Patents by Inventor Michael Ludwig

Michael Ludwig 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).

  • Publication number: 20180238441
    Abstract: A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises a control device, a machine power electronics system, and an electric machine. The electric machine includes a plurality of windings which are connected to the machine power electronics system via particular phase conductors. The machine power electronics system is connected to the control device. The control device includes a temperature detection portion which is connected to at least one phase conductor and is designed for feeding an excitation signal into the phase conductor. The temperature detection portion is designed for capturing a response signal in the phase conductor, and from the response signal, deriving a winding temperature of the winding assigned to the phase conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Ralph Richter, Jan Gurrath, Michael Ludwig, Marc Weinert, Hans-Peter Moosmann
  • Publication number: 20180185851
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing and activating a raw material, wherein the raw material is comminuted by means of grinding rollers in a mill-classifier combination, and wherein the mill-classifier combination is set and operated to produce a ground product with a fineness of between D50=3 ?m and D50=12 ?m. Here, a part of the grinding product is comminuted by means of the mill-classifier combination to a diameter of <5 ?m. Subsequently the ground product is subjected to a further classification in an ultrafine grain classifier unit which has a separation threshold in order to separate ultrafine grain with a fineness of <D50=6 ?m. The invention further relates to an installation configuration for carrying out the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Loesche GmbH
    Inventors: Holger WULFERT, Horst-Michael LUDWIG, André BÄTZ, Winifried RUHKAMP, Markus JANSSEN
  • Patent number: 9989381
    Abstract: An angle sensor is disclosed. The angle sensor has a disc, a first magnetic pattern disposed on a side of the disc and including a number N1 of first portions of spirals regularly distributed in a first ring, and a second magnetic pattern disposed on a side of the disc and including a number N2 of second portions of spirals regularly distributed in a second ring. The numbers N1 and N2 are coprime and N1 is different from N2, N2?1, and N2+1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Sensors Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Wolf, Martin Rieder, Michael Ludwig, Armin Meisenberg, Axel Bartos
  • Publication number: 20180034413
    Abstract: A measuring device in which a non-electrical variable is converted into an electrical measurement signal via an electrical alternating current having a frequency, wherein the measurement signal contains a signal portion dependent on the non-electrical variable and is double the frequency, and a fault signal portion dependent on the alternating current and is at the frequency, where the measurement signal is pre-processed and digitized to generate a digital signal that is detected and processed to generate a measured value proportional to the non-electrical variable and to generate a fault signal value, wherein the fault signal value is utilized to normalize the measured value that is normalized in a normalizing stage, by forming the quotient using the square of the fault signal value, and is output as a normalized measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Florian Kirsammer, Hans-Guenther KLEIH, Michael LUDWIG, Guenter MARCAUX
  • Patent number: 9695485
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agent into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elementary iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder. Furthermore the invention relates to a hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LOESCHE GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wulfert, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20170160395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an ultrasonic sensor apparatus (3) having a multiplicity of ultrasonic sensors (5, 6, 7) arranged in the rear region (4) of a motor vehicle (1) in which the ultrasonic sensor apparatus (3) is used to perform detection of an object (11) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle (1), wherein a first ultrasonic sensor (6), in an object detection mode for detecting an object (11) that is different from a trailer apparatus (10) arranged in the rear region (4), is operated only for the purpose of receiving echo signals from transmission signals transmitted by at least one other ultrasonic sensor (5, 7), and the sending of transmission signals from this first ultrasonic sensor (6) is prevented. The invention also relates to a driver assistance device (2) and a motor vehicle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ludwig, Ulrich Bressler, Zbyszek Jarzabek
  • Publication number: 20170115134
    Abstract: An angle sensor is disclosed. The angle sensor has a disc, a first magnetic pattern disposed on a side of the disc and including a number N1 of first portions of spirals regularly distributed in a first ring, and a second magnetic pattern disposed on a side of the disc and including a number N2 of second portions of spirals regularly distributed in a second ring. The numbers N1 and N2 are coprime and N1 is different from N2, N2?1, and N2+1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Sensors Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Wolf, Martin Rieder, Michael Ludwig, Armin Meisenberg, Axel Bartos
  • Publication number: 20170059236
    Abstract: The invention relates to a domestic cooling appliance (1) having at least an interior (4), which is delimited by the walls of an inner container (3) and configured to receive food, and with a shelf (9), which is arranged in the interior (4), and with a food receiving unit, which is attached to the shelf (9) by means of a retaining device (15), wherein the retaining device (15) is size adjustable and in a first size adjustment configured to receive a first food receiving unit (14) having a first size and in a second size adjustment configured to receive a second food receiving unit (16) having a second size, which is different from the first size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Altan ALYANAK, Fidan GÜLER, Gonca SUBASI, Michael LUDWIG, Nico SCHWEER
  • Publication number: 20160349360
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor (1) comprises a housing (2) and a diaphragm (4), to which a piezo-electric element (6) is fastened, and an electric connector region (8) which has an earth connector (24). A layer made from an electrically non-conducting material is arranged between the diaphragm (4) and the piezo-electric element (6), and the diaphragm (4) is connected to the earth connector (24) in an electrically conducting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicants: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH, VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Ludwig, Wolfgang Katzenberger, Stefan Triebl, Hans-Wilhelm Wehling, Karl-Heinz John, Oliver Eidel
  • Patent number: 9449436
    Abstract: A method for actuating a component of a drive train of a motor vehicle. The component is mechanically prestressed into a safe state. The method has the steps: sensing a fault state; sensing whether the fault state is a first or second type of fault state; immediate interruption of the actuation of the component so that the component is passively transferred into the safe state by the mechanical prestress if the fault state, is of the first type of fault state, or actuation of the component in such a way that the component is actively transferred into the safe state if the fault state is of the second type of fault state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GETRAG Getriebe-und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG
    Inventors: Martin Seufert, Ralf Hettich, Tobias Kalisch, Michael Ludwig, Heiko Söhner
  • Publication number: 20160223658
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a blocked state of an ultrasonic sensor (3) of a motor vehicle (1), wherein an actual value of at least one oscillation parameter (fR) of the ultrasonic sensor (3) is sensed and is compared with a reference value by means of an evaluation unit (4) in order to detect a blocked state, wherein a current temperature (T) to which the ultrasonic sensor (3) is exposed is detected by means of a temperature detecting device (8), and the reference value is determined as a function of the current temperature (T) by means of the evaluation unit (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
    Inventors: Michael HALLEK, Michael LUDWIG
  • Patent number: 9321682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, in particular a method for the production of a binder for concrete, mortar or plaster, and a binder produced according to this method as well the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG
    Inventors: Mohsen Ben Haha, Tim Link, Frank Bellmann, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20160107930
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agents into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elemental iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: LOESCHE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger WULFERT, Horst Michael LUDWIG
  • Patent number: 9163357
    Abstract: A process for providing and processing natural fibres, wherein the process includes the following steps: 1) providing a biomass including fibres and having a dry substance content of at most 50% by weight; 2) adding water to produce a suspension including the biomass; 3) extracting the natural fibres from the biomass; 4) separating the liquid from the suspension; 5) at least single repetition of at least one of steps 2) to 4), the suspension having at least one agent for finishing of the fibres in the last repetition of at least one of steps 2) to 4); and 6) drying the natural fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: BIOWERT AG
    Inventor: Michael Ludwig Gass
  • Publication number: 20150166409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to building materials, in particular a method for the production of a binder for concrete, mortar or plaster, and a binder produced according to this method as well the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG
    Inventors: Mohsen Ben Haha, Tim Link, Frank Bellmann, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20150159233
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing steel slag to produce a hydraulic mineral binder with a high hardening potential and to recover iron. There is provision for this purpose to provide a feed product comprising steel slag with MnO. This feed product is further processed as a melt by introducing reducing agent into the melt. A lime saturation factor of between 90 and 110 is hereby to be achieved in the mineral melt portion. Subsequently the melt is cooled in a defined manner and elementary iron is mechanically separated from the solidified melt. The solidified melt is then supplied for use as hydraulic mineral binder. Furthermore the invention relates to a hydraulic mineral binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LOESCHE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Wulfert, Horst-Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20150147511
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a honeycomb based high temperature structural damper laminate, based on a core structure comprising a honeycomb laminated with a layer of a structural damping material. The present invention also provides a method for producing said laminate as well as the use of said laminate in various fields of application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Eli Parloo, Michael Ludwig
  • Patent number: 9021861
    Abstract: A heatable flow-through measuring cell for a gas analyzer having an inner tube made of a corrosion-resistant material, such as stainless steel, and is terminated at each end with a respective end piece and a radiolucent window held therein. The measuring cell also includes an electrical heating apparatus for heating each end piece, an outer tube that coaxially surrounds the inner tube so as to form a narrow gap and is made of material with good thermal conductivity, such as aluminum, and includes thermal insulation that surrounds the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Ludwig
  • Publication number: 20140052326
    Abstract: A method for actuating a component of a drive train of a motor vehicle. The component is mechanically prestressed into a safe state. The method has the steps: sensing a fault state; sensing whether the fault state is a first or second type of fault state; immediate interruption of the actuation of the component so that the component is passively transferred into the safe state by the mechanical prestress if the fault state, is of the first type of fault state, or actuation of the component in such a way that the component is actively transferred into the safe state if the fault state is of the second type of fault state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Seufert, Ralf Hettich, Tobias Kalisch, Michael Ludwig, Heiko Söhner
  • Publication number: 20130310489
    Abstract: A process for providing and processing natural fibres, wherein the process includes the following steps: 1) providing a biomass including fibres and having a dry substance content of at most 50% by weight; 2) adding water to produce a suspension including the biomass; 3) extracting the natural fibres from the biomass; 4) separating the liquid from the suspension; 5) at least single repetition of at least one of steps 2) to 4), the suspension having at least one agent for finishing of the fibres in the last repetition of at least one of steps 2) to 4); and 6) drying the natural fibres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: BIOWERT AG
    Inventor: Michael Ludwig Gass