Patents by Inventor Rüdiger Neumann
Rüdiger Neumann 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: 20250114890Abstract: Methods and systems for carrying out a displacement movement of a drive element of a pneumatic drive unit. The method including by way of a first valve unit of a valve device, carrying out a pressure closed-loop control of a first pressure chamber of the pneumatic drive unit, in order to effect the displacement movement along a displacement path, by way of a second valve unit of the valve device, providing a throttle function for compressed air which given the displacement movement escapes from the second pressure chamber of the pneumatic drive unit, in order to influence the displacement movement, and in dependence on a position of the drive element and/or the time and/or a trigger signal, adapting a pressure setpoint of the pressure closed-loop control and a throttle opening of the throttle function during the displacement movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Matthias DOLL, Rüdiger Neumann, David Rager, Michael FRÜH, Andreas Gause
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Publication number: 20240328533Abstract: A method for determining an opening point position value of a valve device with a valve unit, in particular a piezo valve unit, in which the opening point position value describes the position of a valve member of the valve unit at which position the valve member changes from a closed state to an open state. The method including providing a drive variable signal course to drive the valve member with a drive variable so that the valve member is moved from the closed state to the open state and/or from the open state to the closed state, during the provision of the drive variable signal course, recording a position characteristic curve of the valve member as a function of the drive variable, on the basis of the recorded position characteristic curve, determining the opening point position value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Michael BRAUNE, David RAGER, Rüdiger Neumann
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Patent number: 11453124Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
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Patent number: 11454261Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
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Patent number: 11255355Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
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Patent number: 11143213Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Festo SE & Co. KGInventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
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Publication number: 20200306966Abstract: A trajectory planning unit for providing a trajectory as a command variable for a control unit for position control of an actuator member of an actuator, wherein the trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory on the basis of a target position curve and to limit the trajectory according to at least one limit value comprising a velocity limit value, an acceleration limit value, a braking acceleration limit value and/or a jerk limit value. The trajectory planning unit is adapted to provide the trajectory according to at least one specification value which can be specified, the specification value including an initial velocity value, a final velocity value, an initial acceleration value and/or a final acceleration value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Valentin Falkenhahn, Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann
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Publication number: 20200309167Abstract: A system, including: a fluidic actuator which can be acted upon by a pressurized fluid and has an actuator member, a pressurized fluid provision device which is adapted to carry out a position control of the actuator member and, within the position control, to act upon the fluidic actuator with the pressurized fluid in order to move the actuator member into a prescribed position, and a hose arrangement, including at least one hose via which the fluidic actuator is fluidically connected to the pressurized fluid provision device, wherein the pressurized fluid provision device is adapted to carry out the position control taking into account a system model describing the hose arrangement, the actuator and/or the pressurized fluid provision device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Daniel Klassen, Rüdiger Neumann, Valentin Falkenhahn, David Rager, Gerhard Gommel
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Publication number: 20190093681Abstract: An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider, Michael Link
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Publication number: 20180245608Abstract: An electronic valve controller for an open-loop and closed-loop control of a valve island includes four or eight valve disks having pneumatic valves configured to perform a motion task. Applications for the open-loop and closed-loop control of the valve island can be loaded onto the electronic valve controller. The invention further relates to a valve assembly, which is controlled in an open-loop and closed-loop manner by an electronic valve controller, to a corresponding method, and to a system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Matthias Doll, Rüdiger Neumann, Stefan Elmer, Peter Hofmann, Bernd Schneider
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Patent number: 7207177Abstract: A method and a position control device for an electrical-fluid power drive comprising a fluid power and an electrical actuator for driving a force output point.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
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Patent number: 6992408Abstract: A linear drive device has a stator and an armature able to be moved in relation to the stator in a linear manner. The device furthermore comprises an electrodynamic linear direct drive system and a fluid power drive system. Using the two drive systems it is possible in an independent manner for setting forces to be applied electrodynamically and by fluid power to the armature.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Matthias Finkbeiner, Thomas Feyrer, Rüdiger Neumann, Armin Hartmann
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Patent number: 4374565Abstract: A stand for writing utensils, particularly tubular writing pens, which comprise a lower part that can be placed on a base, and an upper part, that is pivotally mounted on the lower part and has at least one hole for receiving a writing pen. The upper part engages the lower part by means of laterally extending bearing pins, which extend from at least two supports which extend upwardly from the lower part. The invention is significantly characterized in that the bearing pins, 6 and 7, are provided on the upper end region of the supports, 4 and 5, and that within the top part, 10, are guide slots, 16, which are open to the bottom of the upper part and extend upwardly for the bearing pins, 6 and 7. Hence, the top part, 1, may rest in a tilted position due to a frictional cooperation between the guide pins and the guide slots, and a bearing by a longitudinal edge upon the bottom part, 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 1980Date of Patent: February 22, 1983Assignee: Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph, Inc.Inventor: Ruediger Neumann