Patents by Inventor Michael Klingler

Michael Klingler 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: 11761537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasket (1, 1?, 1?) for sealing a drive shaft of a pulp washer, the gasket comprising a gasket body (10) having a central opening delimited by an inner edge (21) and the gasket body (10) also having an outer edge (22), wherein the gasket (10) further comprises a cut-in portion (30) that extends from the outer edge (22) in a radial direction inwards into the gasket body (10). The invention also relates to a pulp washer comprising at least one such gasket and to a method for mounting such a gasket on a drive shaft of a pulp washer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: James Michael Klingler, Frank John Merchel, III
  • Patent number: 11529639
    Abstract: Alignment device (1) for adjusting a position of a curved shower bar nozzle flange (2) relative a permeable outer cylindrical surface (3) of a drum roll (4) of for instance a drum washer. The alignment device comprises a body element (8), an attachment device (9) and a contact element (11). The body element has a length adapted to a desired predetermined distance between the end (7) of the nozzle flange and the outer cylindrical surface (3). The attachment device (9) is arranged at a first end (10) of the body element (8) for releasably connecting the body element to the nozzle flange end (7) to extend tangentially therefrom. The contact element (11) is arranged at a second opposite end (12) of the body element, said contact element being adapted to abut against said permeable outer cylindrical surface (3). A method for aligning a nozzle flange using such an alignment device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET AB
    Inventors: James Michael Klingler, Frank John Merchel, III
  • Publication number: 20220056995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gasket (1, 1?, 1?) for sealing a drive shaft of a pulp washer, the gasket comprising a gasket body (10) having a central opening delimited by an inner edge (21) and the gasket body (10) also having an outer edge (22), wherein the gasket (10) further comprises a cut-in portion (30) that extends from the outer edge (22) in a radial direction inwards into the gasket body (10). The invention also relates to a pulp washer comprising at least one such gasket and to a method for mounting such a gasket on a drive shaft of a pulp washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: James Michael Klingler, Frank John Merchel, III
  • Publication number: 20210370324
    Abstract: Alignment device (1) for adjusting a position of a curved shower bar nozzle flange (2) relative a permeable outer cylindrical surface (3) of a drum roll (4) of for instance a drum washer. The alignment device comprises a body element (8), an attachment device (9) and a contact element (11). The body element has a length adapted to a desired predetermined distance between the end (7) of the nozzle flange and the outer cylindrical surface (3). The attachment device (9) is arranged at a first end (10) of the body element (8) for releasably connecting the body element to the nozzle flange end (7) to extend tangentially therefrom. The contact element (11) is arranged at a second opposite end (12) of the body element, said contact element being adapted to abut against said permeable outer cylindrical surface (3). A method for aligning a nozzle flange using such an alignment device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: VALMET AB
    Inventors: James Michael KLINGLER, Frank John Merchel, III
  • Patent number: 6208948
    Abstract: A computer-assisted diagnostic device for electronically controlled systems, which are arranged in an overall system, and a diagnostic process which can be implemented by means of a computer are provided. The diagnostic device and process are suitable for electronically controlled systems in a motor vehicle. Computers of a second type pertaining to the diagnostic device can at any time exchange by way of networks based on Internet technology current data and programs with a computer of a first type. The frequently changed and adapted diagnostic programs must only be filed on the computer of the first type, which considerably reduces the establishment and maintenance expenditures for the diagnostic programs and completely eliminates the program distribution expenditures. In the computers of the second type, dynamically loadable libraries are filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Michael Klingler, Peter Spiegel
  • Patent number: 5757596
    Abstract: A motor control assembly and method of controlling a motor includes a three phase variable reluctance motor. Each phase includes two separate coils driven by separate driver circuits under the control of a microcomputer. The microcomputer monitors feedback from each driver circuit to determine faults or errors in the driver circuits or respective coils. In the case of a fault detection, one of the driver circuits and coils for each phase may be disabled to allow continued operation of the motor with the remaining driver circuits and coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Francis Weber, Gary Michael Klingler