Patents by Inventor Olaf Petersen

Olaf Petersen 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: 20240055158
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of coaxial cables (224) having a thin-walled, radially closed outer conductor of nonferrous metal comprises supplying a flat strip of the nonferrous metal to a shaping apparatus (212), wherein the thickness of the strip corresponds to the wall thickness of the coaxial cable. The shaping apparatus is configured to continuously shape the supplied flat strip into a form corresponding to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable and around a cable core supplied before the outer conductor is closed. After the shaping, two opposite edges of the flat strip lie flush against one another in a contact region and are continuously welded to one another by a welding apparatus (216) by means of a laser, which radiates light having a wavelength smaller than 600 nm. The laser heats a point in a welding region that has a diameter smaller than 20% of the cross-sectional dimension of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ralf EGERER, Olaf PETERSEN, Steven DINKEL
  • Patent number: 11772144
    Abstract: A process is provided for the continuous production of thin-walled, radially closed hollow profiles composed of nonferrous metals and having a small cross section comprises supply of a flat strip of the metal to a forming apparatus at a first supply speed, the thickness of the strip corresponding to the wall thickness of the hollow profile. The forming apparatus continuous forms the flat strip into a shape corresponding to the hollow profile. After forming, two opposite edges of the flat strip rest flush against one another in a contact region and are continuously welded by means of a laser which emits light having a wavelength of less than 600 nm. The laser heats an area in a welding region having a diameter of less than 20% of the cross-sectional dimension of the hollow profile. The welded hollow profile is taken off from the welding region and taken up in an uptake device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Ralf Egerer, Olaf Petersen, Steven Dinkel
  • Patent number: 11561358
    Abstract: A method for the continuous production of a thin-walled, perforated metal hollow profile with one or more fibre waveguides mounted therein. The method includes supplying of a flat metal strip at a first supply rate to a deforming device, which continuously deforms the metal strip into a metal hollow profile with a slot running in a longitudinal direction. Two opposite edges of the metal strip deformed into the metal hollow profile that lie flush against one another in a contact region extending in the longitudinal direction of the metal hollow profile are continuously welded to one another, drawn off from the welding region and perforated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Ralf Egerer, Steven Dinkel, Nico Lange, Olaf Petersen
  • Patent number: 11548095
    Abstract: A process for the continuous production of thin-walled, radially closed hollow profiles which are composed of nonferrous metals and have a small cross section comprises supply of a flat strip of the nonferrous metal to a forming apparatus (212) at a first supply speed, where the thickness of the strip corresponds to the wall thickness of the hollow profile. The forming apparatus (212) is configured for continuous forming of the flat strip supplied into a shape corresponding to the hollow profile. After forming, two opposite edges of the flat strip rest flush against one another in a contact region. A welding apparatus (216) continuously welds the edges which rest flush against one another by means of a laser which emits light having a wavelength of less than 600 nm. The laser heats a point in a welding region which has a diameter which is less than 20% of the cross-sectional dimension of the hollow profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Ralf Egerer, Olaf Petersen, Steven Dinkel
  • Publication number: 20210199910
    Abstract: A method (100) for the continuous production of a thin-walled, perforated metal hollow profile with one or more fibre waveguides mounted therein. The method includes supplying (102) of a flat metal strip at a first supply rate to a deforming device, which continuously deforms the metal strip into a metal hollow profile with a slot running in a longitudinal direction. Two opposite edges of the metal strip deformed into the metal hollow profile that lie flush against one another in a contact region extending in the longitudinal direction of the metal hollow profile are continuously welded to one another (110), drawn off from the welding region and perforated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf EGERER, Steven DINKEL, Nico LANGE, Olaf PETERSEN
  • Publication number: 20210154768
    Abstract: For the production of fibre waveguides mounted in a metal hollow profile, a flat metal strip is supplied to a deforming unit. The deforming unit is configured for continuously deforming the supplied flat metal strip into a shape corresponding to the hollow profile. The hollow profile is continuously welded along a longitudinal seam by means of a laser. A filler gel with a viscosity which increases with decreasing temperature, and one or more fibre waveguides, are introduced into the welded hollow profile in a continuous process via a guide or protective tube. In order to introduce the one or more fibre waveguides with an excess length into the hollow profile, the welded hollow profile is elastically stretched, is cooled, and is relaxed again. The finished product is received in a receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf EGERER, Olaf PETERSEN, Steven DINKEL
  • Publication number: 20210138521
    Abstract: A process for the continuous production of thin-walled, radially closed hollow profiles which are composed of nonferrous metals and have a small cross section comprises supply of a flat strip of the nonferrous metal to a forming apparatus (212) at a first supply speed. The thickness of the strip corresponds to the wall thickness of the hollow profile. The forming apparatus (212) is configured for continuous forming of the flat strip supplied into a shape corresponding to the hollow profile. After forming, two opposite edges of the flat strip rest flush against one another in a contact region. A welding apparatus (216) continuously welds the edges which rest flush against one another by means of a laser which emits light having a wavelength of less than 600 nm. The laser heats a point in a welding region which has a diameter which is less than 20% of the cross-sectional dimension of the hollow profile. The welded hollow profile is taken off from the welding region and taken up in an uptake device (226).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf EGERER, Olaf PETERSEN, Steven DINKEL
  • Publication number: 20210094126
    Abstract: A process for the continuous production of thin-walled, radially closed hollow profiles which are composed of nonferrous metals and have a small cross section comprises supply of a flat strip of the nonferrous metal to a forming apparatus (212) at a first supply speed, where the thickness of the strip corresponds to the wall thickness of the hollow profile. The forming apparatus (212) is configured for continuous forming of the flat strip supplied into a shape corresponding to the hollow profile. After forming, two opposite edges of the flat strip rest flush against one another in a contact region. A welding apparatus (216) continuously welds the edges which rest flush against one another by means of a laser which emits light having a wavelength of less than 600 nm. The laser heats a point in a welding region which has a diameter which is less than 20% of the cross-sectional dimension of the hollow profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf EGERER, Olaf PETERSEN, Steven DINKEL
  • Publication number: 20140091064
    Abstract: Method of welding edges which are placed against each other of at least one workpiece of metal by means of a laser is indicated, in which the areas of the workplace located at the edges are subjected to a pretreatment for increasing the absorption capacity of the light of the laser. For this purpose, initially color is sprayed or splashed onto the areas of the workpiece located at the edges, while avoiding any mechanical contact of the workpiece, by means of a device (7) which emits the color, and the edges of the workpiece are subsequently welded together by means of a laser (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Ralf Egerer, Holger Schulz, Olaf Petersen, Christian Reiter
  • Patent number: 7309590
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for producing an aqueous acrylamide solution by hydrating acrylonitrile in an aqueous solution while in the presence of a biocatalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Olaf Petersen, Burkhard Theis, Michael Colberg
  • Publication number: 20050280268
    Abstract: The front of a motor vehicle has a bumper and a bumper lining stretching to a spoiler area located below the bumper and capable of being mounted on the cover, which is a supplemental part at least in the center of the spoiler area and the bumper lining. The cover has a downward and rearward pointing extension relative to the motor vehicle, which stretches at least section-wise on the inside of the bumper lining, provides for direct fastening and stiffening, and includes flat and essentially formfitting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Andreas Dehn, Hans-Peter Maier, Markus Mayer, Hans-Olaf Petersen, Jochen Roesch, Johannes Sand, Sven Zacheiss
  • Publication number: 20050064564
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing an aqueous acrylamide solution by the hydration of acrylnitrile in an aqueous solution in the presence of a biocatalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Olaf Petersen, Burkhard Theis, Michael Colberg
  • Publication number: 20040175810
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for the production of an aqueous acrylamide solution by hydration of acrylnitrile in an aqueous solution in the presence of a bio-catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Olaf Petersen, Peter Kroemker
  • Patent number: 4396787
    Abstract: Formation of undesirable popcorn polymer on the walls of a reaction vessel during thermal dimerization of butadiene is prevented by coating the walls with a falling film of aqueous sodium nitrite solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Assignee: Deutsche Texaco Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Gluzek, Olaf Petersen, Wilhelm Neier, Gunter Strehlke, Karl-Heinz Heinemann