Patents by Inventor Rainer Kuenzler

Rainer Kuenzler 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: 11326710
    Abstract: A valve with an electrodynamic actuator includes a magnet device that generates a magnetic field and a drive element that is movable relative to the magnet device. The drive element is pivotally mounted and comprises a current-carrying air coil that is arranged in the magnetic field and is fixedly coupled to a coil carrier made of a non-magnetic material. Sealing surfaces for sealing valve seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the drive element, such that the sealing surfaces face in opposite directions. A housing is comprised of a plurality of plastic housing parts and a metallic encasement. The metallic encasement surrounds an upper area of the housing in which the electrodynamic actuator is arranged and at least partially surrounds a lower area of the housing in which fluid channels are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Scheibe, Sebastian Hettinger, Christina Ripsam, Holger Schwab, Simone Knauss, Johannes Baumann, Christian Hartmann, Rainer Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 11118702
    Abstract: A valve includes an electrodynamic actuator which has a magnet arrangement for generating a magnetic field and a control element movable relative to the magnet arrangement. The control element includes an energizable coil which is arranged in the magnetic field and is firmly coupled to a coil carrier. The control element is movable between at least two defined positions. There are provided permanent-magnetically interacting holding force which retain the control element in at least one of the defined positions, even when the coil is currentless.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf Egner, Johannes Baumann, Patrick Mohs, Markus Klaiber, Rainer Kuenzler, Ralf Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20200408325
    Abstract: A valve with an electrodynamic actuator includes a magnet device that generates a magnetic field and a drive element that is movable relative to the magnet device. The drive element is pivotally mounted and comprises a current-carrying air coil that is arranged in the magnetic field and is fixedly coupled to a coil carrier made of a non-magnetic material. Sealing surfaces for sealing valve seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the drive element, such that the sealing surfaces face in opposite directions. A housing is comprised of a plurality of plastic housing parts and a metallic encasement. The metallic encasement surrounds an upper area of the housing in which the electrodynamic actuator is arranged and at least partially surrounds a lower area of the housing in which fluid channels are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf Scheibe, Sebastian Hettinger, Christina Ripsam, Holger Schwab, Simone Knauss, Johannes Baumann, Christian Hartmann, Rainer Kuenzler
  • Publication number: 20200025307
    Abstract: A valve includes an electrodynamic actuator which has a magnet arrangement for generating a magnetic field and a control element movable relative to the magnet arrangement. The control element includes an energizable coil which is arranged in the magnetic field and is firmly coupled to a coil carrier. The control element is movable between at least two defined positions. There are provided permanent-magnetically interacting holding force which retain the control element in at least one of the defined positions, even when the coil is currentless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Ralf EGNER, Johannes BAUMANN, Patrick MOHS, Markus KLAIBER, Rainer KUENZLER, Ralf SCHEIBE
  • Publication number: 20190195382
    Abstract: A valve comprising an electrodynamic actuator having a magnet arrangement to generate a magnetic field and a drive element movable relative to the magnet arrangement. The drive element is pivotally mounted and comprises a current-carrying air coil disposed in the magnetic field, and which is fixedly coupled to a coil carrier of a non-magnetic material. Sealing surfaces of sealing valve seats are arranged on two opposite sides of the drive element. The drive element is elongated, and wherein a direction of longitudinal expansion of the drive element extends substantially along a longitudinal expansion of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Ralf Scheibe, Sebastian Hettinger, Christina Ripsam, Holger Schwab, Simone Knauss, Johannes Baumann, Christian Hartmann, Rainer Kuenzler
  • Patent number: 9631737
    Abstract: In a solenoid valve having a magnetic drive including a housing which is at least partly formed from an injection molding compound, the magnetic drive includes a magnet coil having a winding, a magnet yoke, and a movably mounted magnet armature which is arranged outside the magnet coil. The housing has a first section which encloses the magnet coil having the winding and the magnet yoke, and the housing has a second section which encloses at least most of the movably mounted magnet armature. Further proposed are a battery having a plurality of solenoid valves, a method of manufacturing a solenoid valve, and a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Burket Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Brust, Simone Knauβ, Rainer Künzler, Ralf Scheibe
  • Publication number: 20140299802
    Abstract: In a solenoid valve having a magnetic drive including a housing which is at least partly formed from an injection molding compound, the magnetic drive includes a magnet coil having a winding, a magnet yoke, and a movably mounted magnet armature which is arranged outside the magnet coil. The housing has a first section which encloses the magnet coil having the winding and the magnet yoke, and the housing has a second section which encloses at least most of the movably mounted magnet armature. Further proposed are a battery having a plurality of solenoid valves, a method of manufacturing a solenoid valve, and a mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Burkert Werke GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Brust, Simone Knauss, Rainer Künzler, Ralf Scheibe