Patents by Inventor Ralph Waechter

Ralph Waechter 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: 10316055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of purification of compound of formula (I) which comprises the step of crystallization of compound of formula (I) from a composition comprising the compound of formula (I) and the compound of formula (II) and a specific solvent system containing ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 1-butanol or 2-butanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Schuetz, Ralph Waechter
  • Publication number: 20180327442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of purification of compound of formula (I) which comprises the step of crystallization of compound of formula (I) from a composition comprising the compound of formula (I) and the compound of formula (II) and a specific solvent system containing ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 1-butanol or 2-butanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jan SCHUETZ, Ralph WAECHTER
  • Patent number: 9486871
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for producing a heating rod for a vehicle heating apparatus, said method comprising the following steps: arranging at least one PTC element and at least one contact element in a tube, which is formed from sheet metal and is open along a longitudinal side; welding portions of the sheet metal that bear against one another by means of a weld seam running in the longitudinal direction of the tube. This disclosure also relates to such a heating rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Giffels, Ralph Waechter, Michael Luppold, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Patent number: 9435562
    Abstract: The invention relates to a electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising at least one heating resistor, a screw, which defines a helical flow channel, and a tube housing, which surrounds the screw. In accordance with this disclosure, the screw has a core in which the at least one heating resistor is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Giffels, Helmut Mueller, Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Patent number: 9265093
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating rod comprising a tube housing, at least one ceramic heating element, which is arranged in the tube housing, a first contact plate, which in the tube housing bears against the heating element or the heating elements, and an insulating frame, which surrounds the longitudinal edges of the first contact plate. In accordance with this disclosure, a second contact plate is provided, which carries a second insulating frame, wherein the at least one heating element is arranged between the two contact plates and the two frames are plugged into one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Daun, Norbert Ernst, Klaus Lehmann
  • Patent number: 8731386
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising at least one heating rod, which has at least one heating element, a housing, which encloses the heating rod and has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening and the outlet opening are interconnected by a winding flow channel. According to the invention, the flow channel forms a helix that has a longitudinal axis, wherein the heating rod is disposed next to the longitudinal axis of the helix and extends through a helically winding wall of the flow channel at a plurality of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: BorgWarner BERU Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20140086566
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising at least one heating rod, which has at least one heating element, a housing, which encloses the heating rod and has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening and the outlet opening are interconnected by a winding flow channel. According to the invention, the flow channel forms a helix that has a longitudinal axis, wherein the heating rod is disposed next to the longitudinal axis of the helix and extends through a helically winding wall of the flow channel at a plurality of points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20140061174
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for producing a heating rod for a vehicle heating apparatus, said method comprising the following steps: arranging at least one PTC element and at least one contact element in a tube, which is formed from sheet metal and is open along a longitudinal side; welding portions of the sheet metal that bear against one another by means of a weld seam running in the longitudinal direction of the tube. This disclosure also relates to such a heating rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Giffels, Ralph Waechter, Michael Luppold, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20140050466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising at least one heating resistor, a screw, which defines a helical flow channel, and a tube housing, which surrounds the screw. In accordance with this disclosure, the screw has a core in which the at least one heating resistor is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Giffels, Helmut Mueller, Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Dauth, Klaus Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20140034634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heating rod comprising a tube housing, at least one ceramic heating element, which is arranged in the tube housing, a first contact plate, which in the tube housing bears against the heating element or the heating elements, and an insulating frame, which surrounds the longitudinal edges of the first contact plate. In accordance with this disclosure, a second contact plate is provided, which carries a second insulating frame, wherein the at least one heating element is arranged between the two contact plates and the two frames are plugged into one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ralph Waechter, Michael Stoerzinger, Bernd Halbrock, Alexander Daun, Norbert Ernst, Klaus Lehmann