Patents by Inventor Oliver Graf

Oliver Graf 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: 11473948
    Abstract: A magnetically inductive flowmeter includes a measuring tube having a tube axis and a tube wall; a magnet system for producing a magnetic field that extends perpendicularly to the tube axis; at least one pair of measuring electrodes for sensing an electrical voltage induced in the medium by the magnetic field; and an electronic measuring/operating circuit for operating the magnet system and the measuring electrodes. The magnet system includes a coil system having a coil having a coil core and further includes two pole shoes. The coil system includes a field guide-back, wherein a tangential fraction of the magnetic field in the coil relative to the measuring tube axis amounts to at least 90% of the total magnetic field. The field guide-back has a guide-back part that extends through the coil and forms the coil core of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventors: Simon Triebenbacher, Raphael Hess, Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20220299347
    Abstract: A magnetic-inductive flow meter includes: a measuring tube for guiding a flowable medium in a longitudinal direction; a measuring electrode arrangement for detecting a measurement voltage dependent on the flow velocity, induced in the medium, two measuring electrode groups opposite one another on the measuring tube; and a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field which passes through the measuring tube and including at least two coil core groups, each having at least two coil cores, wherein a first and a second part of the measuring tube each include at least one coil core group, wherein two radii, which intersect the coil cores of a coil core group that lie externally in a cross-sectional plane of the measuring tube, enclose a centre angle ? by which 80°???105°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Oliver Graf, Raphael Hess, Simon Triebenbacher
  • Publication number: 20200393276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetically inductive flowmeter (1) comprising: a measuring tube (10) having a measuring tube axis (11) and a measuring tube wall (12); a magnet system (20) for producing a magnetic field, which extends perpendicularly to the measuring tube axis; at least one pair of measuring electrodes (30) for sensing an electrical voltage induced in the medium by the magnetic field, an electronic measuring/operating circuit (40) for operating the magnet system and the measuring electrodes, wherein the magnet system (20) comprises: a coil system (21) having at least one coil (21.1) having a coil core (21.2); two pole shoes (22); wherein the coil system (21) has a means for field guide-back (21.3), characterized in that a tangential fraction of the magnetic field in the coil relative to the measuring tube axis amounts to at least 90% of the total magnetic field, wherein the means for field guide-back (21.3) has at least one guide-back part (21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Triebenbacher, Raphael Hess, Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 9683879
    Abstract: A pole shoe, especially for use with a system for magneto inductive flow measurement. The pole shoe is provided with at least one cable guiding system for guiding a cable through the pole shoe. A mounting clip for guiding cable in a pole shoe wherein the mounting clip includes at least one guiding opening for guiding at least one cable and at least one securement region for securing the mounting clip to the pole shoe. A magneto inductive flow measuring system, comprising at least two pole shoes and at least one coil core, wherein at least one of the pole shoes is provided with at least one cable guiding system for guiding a cable through the pole shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 9360356
    Abstract: A magneto inductive flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube and coil systems arranged thereon, wherein each coil system includes a coil and a coil core so led through the coil that the coil core protrudes from the coil, wherein two coil systems are so arranged on the measuring tube on a line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube that a pole shoe is arranged between the measuring tube and the coil cores protruding from the coil systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 9322423
    Abstract: A bolt sleeve for insulating a bolt or machine screw, wherein the bolt sleeve is so embodied that it axially shortens by a predetermined amount in the case of a force of predetermined size acting axially on it, whereupon the bolt sleeve assumes at least partially the shape of a bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 9239080
    Abstract: A rolling bearing (6), in particular for the mounting of the shaft of a turbocharger, which rolling bearing includes a bearing ring (1) and a number of rolling bodies (9). The bearing ring (1) is formed from a steel which comprises, as alloy constituents, 0.05 to 0.65 wt % carbon, 0.5 to 5.0 wt % chromium, up to 1.0 wt % molybdenum, up to 1.0 wt % vanadium, and up to 1.0 wt % aluminum. The surface of the bearing ring (1) has a hardened surface layer (2) which comprises nitrites and which comprises a diffusion layer (3) and a connecting layer (4) situated above said diffusion layer. The surface layer (2) has a thickness of up to 1 mm. The invention also relates to a method for producing a corresponding bearing ring (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ernst Strian, Peter Gebauer, Heiko Schmidt, Oliver Graf-Goller
  • Patent number: 9200934
    Abstract: A coil system for a magneto inductive, flow measuring device, which comprises: a coil and core sheets led through the coil. The core sheets have equal shape and size, wherein each core sheet has a first and a second leg, which are connected together to form an L shape. At least a first core sheet and a second core sheet are so led through the coil that the first leg of the first core sheet and the first leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another and that the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another, wherein the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet are arranged at different ends of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20150316399
    Abstract: A pole shoe, especially for use with a system for magneto inductive flow measurement. The pole shoe is provided with at least one cable guiding system for guiding a cable through the pole shoe. A mounting clip for guiding cable in a pole shoe wherein the mounting clip includes at least one guiding opening for guiding at least one cable and at least one securement region for securing the mounting clip to the pole shoe. A magneto inductive flow measuring system, comprising at least two pole shoes and at least one coil core, wherein at least one of the pole shoes is provided with at least one cable guiding system for guiding a cable through the pole shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20150292181
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hydrostatic drive for a slewing gear of a stationary or mobile work machine, comprising a first hydraulic machine, a second hydraulic machine, an inflow channel fluidly connecting the first and second hydraulic machines, a return flow channel fluidly connecting the second hydraulic machine to a pressure medium sink, and a feed connection for compensating a leakage or a differential volume flow. The feed connection is selectively fluidly connected to whichever of the inflow channel and a return flow channel having higher pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Oliver Graf, Iain Edward
  • Publication number: 20150036959
    Abstract: A rolling bearing (6), in particular for the mounting of the shaft of a turbocharger, which rolling bearing includes a bearing ring (1) and a number of rolling bodies (9). The bearing ring (1) is formed from a steel which comprises, as alloy constituents, 0.05 to 0.65 wt % carbon, 0.5 to 5.0 wt % chromium, up to 1.0 wt % molybdenum, up to 1.0 wt % vanadium, and up to 1.0 wt % aluminum. The surface of the bearing ring (1) has a hardened surface layer (2) which comprises nitrites and which comprises a diffusion layer (3) and a connecting layer (4) situated above said diffusion layer. The surface layer (2) has a thickness of up to 1 mm. The invention also relates to a method for producing a corresponding bearing ring (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ernst Strian, Peter Gebauer, Heiko Schmidt, Oliver Graf-Goller
  • Patent number: 8850334
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling positioning for a child window, produced by a main window, on at least one monitor in a multimonitor computer system, where a first and a second positioning mechanism control the positioning of the child window on the monitors such that the child window is positioned at the topmost position and fully visibly on all monitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karlheinz Dorn, Oliver Graf, Christian Scharf, Hans-Martin Von Stockhausen
  • Publication number: 20140230566
    Abstract: A bolt sleeve for insulating a bolt or machine screw, wherein the bolt sleeve is so embodied that it axially shortens by a predetermined amount in the case of a force of predetermined size acting axially on it, whereupon the bolt sleeve assumes at least partially the shape of a bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20140230565
    Abstract: A magneto inductive flow measuring device comprising a measuring tube and coil systems arranged thereon, wherein each coil system includes a coil and a coil core so led through the coil that the coil core protrudes from the coil, wherein two coil systems are so arranged on the measuring tube on a line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the measuring tube that a pole shoe is arranged between the measuring tube and the coil cores protruding from the coil systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20140230564
    Abstract: A coil system for a magneto inductive, flow measuring device, which comprises: a coil and core sheets led through the coil. The core sheets have equal shape and size, wherein each core sheet has a first and a second leg, which are connected together to form an L shape. At least a first core sheet and a second core sheet are so led through the coil that the first leg of the first core sheet and the first leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another and that the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet extend parallel to one another, wherein the second leg of the first core sheet and the second leg of the second core sheet are arranged at different ends of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Endress & Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventor: Oliver Graf
  • Patent number: 8587607
    Abstract: Pixel graphics resulting from a computer program running under an operating system are to be tailored to the environment. According to an embodiment of the invention, it is assumed that a user sets settings for graphic interfaces, which the operating system itself produces, so that the graphic interfaces are tailored to the environment and makes the determination of the pixel graphic a function of data stored during such setting of the graphic interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oliver Graf, Martin Herget
  • Publication number: 20130004110
    Abstract: A bearing ring includes a ring element having at least two grooves which extend from one axial side to the other axial side of the ring element and form predetermined breaking lines for cracking the ring element. The ring element is in the form of a sleeve produced by deep-drawing, wherein the grooves are also machined in during the deep-drawing of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfram Kruhoeffer, Tobias Mederer, Oliver Graf-Goller
  • Patent number: 8344258
    Abstract: An electric device, in particular a mechatronic gear, motor, or brake control device in a motor vehicle, includes an electronic component having at least one electric contact surface for electrically contacting the component. A flexible circuit board with a conduction path structure includes at least one contact pad and conduction lines between two flexible, non-conducting films. A respective contact pad of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected, in particular by welding, to a respective contact surface of the component for creating at least one contact point. A sealing element is disposed on a side of the flexible circuit board opposite the component and an internal space is bounded by a wall. The sealing element is pressed against the flexible circuit board at an edge of the wall so that the edge surrounds at least one of the contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Fischer, Oliver Graf, Hans-Werner Motsch
  • Patent number: 8307719
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring volume- or mass-flow of a medium in a pipeline. The apparatus includes: a measuring tube, through which medium flows in the direction of the measuring tube axis, wherein the measuring tube has, in stream direction of the medium, a first end region and a second end region; a magnet system, which a produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube essentially transversely to the measuring tube axis; at least one measuring electrode coupled with the medium and arranged in a region of the measuring tube lying essentially perpendicular to the magnetic field; and a control/evaluation unit, which delivers information concerning volume- or mass-flow of the medium in the measuring tube on the basis of a measurement voltage induced in the at least one measuring electrode. In order to keep costs for the magneto-inductive flow measuring device low, the measuring tube is embodied as one-piece and the first end region and the second end region of the measuring tube are flared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG
    Inventors: Antonio Magliocca, Alexander Stünzi, Oliver Graf
  • Publication number: 20110017497
    Abstract: An electric device, in particular a mechatronic gear, motor, or brake control device in a motor vehicle, includes an electronic component having at least one electric contact surface for electrically contacting the component. A flexible circuit board with a conduction path structure includes at least one contact pad and conduction lines between two flexible, non-conducting films. A respective contact pad of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected, in particular by welding, to a respective contact surface of the component for creating at least one contact point. A sealing element is disposed on a side of the flexible circuit board opposite the component and an internal space is bounded by a wall. The sealing element is pressed against the flexible circuit board at an edge of the wall so that the edge surrounds at least one of the contact points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Fischer, Oliver Graf, Hans-Werner Motsch