Patents by Inventor Ralph Lorenz

Ralph Lorenz 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).

  • Actuator system for use in control of a sheet or web forming process
    Publication number: 20060185809
    Abstract: One or more actuator driven devices on a sheet forming machine receive power and engage in bi-didrectional communications with one or more quality control systems either by having no physically connected cables to transmit the power to the actuators and no physically connected cables used for the bi-directional communications; or contactless power and communication on a power cable; or a cable connected from the power source to the actuators to provide both power and bi-directional communications; or power is provided to the actuators by a cable and the bi-directional communications are wireless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Rudolph Elfrink, David Doerschuk, Ralph Lorenz, Christoffer Apneseth, Jan Endresen, Guntram Scheible