Patents by Inventor Robert BREICHER

Robert BREICHER 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: 11310903
    Abstract: A heat sink with a first sub-area and a second sub-area, designed for contacting a large area of a printed circuit board populated with electronic components. A thermal isolation extends between the first sub-area and the second sub-area, and a rigid mechanical connection that spans the thermal isolation connects the first sub-area to the second sub-area. As a result, the heat sink allows an assignment of sub-areas to electronic components on the printed circuit board, and contributes to mechanical stabilization of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Breicher, Van Son Nguyen, Johannes Henkel
  • Patent number: 11194360
    Abstract: A modular computer system includes: a housing; at least one container; a data connection; and a housing cover. The at least one container in a lowered state is configured to be connected to a motherboard of the computer system via at least one data connection installed on the outside of the at least one container. The data connection is for exchanging data between pluggable circuit boards in the at least one container and the motherboard of the computer system while the at least one container is in the lowered state. The housing cover is configured to be fixed on the housing. A container holding device is installed on the housing cover, wherein the container holding device is configured to exert a force on the at least one container to fix the at least one container in a shakeproof manner in the housing after the housing cover has been fixed on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: DSPACE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL ENGINEERING GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Hasse, Ralf-Peter Fietz, Robert Breicher
  • Publication number: 20210195727
    Abstract: A heat sink with a first sub-area and a second sub-area, designed for contacting a large area of a printed circuit board populated with electronic components. A thermal isolation extends between the first sub-area and the second sub-area, and a rigid mechanical connection that spans the thermal isolation connects the first sub-area to the second sub-area. As a result, the heat sink allows an assignment of sub-areas to electronic components on the printed circuit board, and contributes to mechanical stabilization of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Robert BREICHER, Van Son NGUYEN, Johannes HENKEL
  • Publication number: 20210132651
    Abstract: A modular computer system includes: a housing; at least one container; a data connection; and a housing cover. The at least one container in a lowered state is configured to be connected to a motherboard of the computer system via at least one data connection installed on the outside of the at least one container. The data connection is for exchanging data between pluggable circuit boards in the at least one container and the motherboard of the computer system while the at least one container is in the lowered state. The housing cover is configured to be fixed on the housing. A container holding device is installed on the housing cover, wherein the container holding device is configured to exert a force on the at least one container to fix the at least one container in a shakeproof manner in the housing after the housing cover has been fixed on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Hasse, Ralf-Peter Fietz, Robert Breicher
  • Patent number: 9066440
    Abstract: A side bracket for holding a housing in a rack is provided that includes a profile section with a vertical mounting plate that can be used to attach the profile section in a rack. The profile section includes a horizontal slide plate attached to the mounting plate, upon which slide plate a housing may be placed and moved in a sliding manner, and includes at least one retaining element with which a force acting in the horizontal direction from the profile section can be exerted on a side wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: dSPACE digital signal processing and control engineering GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Breicher
  • Publication number: 20120223197
    Abstract: A side bracket for holding a housing in a rack is provided that includes a profile section with a vertical mounting plate that can be used to attach the profile section in a rack. The profile section includes a horizontal slide plate attached to the mounting plate, upon which slide plate a housing may be placed and moved in a sliding manner, and includes at least one retaining element with which a force acting in the horizontal direction from the profile section can be exerted on a side wall of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: Robert BREICHER