Patents by Inventor Michael Strehle

Michael Strehle 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: 11629726
    Abstract: A centrifugal or diagonal impeller has impeller blades (4) that are curved in the circumferential direction about an axis of rotation and are formed from a single-layer sheet metal. Each blade (4) has a suction side (11) and a pressure side (12) as well as a blade leading edge (5) and a blade trailing edge (6). At least the blade leading edge (5) of the impeller blades (4) adjacent to their suction side (11) have a geometric edge modification in the form of a rounding (7) over a predetermined partial length of a blade thickness (SD) of the impeller blades (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erhard Gruber, Michael Strehle, Daniel Gebert
  • Publication number: 20230038614
    Abstract: A centrifugal or diagonal impeller has impeller blades (4) that are curved in the circumferential direction about an axis of rotation and are formed from a single-layer sheet metal. Each blade (4) has a suction side (11) and a pressure side (12) as well as a blade leading edge (5) and a blade trailing edge (6). At least the blade leading edge (5) of the impeller blades (4) adjacent to their suction side (11) have a geometric edge modification in the form of a rounding (7) over a predetermined partial length of a blade thickness (SD) of the impeller blades (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Erhard GRUBER, Michael STREHLE, Daniel GEBERT
  • Patent number: 10760593
    Abstract: A protective grille for a fan has a web structure which comprises radial webs spaced apart in a circumferential direction and coaxial circumferential webs spaced apart in a radial direction. The protective grille has at least a radial outer region and a central region around a central axis of the protective grille. An envelope surface spanned by the radial outer region and the central region is of convexly curved form in the radial outer region and is of flat form, parallel to a radial plane of the protective grille, in the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Strehle, Erhard Gruber, Jens Müller, Manuel Vogel
  • Publication number: 20200224667
    Abstract: A flow guiding device for use on a fan assembly with a motor-operated radial impeller rotating about an axis of rotation. The guiding device has an outer housing and an inner diffuser. A flow duct is formed between the outer housing and inner diffuser. The flow duct extends along an axial flow direction. The outer housing forms a receiving space for the integral holding of the radial impeller. The impeller borders, in the axial direction, on the inner diffuser. The impeller, during operation, takes in a flow axially and blows it out radially into the flow duct. The flow duct is adapted to deflect the flow from a radial direction into an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Strehle, Björn SUDLER, Daniel CONRAD
  • Patent number: 10590949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilator wheel which is produced in the form of a radial or a diagonal ventilator wheel, and comprises a bottom disc and a plurality of ventilator blades arranged, on said bottom disc, so as to be distributed about an axial rotational axis, said bottom disc comprising a circumferential radial outer edge section that, when viewed in cross-section, extends in a curved shape in at least some sections and thus forms an elliptical transition of said bottom disc from a radial extension into an axial extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Gebert, Jens Mueller, Alexander Konzal, Michael Strehle
  • Patent number: 9932990
    Abstract: A ventilation device, in particular for heating, cooling and/or humidifying air in residential buildings, includes a duct-shaped housing (1) with an air inlet opening (2) and an air outlet opening (3), and a fan impeller (6) as well as a filter unit, heat exchange unit and/or heating coil unit (14) arranged in the main flow direction (Z) of an air flow generated by the fan impeller (6). An air guiding device (17) is arranged in the flow direction (Z) of the air flow in front of a suction nozzle (16)—configured as a flow conditioner, includes a bar structure with air guiding bars-such that a flow inlet opening is configured on the suction side at an axial height in front of the flow inlet opening (15) by the bar structure whose opening surface is smaller than the opening surface of the flow inlet opening (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Schöne, Christian Haag, Katrin Bohl, Thorsten Pissarczyk, Marc Schneider, Björn Sudler, Jens Müller, Michael Strehle, Oliver Haaf, Erhard Gruber, Christian Hammel, Eric Reichert
  • Publication number: 20180030994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ventilator wheel which is produced in the form of a radial or a diagonal ventilator wheel, and comprises a bottom disc and a plurality of ventilator blades arranged, on said bottom disc, so as to be distributed about an axial rotational axis, said bottom disc comprising a circumferential radial outer edge section that, when viewed in cross-section, extends in a curved shape in at least some sections and thus forms an elliptical transition of said bottom disc from a radial extension into an axial extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel GEBERT, Jens MUELLER, Alexander KONZAL, Michael STREHLE
  • Publication number: 20170306985
    Abstract: A protective grille for a fan has a web structure which comprises radial webs spaced apart in a circumferential direction and coaxial circumferential webs spaced apart in a radial direction. The protective grille has at least a radial outer region and a central region around a central axis of the protective grille. An envelope surface spanned by the radial outer region and the central region is of convexly curved form in the radial outer region and is of flat form, parallel to a radial plane of the protective grille, in the central region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: EBM-PAPST MULFINGEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael STREHLE, Erhard GRUBER, Jens MÜLLER, Manuel VOGEL
  • Publication number: 20150369247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radial fan with an impeller (100) and a cylindrical drive unit (200) that can be rotated around the longitudinal axis, whereby the impeller (100) consists of a baseplate and of blades (101) arranged on the baseplate, and whereby the blades are located on the side facing the main air flow, and it is characterized in that the impeller (100) can be operatively connected to the drive unit (200) in two fastening planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen Schöne, Michael Strehle, Christian Hammel, Michael Sturm, Martin Baer
  • Publication number: 20150308451
    Abstract: The invention relates to the blades of a fan wheel. The invention particularly relates to a hollow profiled blade for a fan wheel. A hollow profiled blade according to the invention for a fan wheel is made from a planar semi-finished product and has a leading edge and a trailing edge as well as a compression side and a suction side. A hollow area is formed in the interior of the hollow profiled blade whereby the part of the planar semi-finished product forming the one side of the hollow profiled blade extends over the part of the planar semi-finished product forming the other side of the hollow profiled blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Baer, Daniel Gebert, Michael Strehle
  • Patent number: 8807949
    Abstract: A radial fan wheel arrangement includes a circular bottom plate (2) and a circular cover plate (3) with a central inflow opening (4), as well as wheel blades (6) running between the bottom plate (2) and the cover plate (3). Pocket-shaped recesses (9) are configured at least on one side of a plate surface in the space between the wheel blades (6) in an outer edge area of the cover plate (3) or the bottom plate (2) or both. At least one counterweight (13) is mounted on at least one of the two plates (2, 3) on a plate edge in an area of the pocket-shaped recesses (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Emb-Papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Hammel, Erhard Gruber, Oliver Haaf, Christian Haag, Michael Strehle
  • Publication number: 20140209275
    Abstract: A ventilation device, in particular for heating, cooling and/or humidifying air in residential buildings, includes a duct-shaped housing (1) with an air inlet opening (2) and an air outlet opening (3), and a fan impeller (6) as well as a filter unit, heat exchange unit and/or heating coil unit (14) arranged in the main flow direction (Z) of an air flow generated by the fan impeller (6). An air guiding device (17) is arranged in the flow direction (Z) of the air flow in front of a suction nozzle (16)—configured as a flow conditioner, includes a bar structure with air guiding bars-such that a flow inlet opening is configured on the suction side at an axial height in front of the flow inlet opening (15) by the bar structure whose opening surface is smaller than the opening surface of the flow inlet opening (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jürgen Schöne, Christian Haag, Katrin Bohl, Thorsten Pissarczyk, Marc Schneider, Björn Sudler, Jens Müller, Michael Strehle, Oliver Haaf, Erhard Gruber, Christian Hammel, Eric Reichert
  • Patent number: D761412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Strehle, Erhard Gruber, Jens Muller, Manuel Vogel
  • Patent number: D772392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Gebert, Jens Mueller, Alexander Konzal, Michael Strehle
  • Patent number: D821561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Erhard Gruber, Martin Kleinschrodt, Michael Strehle
  • Patent number: D949315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Michael Strehle
  • Patent number: D972110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Strehle, Björn Sudler, Daniel Conrad