Patents by Inventor Michael Niehaus
Michael Niehaus 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: 11785980Abstract: In one embodiment is provided an apparatus which forms conically shaped smoking shells having blocking tips, the apparatus including: (i) a conical form mandrel having an exterior surface, an interior section, and a vacuum opening fluidly connecting the interior section with the exterior surface; (ii) a motor operably connected to the conical form mandrel which can rotate the conical form mandrel; (iii) a conical form mandrel vacuum system operably connected to the interior section of conical form mandrel; (iv) a vacuum table having an upper surface, a vertical elevation system operably connected to the upper surface, which vertical elevation system vertically positions the upper surface, and table heater supported by the vacuum table, and a table vacuum system operably connected to the upper surface; and (v) a garage system located next to the conical form mandrel, the garage system including a base and a garage carriage slidingly connected to the base, the garage carriage including first and second ends witType: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: LSR HC LLCInventors: Michael Niehaus, Randall Bachtel, John Hersman, Trent Warncke, Joseph Bullard
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Patent number: 11083212Abstract: In one embodiment is provided an apparatus which forms conically shaped smoking shells having blocking tips, the apparatus including: (i) a conical form mandrel having an exterior surface, an interior section, and a vacuum opening fluidly connecting the interior section with the exterior surface; (ii) a motor operably connected to the conical form mandrel which can rotate the conical form mandrel; (iii) a conical form mandrel vacuum system operably connected to the interior section of conical form mandrel; (iv) a vacuum table having an upper surface, a vertical elevation system operably connected to the upper surface, which vertical elevation system vertically positions the upper surface, and table heater supported by the vacuum table, and a table vacuum system operably connected to the upper surface; and (v) a garage system located next to the conical form mandrel, the garage system including a base and a garage carriage slidingly connected to the base, the garage carriage including first and second ends witType: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: LSR HC LLCInventors: Michael Niehaus, Randall Bachtel, John Hersman, Trent Warncke, Joseph Bullard
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Patent number: 10501386Abstract: A solid propellant compact (10) in the form of a compact made of a powdered and/or granulated solid propellant, especially for inflators and/or actuators of a vehicle occupant restraint system, includes at least one recess on at least one of its sides. Solid propellant compacts (10) of this type are provided in an inflator (14) comprising at least one combustion chamber. A module includes such inflator (14) with an airbag inflatable by the inflator (14). A pyrotechnical drive unit (30) comprising a housing (32), a piston (34) movable in the housing (32) includes solid propellant compacts (10) of this type.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: TRW AIRBAG SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Michael Niehaus, Bernd Lorbeer, Torsten Berg
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Patent number: 8700914Abstract: A system and method for changing safety-relevant data for a control device is provided wherein an authorized user inputs new or altered safety-relevant data, which is received on a data processing installation. A first checksum for the safety-relevant data is established and stored along with the safety-relevant data in at least one data record on the data processing installation. An enable code may also be stored in the at least one data record. This enable code may be produced by a code generator and encrypted by a key module. The data processing installation then reads back the safety-relevant data from a memory in the data processing installation, thereby allowing a comparison of the received safety-relevant data and the read back safety-relevant data. A second checksum is generated in a case where the comparison resulted in no differences. The second checksum may also be stored in the at least one data record.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: ABB AGInventors: Soenke Kock, Peter Eriksson, Jan Bredahl, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20130247790Abstract: The invention relates to a propellant pellet for pyrotechnical safety devices in vehicles, such as airbag modules, belt tensioners, micro-inflators and igniters. The propellant pellet according to the invention has a substantially cylindrical shape and can be obtained by dry injection of a powdered propellant composition. The pellets have a maximum diameter of 2 mm and preferably a relative bulk density, defined as ratio of bulk density of the propellant pellets to the maximum theoretical density of the propellant composition, of at least 0.5. A propellant charge, an igniter and an inflator each comprising a plurality of said propellant pellets are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Inventors: Klaus Bernau, Sebastian Reichgruber, Michael Niehaus, Siegfried Zeuner, Sebastian Herler, Christian Bichlmaier, Thomas Nobach
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Publication number: 20130200601Abstract: A solid propellant compact (10) in the form of a compact made of a powdered and/or granulated solid propellant, especially for inflators and/or actuators of a vehicle occupant restraint system, includes at least one recess on at least one of its sides. Solid propellant compacts (10) of this type are provided in an inflator (14) comprising at least one combustion chamber. A module includes such inflator (14) with an airbag inflatable by the inflator (14). A pyrotechnical drive unit (30) comprising a housing (32), a piston (34) movable in the housing (32) includes solid propellant compacts (10) of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: TRW Airbag Systems GmbHInventors: Michael Niehaus, Bernd Lorbeer, Torsten Berg
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Patent number: 7912558Abstract: A PLC for distributed control includes a storage unit that stores common-data specifying information for specifying common data shared by a corresponding PLC and another PLC, a receiving unit that receives the common-data specifying information from another PLC, and a collating unit that collates the common-data specifying information stored in the storage unit with the common-data specifying information received by the receiving unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Araki, Sutemaro Kato, Friedrich Adams, Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: 7689301Abstract: A safety control device for ensuring safety of an object to be controlled, including: communication unit which is used for communication with another safety control device and uses a frame including a test bit string T having correlation with a base bit string B; and detection unit which compares with the base bit string B the test bit string T included in a frame having been received from another safety control device, thereby determining the number of bit errors in the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignees: JTEKT Corporation, Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Tsutomu Araki, Hirofumi Kato, Sutemaro Kato, Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: 7651126Abstract: A device for protecting goods and/or persons including a security element; and a gas generating system connected to the security element and including an explosive charge formed at least of: a primary pyrotechnic compound, in a first chamber, initiated by at least one initiator having a reinforcing charge and including at least one propellant having an optionally adjusted oxygen balance, and a secondary compound, in a secondary chamber, including an oxidant constituent capable of delivering only gas by decomposition and at least one reducing additive having a function of contributing nitrogen, the additive being present in a proportion by weight less than about 70% of the weight of the primary-secondary compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignees: Seva Technologies, Etienne LacroixInventors: Paul-Philippe Cord, Virginie Desbleumortiers, Fabrice Boyer, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20090313481Abstract: A system and method for changing safety-relevant data for a control device is provided wherein an authorized user inputs new or altered safety-relevant data, which is received on a data processing installation. A first checksum for the safety-relevant data is established and stored along with the safety-relevant data in at least one data record on the data processing installation. An enable code may also be stored in the at least one data record. This enable code may be produced by a code generator and encrypted by a key module. The data processing installation then reads back the safety-relevant data from a memory in the data processing installation, thereby allowing a comparison of the received safety-relevant data and the read back safety-relevant data. A second checksum is generated in a case where the comparison resulted in no differences. The second checksum may also be stored in the at least one data record.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: ABB AGInventors: Soenke Kock, Peter Eriksson, Jan Bredahl, Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: 7554782Abstract: A safety PLC having duplex power supply circuits, includes: a first output-stage transistor; a first DC power supply that drives the first output-stage transistor; a second output-stage transistor; a second DC power supply that drives the second output-stage transistor; a signal transfer path that includes a resistor and connect the first output-stage transistor to the second output-stage transistor; and a pair of overvoltage protection units, each of which is disposed between a pair of output terminals of the corresponding one of the first and second DC power supplies and restricts the maximum value of an output potential difference between the pair of output terminals.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Makoto Kawamura, Kuniyuki Niwa, Sutemaro Kato, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20080021575Abstract: A safety control device for ensuring safety of an object to be controlled, including: communication unit which is used for communication with another safety control device and uses a frame including a test bit string T having correlation with a base bit string B; and detection unit which compares with the base bit string B the test bit string T included in a frame having been received from another safety control device, thereby determining the number of bit errors in the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicants: JTEKT Corporation, Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co.Inventors: Tsutomu ARAKI, Hirofumi Kato, Sutemaro Kato, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20070052299Abstract: A safety PLC having duplex power supply circuits, includes: a first output-stage transistor; a first DC power supply that drives the first output-stage transistor; a second output-stage transistor; a second DC power supply that drives the second output-stage transistor; a signal transfer path that includes a resistor and connect the first output-stage transistor to the second output-stage transistor; and a pair of overvoltage protection units, each of which is disposed between a pair of output terminals of the corresponding one of the first and second DC power supplies and restricts the maximum value of an output potential difference between the pair of output terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Makoto Kawamura, Kuniyuki Niwa, Sutemaro Kato, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20070055388Abstract: A PLC for distributed control includes a storage unit that stores common-data specifying information for specifying common data shared by a corresponding PLC and another PLC, a receiving unit that receives the common-data specifying information from another PLC, and a collating unit that collates the common-data specifying information stored in the storage unit with the common-data specifying information received by the receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Araki, Sutemaro Kato, Friedrich Adams, Michael Niehaus
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Publication number: 20060071455Abstract: A device for protecting goods and/or persons including a security element; and a gas generating system connected to the security element and including an explosive charge formed at least of: a primary pyrotechnic compound, in a first chamber, initiated by at least one initiator having a reinforcing charge and including at least one propellant having an optionally adjusted oxygen balance, and a secondary compound, in a secondary chamber, including an oxidant constituent capable of delivering only gas by decomposition and at least one reducing additive having a function of contributing nitrogen, the additive being present in a proportion by weight less than about 70% of the weight of the primary-secondary compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Applicants: Seva Technologies, a corporation of France, Etienne LaCroix, a corporation of FranceInventors: Paul-Philippe Cord, Virginie Desbleumortiers, Fabrice Bouyer, Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: D464090Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Trendmasters, Inc.Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Joseph Lee McGowan, Christopher Neal Hall, David Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: D464382Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Trendmasters, Inc.Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Joseph Lee McGowan, Christopher Neal Hall, David Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: D469827Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Trendmasters, Inc.Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Joseph Lee McGowan, Christopher Neal Hall, David Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: D480768Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: All Season Toys, Inc.Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Joseph Lee McGowan, Christopher Neal Hall, David Michael Niehaus
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Patent number: D490486Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: All Season Toys, Inc.Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Joseph Lee McGowan, Christopher Neal Hall, David Michael Niehaus