Patents by Inventor Michael Pilz

Michael Pilz 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: 11972180
    Abstract: A method and computing system operable for displaying a first routing diagram on a display. The first routing diagram is a member of a first set of routing diagrams that includes multiple different routing diagrams. Displaying the first routing diagram includes displaying a user-selectable control and a first portion of a particular routable component within the first routing diagram. The user-selectable control corresponds to a location of the display where a first terminal connected to the particular routable component or a second terminal connected or connectable to the first terminal is displayed. An additional function include determining, by a processor, a selection of the user-selectable control occurs while the first routing diagram is displayed on the display. A further function includes displaying, on the display in response to determining the selection of the user-selectable control occurs, the second routing diagram with a second portion of the particular routable component highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitchell Repair Information Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michel B. Alberry, Lester B. Johnson, Thomas A. Southward, Thomas W. Tipps, Michael S. Knize, John P. McGraw, Robert Pilz, Bryan Keithley Romero
  • Publication number: 20240119753
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting a request for a computer-readable routing diagram, such as a wiring diagram, a pneumatic or hydraulic line diagram, or an optical cable diagram. The method also includes receiving, in response to the request, a routing diagram including a connectable component and at least a portion of a routing set. The connectable component is associated with both a connectable component identifier and the routing set. The routing set contains one or more routable components, such as electrical circuits, pneumatic or hydraulic lines, or optical cables. Further, the method includes displaying, on a display, the routing diagram and at least the portion of the routing set highlighted. Displaying at least the portion of the routing set highlighted occurs in response to an occurrence of the connectable component being selected from the routing diagram displayed on the display or in response to the request including the connectable component identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michel B. Alberry, Lester B. Johnson, Michael S. Knize, John P. McGraw, Robert Pilz, Thomas W. Tipps, Eric J. Wade, Patrick S. Merg, Roy Steven Brozovich, Todd Mercer, Thomas A. Southward
  • Patent number: 8764886
    Abstract: An apparatus, for separating liquid droplets out of a feed gas stream, includes a delay vessel for preliminary separation of some of the liquid droplets out of the feed gas stream under gravity, with an inlet line for the feed gas stream and an outlet line for the gas stream which has been depleted of liquid droplets and which flows out of the delay vessel and a tangential supply thereof into a centrifugal droplet separator. The outlet line is arranged in the upper region of the delay vessel and spaced apart from the inlet line to such an extent that the delay time of the gas stream in the delay vessel is at a maximum, and with an outlet line for the liquid separated in the delay vessel at the base thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joerg Halpap, Andreas Bode, Eberhard Herrmann, Markus Linsenbuehler, Bernd Sachweh, Michael Pilz, Michael Mertler, Matthias Wilhelm Meier
  • Publication number: 20120302420
    Abstract: What is proposed is a centrifugal droplet separator for separating liquid droplets out of a feed gas stream comprising them, with a vertical longitudinal axis and circular cross section, with a jacket (1) and with hoods (2) at the upper and lower ends of the jacket (1), with tangential supply (3) of the feed gas stream comprising liquid droplets at the jacket (1) and with an outlet stub (4) for the liquid separated out in the centrifugal droplet separator in the region of the lower hood (2), and with a gas outlet stub (7) for the gas stream cleaned in the centrifugal droplet separator in the region of the upper hood (2), wherein two, three or more inlet orifices (9) arranged symmetrically on the circumference of the upper hood (2) for tangential supply of cleaning liquid are provided in the same direction as the supply of the feed gas stream comprising liquid droplets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jörg Halpap, Andreas Bode, Eberhard Hermann, Markus Linsenbühler, Bernd Sachweh, Michael Pilz, Michael Mertler, Matthias Wilhelm Meier
  • Publication number: 20120285322
    Abstract: What is proposed is an apparatus for separating liquid droplets out of a feed gas stream comprising them comprising a delay vessel (1) for preliminary separation of some of the liquid droplets out of the feed gas stream under the action of gravity, with an inlet line (2) for the feed gas stream into the delay vessel (1) and an outlet line (3) for the gas stream which has been depleted of liquid droplets and flows out of the delay vessel (1), and tangential supply thereof into a centrifugal droplet separator (4), the outlet line (3) being arranged in the upper region of the delay vessel (1) and being spaced apart from the inlet line (2) to such an extent that the delay time of the gas stream in the delay vessel (1) is at a maximum, and with an outlet line (5) for the liquid separated in the delay vessel (1) at the base thereof, and wherein the centrifugal droplet separator (4) used is an axially symmetric apparatus with a vertical longitudinal axis and circular cross section, with a jacket and hoods at the upp
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joerg Halpap, Andreas Bode, Eberhard Herrmann, Markus Linsenbuehler, Bernd Sachweh, Michael Pilz, Michael Mertler, Matthias Wilhelm Meier
  • Publication number: 20120134913
    Abstract: A process for preparing chlorine by gas-phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride over a heterogeneous, particulate catalyst in a fluidized-bed reactor to give a product gas mixture which is freed of entrained catalyst particles in cyclones (1) which are arranged in the upper region of the fluidized-bed reactor, which comprises a cylindrical upper part (2) which has a tangential or spiral-shaped inlet (3) for the product gas mixture and tapers at its lower end via a conical section (4) into a cyclone downcomer tube (5) and also a central downward-extending tube (6) in the upper region of the cyclone (1) for discharging the product gas mixture which has been freed of entrained catalyst particles, wherein from one to seven cascades of in each case from two to five cyclones (1) connected in series are used, with the cyclones (1) of each cascade, with the exception of the first cyclone (1) through which flow occurs in each case, which is designed so that about 90 to 99% by weight of the entrained catalyst particles ar
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Karches, Kati Bachmann, Martin Sesing, Lothar Seidemann, Michael Pilz