Patents by Inventor Peter Wirth
Peter Wirth 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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Publication number: 20090184750Abstract: An electronic device with polarity reversal protected connections and irreversibly interruptible programming connections, wherein the interruption is performed through safety elements provided in the programming paths, behind which safety elements diodes are disposed which block towards ground in normal operation, so that an overload current can be passed through the safety elements and through the diodes to ground through intentional polarity reversal of the respective connections, whereby the safety elements are destroyed and the programming conductors are irreversibly interrupted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventor: Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20090145154Abstract: In order to provide a cooling station for at least one container to be cooled that is dockable with the cooling station and has a housing that surrounds a receiving space for receiving a product to be cooled, wherein the cooling station comprises at least one fan for generating a circulating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and at least one docking place having at least one first docking point for removing the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and having at least one second docking point for feeding the circulating air flow to the container to be cooled, that is of a simple construction and easy to manufacture and yet allows effective and energy-efficient cooling of the circulating air flow through the container to be cooled, it is proposed that the cooler takes the form of a heat exchanger that at the cold side contains a multiphase, flowable coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: BLANCO CS GMBH + CO KGInventors: Claus Konrad, Peter Wirth, Ralf Boss
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Publication number: 20090145150Abstract: In order to provide a cooling station for at least one container to be cooled that has a housing surrounding a receiving space for receiving a product to be cooled, wherein the cooling station comprises at least one fan for generating a circulating air flow through the container, at least one cooler for cooling the circulating air flow and at least one docking place having at least one first docking point for removing the circulating air flow from the container to be cooled and having at least one second docking point for feeding the circulating air flow to the container to be cooled, that operates in a particularly energy-efficient manner, it is proposed that the cooling station comprises at least one closure element for closing a docking point of the cooling station in the absence of a container to be cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: BLANCO CS GMBH + CO KGInventors: Claus Konrad, Peter Wirth, Ralf Boss
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Publication number: 20090146645Abstract: In order to be able to perform a measurement of the run time of an electrical impulse in a position sensor through a single slow timed timing generator, while still capable to achieve a high precision of the measurement result, the entire run time is determined, so that the number of the completely performed system timings is counted as a coarse time value, and the fractions thereof are counted as a fine time value, in which the electrical impulse is started at a fixed point in time of the system timing, e.g. at the beginning of the timing, and the difference value is measured between the end of the coarse time interval and the arrival of the wave as a fine time interval, which is then digitized and computed with the coarse time value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2006Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: ASM AUTOMATION SENSORIK MESSTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20090079423Abstract: The invention relates to an angle sensor which is only protected by an encasement body without having a surrounding protective housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Inventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 7463021Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor element and to a path sensor constructed therefrom. The optical waveguide accommodated inside a supporting body, for example, a tube has to be placed in a defined position with regard to the elements of a board. In order to obtain a design that is both simple and easy to assemble, the invention provides that the head board, without its own surrounding housing, is fixed, for instance, glued directly inside a recess of the supporting body that is tubular for the most part.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: ASM Automation Sensorik Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 7434718Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for cutting or welding tubes (3) or similar workpieces, said device comprising a guiding mechanism which is used to control the cutting or welding torch (17) along a pre-determined line and is provided with a stand-type portal (7). Said portal comprises a through opening (8) into which the workpiece (3) to be machined can be guided in the axial direction. A rotary part (14) can be rotated about the axis of the through opening (8) in a motor-driven manner, guiding a holding arm (16) therewith, which carries the cutting or welding torch (17) on the free end thereof. Said holding arm (16) is fixed to the rotary part (14) and embodied in such a way that the cutting or welding torch (17) moves radially in relation to the axis of the through opening (8) and can be brought into various angular positions in relation to the surface of the workpiece (3).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Eisenmann Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20080164867Abstract: In order to be able to provide magnetic angle sensors thin and slender, while still minimizing magnetic interference fields, the angle sensor, comprised of a longitudinally extending main circuit board and a sensor element, transversally disposed in front of the end of the main circuit board, is housed in a pin shaped sleeve type housing, in which at least the side walls are magnetically shielded in the portion of the sensor, and additionally also the backside and circumferential surface of the encoder magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20080164866Abstract: In order to provide an angle sensor in an embodiment, which is axially short in particular and on the other hand radially wider, with a functionality that is as good as possible, on the one hand certain shielding measures against interfering magnetic fields are proposed, and on the other hand a certain geometric design is proposed, in particular comprising an intermediary magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Klaus Manfred Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 7225906Abstract: Vibration damper cylinder, in which a piston rod is guided with freedom of axial movement, where the cylinder has a compensating space, the volume of which is partially determined by an outer sleeve of a joint eye attached to the cylinder. The joint eye has an inner sleeve inside the outer sleeve, and where these two sleeves form a ring-shaped space, which is in flow connection with the compensating space.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventor: Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20070085726Abstract: In order to improve e.g. at a magnetostrictive position sensor the measurement precision and the robustness of the time measurement in spite of low installation size and cost, it is suggested according to the invention to generate a digital position impulse with defined time width from the analog position impulse so, that the middle of the digital impulse is located at the middle of the analog impulse and the time interval can be determined as time differential between the start impulse and the middle of the digital impulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Klaus Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20070063694Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor element and to a path sensor constructed therefrom. The optical waveguide accommodated inside a supporting body, for example, a tube has to be placed in a defined position with regard to the elements of a board. In order to obtain a design that is both simple and easy to assemble, the invention provides that the head board, without its own surrounding housing, is fixed, for instance, glued directly inside a recess of the supporting body that is tubular for the most part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Klaus Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 7182190Abstract: A piston rod and a piston are installed with freedom of axial movement in a cylinder filled with a working medium, the piston dividing the working space into a space on the piston-rod side of the piston and a space on the side of the piston facing away from the piston rod. A stop disk is mounted on the piston rod in addition to the piston rests against a retainer provided on the cylinder to limit the outward movement of the piston rod during a fire.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: ZF Sachs AGInventors: Hassan Asadi, Peter Wirth, Gerald Fenn, Björn Neumann
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Publication number: 20060163317Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for cutting or welding tubes (3) or similar workpieces, said device comprising a guiding mechanism which is used to control the cutting or welding torch (17) along a pre-determined line and is provided with a stand-type portal (7). Said portal comprises a through opening (8) into which the workpiece (3) to be machined can be guided in the axial direction. A rotary part (14) can be rotated about the axis of the through opening (8) in a motor-driven manner, guiding a holding arm (16) therewith, which carries the cutting or welding torch (17) on the free end thereof. Said holding arm (16) is fixed to the rotary part (14) and embodied in such a way that the cutting or welding torch (17) moves radially in relation to the axis of the through opening (8) and can be brought into various angular positions in relation to the surface of the workpiece (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2004Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventor: Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20050183777Abstract: A damping valve for a vibration damper includes a valve body, which has at least one flow channel with an inlet and outlet, through which a working medium flows from one side to the other side of the valve body, where the inlet and/or the outlet has a cross section which is larger than that of the flow channel. The inlet and/or the outlet has a flow deflection profile, in which a vortex flow is produced, the flow filaments of which form a fluid cushion for the working medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Peter Wirth, Wilhelm Broocks
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Publication number: 20050127611Abstract: Piston ring, especially for a vibration damper, comprising a lateral surface, to which support segments with retaining surfaces are connected, the retaining surfaces resting on the top and bottom surfaces of a piston. Axially above and below the support segments, a sealing lip extends radially outward toward a wall against which a seal is to be formed. The sealing lip is designed radially on the inside with a reinforcing profile, the web of which is perpendicular to the support segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2004Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventor: Peter Wirth
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Publication number: 20050082128Abstract: Vibration damper cylinder, in which a piston rod is guided with freedom of axial movement, where the cylinder has a compensating space, the volume of which is partially determined by an outer sleeve of a joint eye attached to the cylinder. The joint eye has an inner sleeve inside the outer sleeve, and where these two sleeves form a ring-shaped space, which is in flow connection with the compensating space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventor: Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 6863277Abstract: A piston ring for the piston of a vibration damper includes a jacket and supporting segments connected to the jacket with holding surfaces. The supporting segments are supported axially on an upper side and a lower side of the piston by the holding surfaces. The piston ring has a seal carrier in which at least one seal is embedded, wherein the seal is oriented toward the piston proceeding from the seal carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: ZF Sachs AGInventors: Peter Wirth, Gerald Fenn
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Publication number: 20050017710Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor element and to a path sensor constructed therefrom. The optical waveguide accommodated inside a supporting body, for example, a tube has to be placed in a defined position with regard to the elements of a board. In order to obtain a design that is both simple and easy to assemble, the invention provides that the head board, without its own surrounding housing, is fixed, for instance, glued directly inside a recess of the supporting body that is tubular for the most part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2002Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Klaus Steinich, Peter Wirth
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Patent number: 6840153Abstract: Piston-cylinder unit comprising a cylinder in which a work space is filled with a work medium and which is limited by a closure and is sealed by at least one seal. The closure is fixed axially by a positive engagement with the cylinder up to a temperature threshold and the closure can carry out an axial movement for relieving pressure above the temperature threshold. A cutting device cancels the sealing function of the seal during the axial movement of the closure for relieving pressure.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: ZF Sachs AGInventors: Peter Wirth, Wolfgang Bach, Hassan Asadi, Gerald Fenn, Hans Luksch