Patents by Inventor Michael Winkler
Michael Winkler 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: 10760795Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air conditioning systems and methods. An aspect of the present disclosure is a device that includes a housing having an external surface and defining an interior volume, a heat exchanger positioned within the interior volume, a fluid line partially positioned within the interior volume, a sleeve extending from the external surface and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve, and a fluid connector. The sleeve has an outside wall spanning a length of the sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the fluid connector is positioned at or near the distal end, a portion of the fluid line is positioned within the internal cavity, and the fluid line provides a fluid connection between the heat exchanger and the fluid connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Charles William Booten, Jonathan Michael Winkler, David Ross Roberts
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Publication number: 20190316604Abstract: A rotary drive device has a fluid-actuated rotary drive with a drive housing and a drive unit which is rotative relative thereto. The drive unit includes a drive shaft and a pivot piston, non-rotatably arranged thereon, separating two drive chambers from one another. For controlling the fluid-actuated rotary drive, a control valve arrangement including at least one electrically actuatable control valve is provided, which is attached to the drive housing and in this way is combined with the rotary drive to form a drive assembly that can be handled as a single unit. Furthermore, a robot arm is proposed, which has the rotary drive device as an arm joint connecting two arm members.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Simon Markowski, Andreas Weiss, Thomas Beyerlein, Artem Beger, Bernd Bellingrodt, Manuel Rausch, Daniel Bren, Nicole Skrok, Michael Winkler
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Publication number: 20190072286Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air conditioning systems and methods. An aspect of the present disclosure is a device that includes a housing having an external surface and defining an interior volume, a heat exchanger positioned within the interior volume, a fluid line partially positioned within the interior volume, a sleeve extending from the external surface and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve, and a fluid connector. The sleeve has an outside wall spanning a length of the sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the fluid connector is positioned at or near the distal end, a portion of the fluid line is positioned within the internal cavity, and the fluid line provides a fluid connection between the heat exchanger and the fluid connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Charles William Booten, Jonathan Michael Winkler, David Ross Roberts
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Publication number: 20190048865Abstract: A piston compressor includes at least one cylinder for compressing air with a piston arranged such that it can move therein in a compression chamber arranged above the piston in the cylinder. The compression chamber is connected to an inlet arrangement for air to be compressed and to an outlet arrangement for compressed air, the piston compressor being drivable by a first drive device. The inlet arrangement includes a pre-compression device that can be driven by a second drive device with variable power and is used to increase the suction pressure at the air inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Thomas KIPP, Fedor ASSONOV, Michael WINKLER
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Publication number: 20180375450Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a rotating electric machine (1) having a rotor (3), a polyphase excitation winding (5) and a commutation apparatus (9) for commutating excitation winding currents of the excitation winding (5) depending on rotor position values (R) for rotor positions of the rotor (3). First measurement values (A) for the rotor positions are detected by means of a first sensor apparatus (13) and second measurement values (B) for the rotor positions are detected by means of a second sensor apparatus (15). For the commutation of the excitation winding currents, the rotor position values (R) are formed from weighted mean values (M) of the first measurement values (A) and the second measurement values (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Andreas SCHNELL, Michael WINKLER, Emanoil IORDACHE
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Patent number: 10156369Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air conditioning systems and methods. An aspect of the present disclosure is a device that includes a housing having an external surface and defining an interior volume, a heat exchanger positioned within the interior volume, a fluid line partially positioned within the interior volume, a sleeve extending from the external surface and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve, and a fluid connector. The sleeve has an outside wall spanning a length of the sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the fluid connector is positioned at or near the distal end, a portion of the fluid line is positioned within the internal cavity, and the fluid line provides a fluid connection between the heat exchanger and the fluid connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Charles William Booten, Jonathan Michael Winkler, David Ross Roberts
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Patent number: 10066341Abstract: A sheet material includes 30-70 wt. % of aramid pulp, 30-70 wt. % of a fire-retardant short fiber material selected from para-aramid, glass fibers, carbon fibers, and PEEK (polyether etherketone), and 0.5-15 wt. % of a polymer binder, wherein the sheet material is a non-woven sheet material having an areal weight of 10-70 g/m2. The sheet material is soft, pliable, and light weight. It can be applied as backing onto upholstery material without detrimentally affecting the properties thereof. At the same time, the sheet material has very good fire-retardant properties.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: TEIJIN ARAMID B.V.Inventors: Jan David Tiecken, Monica Lopez Lorenzo, Ben Rolink, Ernst Michael Winkler
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Publication number: 20180080668Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air conditioning systems and methods. An aspect of the present disclosure is a device that includes a housing having an external surface and defining an interior volume, a heat exchanger positioned within the interior volume, a fluid line partially positioned within the interior volume, a sleeve extending from the external surface and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve, and a fluid connector. The sleeve has an outside wall spanning a length of the sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the fluid connector is positioned at or near the distal end, a portion of the fluid line is positioned within the internal cavity, and the fluid line provides a fluid connection between the heat exchanger and the fluid connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Charles William BOOTEN, Jonathan Michael WINKLER, David Ross ROBERTS
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Patent number: 9790118Abstract: A valve assembly (1) which is intended for differentiated individual control of the movement mechanisms of an IS machine and can therefore be used in a modular manner consists of a valve support (2?) and a head part (22) which supports two pilot control valves (3, 5), two safety valves (4, 6) and two switching valves as one assembly. By way of actuation of the safety valves (4, 6), the feed of control air to the switching valves can be interrupted, which switching valves are assigned, for example, to the opening movement and the closing movement, respectively, of a closing cylinder which is assigned to a preform. The valve assembly has interfaces for connection of control and operating air and for electric connection to a machine controller. If required, the assembly which is designed in this way makes it possible to interrupt the control air in a differentiated way which is related to an individual track, in addition to simple assembly and dismantling.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Heye International GMBHInventors: Matthias Lunacek, Benedikt Felgenhauer, Michael Winkler, Dirk Winkelhake, Kai Buschmann, Wilfried Seidensticker, Markus Jochens, Thomas Hartmann
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Patent number: 9696343Abstract: An asset management system comprising an asset management server connected to a plurality of distributed HF sensitive measurement devices each having at least one inseparable asset tag being located outside a high frequency shield which shields an internal circuitry of the measurement device from external high frequency signals and being configured to provide asset data of the respective measurement device to be processed by the asset management server.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Harald Ripp, Hans-Joachim Mann, Michael Winkler
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Patent number: 9494613Abstract: A modular flow injection analysis system has a sample connection, a reagent inflow and a media discharge. The analysis system is formed of a plurality of functional modules stacked one on top of the other. These functional modules include a metering module including a metering channel having an inlet and an outlet, a mixing module including a mixing channel having an inlet and an outlet, an analysis module including a media chamber connected to the outlet of the mixing channel, and a media control module. The modules are connected by aligned media channels. These media channels replace the conventional tube connections. They are connected automatically when the modules are fitted together.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: BUERKERT WERKE GMBHInventors: Christian Oberndorfer, Michael Winkler, Marco Zuern
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Publication number: 20160200619Abstract: A valve assembly (1) which is intended for differentiated track-by-track control of the movement mechanisms of an IS machine and can therefore be used in a modular manner consists of a valve support (2?) and a head part (22) which supports two pilot control valves (3, 5), two safety valves (4, 6) and two switching valves as one assembly. By way of actuation of the safety valves (4, 6), the feed of control air to the switching valves can be interrupted, which switching valves are assigned, for example, to the opening movement and the closing movement, respectively, of a closing cylinder which is assigned to a preform. The valve assembly has interfaces for connection of control and operating air and for electric connection to a machine controller. If required, the assembly which is designed in this way makes it possible to interrupt the control air in a differentiated way which is related to an individual track, in addition to simple assembly and dismantling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Matthias Lunacek, Benedikt Felgenhauer, Michael Winkler, Dirk Winkelhake, Kai Buschmann, Wilfried Seidensticker, Markus Jochens, Thomas Hartmann
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Publication number: 20160160444Abstract: A sheet material includes 30-70 wt. % of aramid pulp, 30-70 wt. % of a fire-retardant short fiber material selected from para-aramid, glass fibers, carbon fibers, and PEEK (polyether etherketone), and 0.5-15 wt. % of a polymer binder, wherein the sheet material is a non-woven sheet material having an areal weight of 10-70 g/m2. The sheet material is soft, pliable, and light weight. It can be applied as backing onto upholstery material without detrimentally affecting the properties thereof. At the same time, the sheet material has very good fire-retardant properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: TEIJIN ARAMID B.V.Inventors: Jan David TIECKEN, Monica LOPEZ LORENZO, Ben ROLINK, ERNST Michael WINKLER
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Publication number: 20160025784Abstract: An asset management system comprising an asset management server connected to a plurality of distributed HF sensitive measurement devices each having at least one inseparable asset tag being located outside a high frequency shield which shields an internal circuitry of the measurement device from external high frequency signals and being configured to provide asset data of the respective measurement device to be processed by the asset management server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Harald Ripp, Hans-Joachim Mann, Michael Winkler
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Patent number: 8885160Abstract: The compact microspectrometer for fluid media has, in a fixed spatial coordination in a housing, a light source, a fluid channel, a reflective diffraction grating, and a detector. The optical measuring path starting from the light source passes through the fluid channel and impinges on the diffraction grating. The spectral light components reflected by the diffraction grating impinge on the detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Dominik Rabus, Michael Winkler, Christian Oberndorfer
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Patent number: 8886187Abstract: A system and method of selecting a network operator by a roaming subscriber in a shared network. The method begins by a roaming subscriber, UE, entering the shared network. A query is provided to the UE of a selection of at least two network operators operating within the shared network. The subscriber then selects a desired network operator for use in the shared network. The selection is sent and stored in a VLR in the shared network. A call is initiated by the UE in the shared network and routed in accordance with the selected network operator. Preferably, the UE sends a USSD string providing the desired network operator to the VLR. The USSD string triggers a USSD application for using the selected network operator.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Marten Pehrson, Michael Winkler, Jiri Rynt
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Patent number: 8736834Abstract: A modular optical sensor system for fluid media has a measuring module which includes an exchangeable fluid chamber and an exchangeable optic holder. The fluid chamber has an inlet and an outlet as well as a measurement space for the fluid medium. The optic holder has at least one optical transmitter and at least one optical receiver. The optic holder is inserted within the measuring module relative to the fluid chamber in such a way that the radiation emitted by the optical transmitter traverses the measurement space for the fluid medium in the fluid chamber and impinges on the optical receiver.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Buerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Georg Moll, Dominik Rabus, Michael Winkler
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Patent number: 8710848Abstract: A modular sensor system for continuous measurement of analytes in continuous flow has a fluidic module, a sensor module, an optional reference module, and a cover part which are stacked on top of each other and firmly connected with each other so as to be releasable. The fluidic module includes a fluid duct having an inlet and an outlet. The sensor module includes a sensor compartment which has at least one sensor and is in fluid communication with the fluid duct of the fluidic module. The optional reference module is in fluid communication with the fluid duct of the fluidic module by means of a diaphragm. The cover part seals the sensor module or the reference module.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Büerkert Werke GmbHInventors: Christian Oberndorfer, Katrin Rudolph, Michael Winkler
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Publication number: 20130280509Abstract: Paper with a grammage of 10-100 g/m2 including at least 20 wt. % of microfilaments and at least 20 wt. % of a non-resinous binder, the microfilaments having an average filament length in the range of 2-25 mm and titer less than 1.3 dtex, the non-resinous binder comprising at least one of fibril or pulp. The paper shows high strength and other attractive properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: TEIJIN ARAMID B.V.Inventors: Fresia Alvarado Chacon, Richard Visser, Ernst Michael Winkler
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Patent number: D851248Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Schölly Fiberoptic GmbHInventor: Michael Winkler