Patents by Inventor Roland Winterhalter

Roland Winterhalter 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: 7243752
    Abstract: Device for inductive power supply and guidance of a moving object, with a primary inductance element extending as a conductive loop along a path provided for the object. A secondary inductance element is arranged on the object and can be coupled magnetically with the primary inductance element for power transmission. Several receiver inductance elements are arranged on the object and output measurement signals dependent on the magnetic field of the primary inductance element. An evaluation device determines a measure for the position of the object with reference to the conductive loop from the measurement signals. A regular arrangement of receiver inductance elements is provided, which extends on the object at least perpendicular to its direction of motion. The receiver inductance elements are simultaneously also connected to a data receiver device, which contains a way for extracting a data signal from the output voltage of at least one of the receiver inductance elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Wampfler Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Green, Frank Böhler, Roland Winterhalter
  • Patent number: 7019620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the inductive transmission of electrical power, comprising a power line which is situated on the primary side of said device and which consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Power can be drawn from line by at least one mobile consumer, which is situated on the secondary side, by means of inductive coupling. Said device is provided with a data line which is situated on the primary side for the additional inductive transmission of data to and/or from the consumer. Said data line consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Each of the data line wires is arranged adjacent to one of the two power line wires and in a manner that is symmetrical to a plane. The cross section of the conductor of the adjacent wire of the energy line is also symmetrical relative to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Wampfler Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Bohler, Roland Winterhalter, Mathias Wechlin, Rudolf Mecke
  • Publication number: 20050103545
    Abstract: Device for inductive power supply and guidance of a moving object, with a primary inductance element extending as a conductive loop along a path provided for the object. A secondary inductance element is arranged on the object and can be coupled magnetically with the primary inductance element for power transmission. Several receiver inductance elements are arranged on the object and output measurement signals dependent on the magnetic field of the primary inductance element. An evaluation device determines a measure for the position of the object with reference to the conductive loop from the measurement signals. A regular arrangement of receiver inductance elements is provided, which extends on the object at least perpendicular to its direction of motion. The receiver inductance elements are simultaneously also connected to a data receiver device, which contains a way for extracting a data signal from the output voltage of at least one of the receiver inductance elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: WAMPFLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andrew Green, Frank Bohler, Roland Winterhalter
  • Publication number: 20040183640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the inductive transmission of electrical power, comprising a power line which is situated on the primary side of said device and which consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Power can be drawn from line by at least one mobile consumer, which is situated on the secondary side, by means of inductive coupling. Said device is provided with a data line which is situated on the primary side for the additional inductive transmission of data to and/or from the consumer. Said data line consists of two wires which are guided in a parallel manner relative to each other. Each of the data line wires is arranged adjacent to one of the two power line wires and in a manner that is symmetrical to a plane. The cross section of the conductor of the adjacent wire of the energy line is also symmetrical relative to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Bohler, Roland Winterhalter, Mathias Wechlin, Rudolf Mecke