Patents by Inventor Michael Westerkowski

Michael Westerkowski 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).

  • Connection area between housing parts of a vacuum interrupter, and a vacuum interrupter having a connection area of this type
    Patent number: 6930270
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to optimize, in vacuum interrupters, the connection area (12, 13, 14) between housing parts (2, 3, 4, 5), which are coaxially assigned to one another, with regard to the complexity of production for centering measures and with regard to the execution of the soldering process. To this end, a ring-like discoidal centering means (15) is used, which is made of a silver-coated copper and which comprises centering lugs (18) located on a tubular flange (17) that is arranged on the inner periphery of the centering means. Said centering lugs extend in an axial direction of the coaxial assignment and are provided in the form of tabs that point toward the ring-like discoidal area (24) of the centering means. The centering means is thereby overlapped by a tubular copper part, which is joined to the centering means and which serves as a shielding (10) inside the vacuum interrupter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klemens Fieberg, Klaus Gessner, Jürgen Jirasek, Lutz Kellmann, Klaus Oberndörfer, Thomas Pfohl, Roman Renz, Michael Westerkowski
  • Connection area between housing parts of a vacuum interrupter, and a vacuum interrupter having a connection area of this type
    Publication number: 20040074874
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to optimize, in vacuum interrupters, the connection area (12, 13, 14) between housing parts (2, 3, 4, 5), which are coaxially assigned to one another, with regard to the complexity of production for centering measures and with regard to the execution of the soldering process. To this end, a ring-like discoidal centering means (15) is used, which is made of a silver-coated copper and which comprises centering lugs (18) located on a tubular flange (17) that is arranged on the inner periphery of the centering means. Said centering lugs extend in an axial direction of the coaxial assignment and are provided in the form of tabs that point toward the ring-like discoidal area (24) of the centering means. The centering means is thereby overlapped by a tubular copper part, which is joined to the centering means and which serves as a shielding (10) inside the vacuum interrupter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Klemens Fieberg, Klaus Gessner, Jurgen Jirasek, Lutz Kellmann, Klaus Oberndorfer, Thomas Pfohl, Roman Renz, Michael Westerkowski