Patents by Inventor Robert Schneiders

Robert Schneiders 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: 10944308
    Abstract: A device for storing kinetic energy, which has a flywheel in a housing. The flywheel is mounted in the housing via a shaft. A motor-generator unit is provided for storing energy as well as for energy recovery. In order to improve efficiency, a vacuum pump for evacuating the interior is arranged in the housing. The vacuum pump is disposed on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LEYBOLD GMBH
    Inventors: Heinrich Engländer, Robert Schneiders
  • Publication number: 20180351433
    Abstract: A device for storing kinetic energy, which has a flywheel in a housing. The flywheel is mounted in the housing via a shaft. A motor-generator unit is provided for storing energy as well as for energy recovery. In order to improve efficiency, a vacuum pump for evacuating the interior is arranged in the housing. The vacuum pump is disposed on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Heinrich Engländer, Robert Schneiders
  • Publication number: 20100187415
    Abstract: A turbomolecular pump (12) has a circular intake opening (16) distal of an inlet rotor stage (18). The intake opening (16) comprises at least two opening sections (41, 42, 43) that are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM GMBH
    Inventors: Robert Schneiders, Markus Henry, Gerhard Wilhelm Walter