: 7891581
    Abstract: A cover of a headlight cleaning system, which cover covers an opening in a vehicle front-end part and at the same time bears the headlight cleaning system, can be positioned precisely via latching mounts on the vehicle front-end part and latching lugs on the opposite cover. The effect achieved by this is that the cover, when retracted from an operative position into an inoperative position in a stamped formation, is arranged in a precise gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Markus Keller, Adrian Beer, Heinz-Arno Kruschhausen
  • Publication number: 20110005809
    Abstract: An insulation spacer for a gas insulated device includes an insulator disc and an armature extending around an outer periphery of the insulator disc and holding the same. The armature is ring-shaped defining a ring axis and includes two ring base surfaces extending substantially perpendicularly to the ring axis; and a ring inner surface being arranged between the two ring base surfaces and facing the ring axis. Further, the ring inner surface includes at least one protrusion directed radially inwardly towards the ring axis, the at least one protrusion being shaped such that it locks the insulator disc in the armature against movement in both directions parallel to the ring axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Diego SOLOGUREN-SANCHEZ, Markus Keller
  • Patent number: 7849621
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an accessory to a body part. The fastening device has a support element and a holding element. The support element is mounted to the body part from an exposed side and the holding element is mounted from a hidden side. The holding element has undercut elements via which it reaches from the hidden side through corresponding openings in the body part and reaches behind holding contours formed on the body part such that it is automatically fixed on the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Markus Keller, Heinz-Arno Kruschhausen, Adrian Beer
  • Patent number: 7806107
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has at least one operating medium tank having at least one opening. At least one connecting conduit is arranged external to the operating medium tank. At least one connecting member is inserted into the opening, wherein the at least one connecting conduit is connected to the at least one connecting member. Securing devices that secure a rotational position of the at least one connecting member in the opening are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Knauβ, Helmut Zimmermann, Markus Keller
  • Publication number: 20100219163
    Abstract: A high-voltage circuit breaker has an interrupter unit, a closing resistor and a switch which is connected in series with the closing resistor. The interrupter unit has a driven first interrupter contact which can move along an axis and interacts with a second interrupter contact, which is arranged on the axis in order to open and close the high-voltage circuit breaker. The switch has a switching contact which can rotate about a rotation shaft (D) and whose rotary movement is coupled by of a link control to the movement along the axis (A1) of the first interrupter contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Walter Holaus, Diego Sologuren-Sanchez, Thomas-Juerg Willi, Urs Kruesi, Sami Kotilainen, Martin Holstein, Anupam Arya, Kalpesh Chauhan, Miguel Garcia, Markus Keller
  • Patent number: 7752785
    Abstract: A license plate holder for a motor vehicle holds a vehicle license plate on the vehicle. The holder has a carrier plate to which the vehicle license plate can be fastened, and one or more devices for fastening the carrier plate to the vehicle in a license plate area provided for the vehicle license plate. Each fastening device has a base part fixedly arranged on the carrier plate and a securing part rotatably about a rotation axis arranged on the base part relatively thereto. Spaced away from the carrier plate, the securing part has at least one bracket radially projecting with respect to the rotation axis and can be swiveled about the rotation axis between a starting position and a securing position, whereby the at least one bracket 14 reaches behind a vehicle-fixed holding contour for fastening the carrier plate to the vehicle in the securing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Adrian Beer, Markus Keller, Heinz-Arno Kruschhausen
  • Patent number: 7514635
    Abstract: The shaft includes two electrically conducting connecting pieces (2, 3), which can be connected to different electric potentials, and also an insulating tube (4), which can be subjected to torsional loading. The two connecting pieces (2, 3) are respectively fastened to one of the two ends of the insulating tube (4). In order that the shaft can also transmit great torques, the following means are provided for fastening at least one of the two connecting pieces (2, 3): An adhesive joint (5), which is formed by a cone (6) formed into one end of the insulating tube (4) and made to run from the circumferential surface (7) to the inner surface (8) of the insulating tube (4) and also by a mating cone (9) formed into the at least one connecting piece (2, 3), and by a gap (10) formed by the cone (6) and mating cone (9) and filled with adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd
    Inventors: Guido Meier, Leopold Ritzer, Stephane Page, Sanel Pidro, Markus Keller, Olaf Hunger, Marc Mollenkopf
  • Publication number: 20090067108
    Abstract: A closing resistor arrangement for a high-voltage circuit breaker has a large number of resistor elements and a large number of cooling elements, the cooling elements being arranged in series with one another and being connected electrically in series with one another. The resistor elements, which electrically connect the electrical cooling elements to one another, are arranged between in each case two cooling elements which are arranged in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Urs Kruesi, Rene Freidinger, Walter Holaus, Markus Keller
  • Publication number: 20080276912
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool has at least one operating medium tank having at least one opening. At least one connecting conduit is arranged external to the operating medium tank. At least one connecting member is inserted into the opening, wherein the at least one connecting conduit is connected to the at least one connecting member. Securing devices that secure a rotational position of the at least one connecting member in the opening are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Knaub, Helmut Zimmermann, Markus Keller
  • Publication number: 20080093478
    Abstract: A cover of a headlight cleaning system, which cover covers an opening in a vehicle front-end part and at the same time bears the headlight cleaning system, can be positioned precisely via latching mounts on the vehicle front-end part and latching lugs on the opposite cover. The effect achieved by this is that the cover, when retracted from an operative position into an inoperative position in a stamped formation, is arranged in a precise gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Keller, Adrian Beer, Heinz-Arno Krushhausen
  • Publication number: 20080014016
    Abstract: To positionally fix a front part of a motor vehicle to a support part fixed on the vehicle body, pre-fixing devices are provided via tabs which can be bent over and can be brought into a latching position on the support part. The front part can thereby be held in a manner such that it can be adjusted in a plurality of directions, and therefore pre-fixing is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Keller, Heinz-Arno Kruschhausen
  • Publication number: 20080005874
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an accessory to a body part. The fastening device has a support element and a holding element. The support element is mounted to the body part from an exposed side and the holding element is mounted from a hidden side. The holding element has undercut elements via which it reaches from the hidden side through corresponding openings in the body part and reaches behind holding contours formed on the body part such that it is automatically fixed on the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Markus Keller, Heinz-Arno Kruschhausen, Adrian Beer