Patents by Inventor René Niethammer

René Niethammer 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).

  • Linear motion actuator
    Patent number: 7663293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a linear motion actuator, comprising an operating member (12), which can be displaced from a basic position (14) in a control position (31) against the force of a spring member (28) using at least one actuating element (22), the operating member (12) being held in the basic position (14) by applying the force of the spring member (28) and the force of the spring member (28) acting on the operating member (12) being smaller than an actuating force of at least one actuating element (22) that is made of shape memory alloy, wherein the spring member (28) is configured as part of a carrier device (61), which comprises an operating member (12) or to which an operating member (12) may be attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Otto Egelhof GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Sohn, Sven Langbein, René Niethammer, Ewald Georg Welp
  • Linear motion actuator
    Publication number: 20080018198
    Abstract: The invention relates to a linear motion actuator, comprising an operating member (12), which can be displaced from a basic position (14) in a control position (31) against the force of a spring member (28) using at least one actuating element (22), the operating member (12) being held in the basic position (14) by applying the force of the spring member (28) and the force of the spring member (28) acting on the operating member (12) being smaller than an actuating force of at least one actuating element (22) that is made of shape memory alloy, wherein the spring member (28) is configured as part of a carrier device (61), which comprises an operating member (12) or to which an operating member (12) may be attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Sohn, Sven Langbein, Rene Niethammer, Ewald Welp