Patents by Inventor Michael Willig

Michael Willig 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: 20230383750
    Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a fan including a rotational speed to be controlled to cool the vacuum pump, a temperature sensor, and a control device that regulates the rotational speed of the fan in dependence on a power consumption of a drive of the vacuum pump and on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor. Another vacuum pump includes an electrically driven fan, an air guide hood, and a conductor that leads from the fan to a supply connection for the fan. The conductor is connected to the supply connection via an electrical connector. The connector is separated from an air flow path, defined by the air guide hood, by a partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: PFEIFFER VACUUM GMBH
    Inventors: Michael WILLIG, Jan HOFMANN, Jonas BECKER, Gernot BERNHARDT, Verena WANGORSCH, Stefan KALLENBORN, Wolfgang SOEHNGEN, Heiko SCHAEFER, Erhard HARAPAT, Lars PAULI
  • Patent number: 11773849
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scroll pump comprising a pressure sensor integrated into the scroll pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PFEIFFER VACUUM GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Willig, Jan Hofmann, Jonas Becker, Gernot Bernhardt, Verena Wangorsch, Stefan Kallenborn, Wolfgang Soehngen, Heiko Schaefer, Erhard Harapat, Lars Pauli
  • Publication number: 20210102536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scroll pump comprising a pressure sensor integrated into the scroll pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Michael WILLIG, Jan HOFMANN, Jonas BECKER, Gernot BERNHARDT, Verena WANGORSCH, Stefan KALLENBORN, Wolfgang SOEHNGEN, Heiko SCHAEFER, Erhard HARAPAT, Lars PAULI
  • Patent number: 9206774
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly may include a filter element and an outer housing. The outer housing may define an interior volume in which the filter element is disposed. The outer housing may include a curved sheet and a planar sheet and extending between ends of the curved sheet. The curved sheet may define an air inlet of the interior volume. The planar sheet may define an air outlet of the interior volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Mann + Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Rieger, Michael Willig, Michael A. Martin
  • Publication number: 20150184623
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly may include a filter element and an outer housing. The outer housing may define an interior volume in which the filter element is disposed. The outer housing may include a curved sheet and a planar sheet and extending between ends of the curved sheet. The curved sheet may define an air inlet of the interior volume. The planar sheet may define an air outlet of the interior volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: MANN+HUMMEL GMBH
    Inventors: Mario Rieger, Michael Willig, Michael A. Martin
  • Patent number: 7959423
    Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a quick-rotatable component a bearing for supporting the quick-rotatable component and a lubricant pump for feeding lubricant to the bearing and having a rotor, with the bearing and the lubricant pump forming parts of a closed lubrication circuit having a hollow axle on which the rotor of the lubricant pump is rotatably supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Eilers, Michael Willig
  • Patent number: 7895983
    Abstract: A retention assembly secures a hydrocarbon trap within an air intake path of an internal combustion engine. The hydrocarbon trap is positioned within a first air tube, such as an outlet duct of a clean air filter. A second air tube, such as an inlet portion of a clean air duct assembly, is fitted over a portion of the first air tube to enclose the hydrocarbon trap within the first air tube. A clamp is fitted over both the first and second air tubes. A plurality of radially-extending, circumferentially-spaced protrusions that are formed on an inner surface of the second air tube pass through a respective plurality of apertures formed in the first air tube and, under radial compression exerted by the clamp, engage an outer surface of the hydrocarbon trap, thereby securing the trap within the first air tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mann + Hommel GmbH
    Inventors: Alex Braithwaite, Michael Willig, Frank Pfeiffer, Stefan Maier
  • Publication number: 20090123317
    Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a quick-rotatable component a bearing for supporting the quick-rotatable component and a lubricant pump for feeding lubricant to the bearing and having a rotor, with the bearing and the lubricant pump forming parts of a closed lubrication circuit having a hollow axle on which the rotor of the lubricant pump is rotatably supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Eilers, Michael Willig
  • Publication number: 20070186904
    Abstract: A retention assembly secures a hydrocarbon trap within an air intake path of an internal combustion engine. The hydrocarbon trap is positioned within a first air tube, such as an outlet duct of a clean air filter. A second air tube, such as an inlet portion of a clean air duct assembly, is fitted over a portion of the first air tube to enclose the hydrocarbon trap within the first air tube. A clamp is fitted over both the first and second air tubes. A plurality of radially-extending, circumferentially-spaced protrusions that are formed on an inner surface of the second air tube pass through a respective plurality of apertures formed in the first air tube and, under radial compression exerted by the clamp, engage an outer surface of the hydrocarbon trap, thereby securing the trap within the first air tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Alex Braithwaite, Michael Willig, Frank Pfeiffer, Stefan Maier
  • Patent number: 6641636
    Abstract: A filter unit for a motor vehicle which combines an intake air filter for an internal combustion engine and an interior ventilation air filter for a passenger compartment in a single unit. Filter housings for the respective filters may be joined to each other by a releasable connection, such as a combination of attachment hooks and screw fasteners, or they may be formed integrally with each other in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Filterwerk Mann & Hummel GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Willig, Stefan Rumpp
  • Publication number: 20020017084
    Abstract: A filter unit for a motor vehicle which combines an intake air filter for an internal combustion engine and an interior ventilation air filter for a passenger compartment in a single unit. Filter housings for the respective filters may be joined to each other by a releasable connection, such as a combination of attachment hooks and screw fasteners, or they may be formed integrally with each other in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Willig, Stefan Rumpp