Patents by Inventor Robert Krause

Robert Krause 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: 12331827
    Abstract: An oil distributor for an axle drive of a motor vehicle, having a first trough element with a first wall, a second trough element which is placed onto the first trough element and has a second wall, wherein the first trough element and/or the second trough element has an oil capture opening; wherein in an assembled state, the first trough element is fluidically connected to the second trough element, and the first trough element and the second trough element form a U-shaped outer contour at least in portions such that the first trough element and the second trough element may surround portions of a gear wheel of a gear mechanism; and an oil outlet opening formed in the first trough element and/or the second trough element, via which an oil may emerge from the oil distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Krause, Philipp Kolbe
  • Publication number: 20240110622
    Abstract: An oil distributor for an axle drive of a motor vehicle, having a first trough element with a first wall, a second trough element which is placed onto the first trough element and has a second wall, wherein the first trough element and/or the second trough element has an oil capture opening; wherein in an assembled state, the first trough element is fluidically connected to the second trough element, and the first trough element and the second trough element form a U-shaped outer contour at least in portions such that the first trough element and the second trough element may surround portions of a gear wheel of a gear mechanism; and an oil outlet opening formed in the first trough element and/or the second trough element, via which an oil may emerge from the oil distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Krause, Philipp Kolbe
  • Patent number: 11316413
    Abstract: Various embodiments may include a connection between a winding for an electric machine and a circuit board for an inverter including a connection between the winding and a circuit board for an inverter. A coil end piece of the stator winding extends in a first direction and is welded or connected in a form-fitting manner directly to the circuit board on which a power output stage of the inverter is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Magnus Jaster, Robert Krause
  • Patent number: 10523084
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electric machine is disclosed. The cooling system includes at least one bearing bracket and at least one coolant distributor plate. The bearing bracket and the coolant distributor plate are designed to jointly form a cooling channel. The cooling channel includes multiple horizontal cooling channel sections which run parallel to an axis of rotation of the electric machine, multiple vertical cooling channel sections which run perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the electric machine, and multiple radial cooling channel sections which run around the axis of rotation of the electric machine. The three different cooling channel sections adjoin one another such that the cooling channel has a three-dimensional meandering profile at least in regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Fröhlich, Robert Krause
  • Patent number: 10223665
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for collecting and processing change of address data and providing change of address services to a customer using a computer network. The address data can include a physical address, an electronic address, or both. The systems and methods may also provide additional services to the customer to assist in changing addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
    Inventors: Robert Krause, Wayne Orbke, Michael Selnick, Michael Murphy, Harry Aldstadt, Gerald Matthews, Audrey K. Conley
  • Publication number: 20190044420
    Abstract: Various embodiments may include a connection between a winding for an electric machine and a circuit board for an inverter including a connection between the winding and a circuit board for an inverter. A coil end piece of the stator winding extends in a first direction and is welded or connected in a form-fitting manner directly to the circuit board on which a power output stage of the inverter is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Magnus Jaster, Robert Krause
  • Patent number: 10186936
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric machine having a stator, a rotor and an inverter arranged in an inverter housing. The rotor is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis with its rotor axis in a first end shield and in a second end shield. The second end shield is arranged in or on the inverter housing. At least one suction opening and at least one blowing opening are arranged on the radial periphery of the second end shield. At least two cooling fins are provided on the second end shield, a baffle is arranged between the cooling fins of the second end shield and the stator and the rotor which is arranged in the stator, such that a cooling medium flowing radially through the at least one suction opening is guided to the at least one blowing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Fröhlich, David Charles, Robert Krause, Arnoud Smit
  • Publication number: 20180248442
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electric machine is disclosed. The cooling system includes at least one bearing bracket and at least one coolant distributor plate. The bearing bracket and the coolant distributor plate are designed to jointly form a cooling channel. The cooling channel includes multiple horizontal cooling channel sections which run parallel to an axis of rotation of the electric machine, multiple vertical cooling channel sections which run perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the electric machine, and multiple radial cooling channel sections which run around the axis of rotation of the electric machine. The three different cooling channel sections adjoin one another such that the cooling channel has a three-dimensional meandering profile at least in regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Fröhlich, Robert Krause
  • Publication number: 20180159404
    Abstract: An air-cooled electric motor having a parallel circuit of two fan wheels is discloses. The electric motor includes a belt tensioner attached on a fixed bearing side of the electric motor, an inverter housing arranged on a floating bearing side of the electric motor, and a fan system having a first fan wheel on the floating bearing side and a second fan wheel on the fixed bearing side. The first fan wheel suctions a cooling air volume flow from the environment radially inward and blows a first part of the suctioned air volume flow radially outward via a stator winding head on the floating bearing side, from the electric motor back into the environment. The second fan wheel suctions a second part of the air volume flow and blows it radially outward via a stator winding head on the fixed bearing side, from the electric motor back into the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Fröhlich, David Charles, Robert Krause, Klaus Greger
  • Publication number: 20170366074
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric machine having a stator, a rotor and an inverter arranged in an inverter housing. The rotor is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis with its rotor axis in a first end shield and in a second end shield. The second end shield is arranged in or on the inverter housing. At least one suction opening and at least one blowing opening are arranged on the radial periphery of the second end shield. At least two cooling fins are provided on the second end shield, a baffle is arranged between the cooling fins of the second end shield and the stator and the rotor which is arranged in the stator, such that a cooling medium flowing radially through the at least one suction opening is guided to the at least one blowing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Fröhlich, David Charles, Robert Krause, Arnoud Smit
  • Patent number: 9620453
    Abstract: A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including a recess. The recess includes at least one of a contact via and a trench. A layer of a first metal is deposited over the semiconductor structure. An electroless deposition process is performed. The electroless deposition process removes a first portion of the layer of first metal from the semiconductor structure and deposits a first layer of a second metal over the semiconductor structure. An electroplating process is performed. The electroplating process deposits a second layer of the second metal over the first layer of second metal. A second portion of the layer of first metal remains in the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Axel Preusse, Romy Liske, Marcus Wislicenus, Robert Krause, Lukas Gerlich, Benjamin Uhlig, Sascha Bott
  • Patent number: 9483020
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating a holodot comprising of a low resolution 2 dimensional spatial light modulator (SLM) and two crossed striped high resolution spatial light modulators. The first SLM creates a 2D image and the second two focus the light into an observer's pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Krause
  • Publication number: 20160104638
    Abstract: A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including a recess. The recess includes at least one of a contact via and a trench. A layer of a first metal is deposited over the semiconductor structure. An electroless deposition process is performed. The electroless deposition process removes a first portion of the layer of first metal from the semiconductor structure and deposits a first layer of a second metal over the semiconductor structure. An electroplating process is performed. The electroplating process deposits a second layer of the second metal over the first layer of second metal. A second portion of the layer of first metal remains in the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Axel Preusse, Romy Liske, Marcus Wislicenus, Robert Krause, Lukas Gerlich, Benjamin Uhlig, Sascha Bott
  • Publication number: 20160071708
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing a substrate with an energetic particle beam. Features on the substrate are oriented relative to the energetic particle beam and the substrate is scanned through the energetic particle beam. The substrate is periodically indexed about its azimuthal axis of symmetry, while shielded from exposure to the energetic particle beam, to reorient the features relative to the major dimension of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Veeco Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris L. Druz, Piero Sferlazzo, Roger P. Fremgen, Alan V. Hayes, Viktor Kanarov, Robert Krause, Ira Reiss
  • Patent number: 9206500
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for processing a substrate with an energetic particle beam. Features on the substrate are oriented relative to the energetic particle beam and the substrate is scanned through the energetic particle beam. The substrate is periodically indexed about its azimuthal axis of symmetry, while shielded from exposure to the energetic particle beam, to reorient the features relative to the major dimension of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventors: Boris Druz, Roger P. Fremgen, Jr., Alan V. Hayes, Viktor Kanarov, Robert Krause, Ira Reiss, Piero Sferlazzo
  • Publication number: 20150332218
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for collecting and processing change of address data and providing change of address services to a customer using a computer network. The address data can include a physical address, an electronic address, or both. The systems and methods may also provide additional services to the customer to assist in changing addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Robert KRAUSE, Wayne Orbke, Michael Selnick, Michael Murphy, Harry Alstadt, Gerald Matthews, Audrey Conley Williams
  • Publication number: 20150261185
    Abstract: An apparatus for creating a holodot comprising of a low resolution 2 dimensional spatial light modulator (SLM) and two crossed striped high resolution spatial light modulators. The first SLM creates a 2D image and the second two focus the light into an observer's pupil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Krause
  • Patent number: 9070105
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for collecting and processing change of address data and providing change of address services to a customer using a computer network. The address data can include a physical address, an electronic address, or both. The systems and methods may also provide additional services to the customer to assist in changing addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Robert Krause, Wayne H. Orbke, Michael Selnick, Michael Murphy, Harry W. Aldstadt, Audrey K. Conley Williams, Pat Matthews
  • Patent number: 8887745
    Abstract: An apparatus generates and/or maintains fluid flow synthesizing and maintaining an artificial tornado. The apparatus includes a generally cylindrical frame having two chambers coupled with two channels each of one half the entire length of the frame, and having reversed angular coordinates. Each chamber operates to generate and/or maintain a vortex and each channel operates to induce and/or reinforce the vortex along the length of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Krause
  • Patent number: 8790189
    Abstract: A template for teaching a golfer a proper swing includes a false target disposed on a first portion of the template for positioning a golfer at a start of teaching a proper swing. A real target for being struck by the golfer during teaching is not disposed on the first portion of the template. A first marking is disposed on the first portion of the template, the first marking being disposed behind the false target and indicating a position for placing the real target off of the first portion of the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BK Golf, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Krause, Joanne Manley