Patents by Inventor Rolf Berger
Rolf Berger 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).
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Patent number: 8689833Abstract: The invention relates to a valve device for the fluid supply of fluid consumers, comprising several valve modules (2) arranged next to each other in the direction of stacking (3). Said valve modules (2) respectively comprise a plate-shaped channel body (11) provided with a feed channel recess (35) and/or a venting channel recess (36) and four 2/2 distributing valves (41, 42, 45, 46) respectively having a first and a second fluidic connection (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56). The four 2/2 distributing valves (41, 42, 45, 46) of the valve module (2) are interconnected in a full bridge arrangement. According to the invention, an additional module (6, 7), which is arranged on the connection surface of the channel body, is connected so it communicates with one or both working channels (21, 22) and is designed to control a fluid flow and/or for determining a parameter of the fluid flow from or to the working channel (21, 22).Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Festo AG & Co. KGInventors: Michael Berner, Rolf Berger
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Publication number: 20120037250Abstract: The invention relates to a valve device for the fluid supply of fluid consumers, comprising several valve modules (2) arranged next to each other in the direction of stacking (3). Said valve modules (2) respectively comprise a plate-shaped channel body (11) provided with a feed channel recess (35) and/or a venting channel recess (36) and four 2/2 distributing valves (41, 42, 45, 46) respectively having a first and a second fluidic connection (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56). The four 2/2 distributing valves (41, 42, 45, 46) of the valve module (2) are interconnected in a full bridge arrangement. According to the invention, an additional module (6, 7), which is arranged on the connection surface of the channel body, is connected so it communicates with one or both working channels (21, 22) and is designed to control a fluid flow and/or for determining a parameter of the fluid flow from or to the working channel (21, 22).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: FESTO AG & CO. KGInventors: Michael Berner, Rolf Berger
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Patent number: 7404541Abstract: A solenoid valve comprises a valve chamber between a base body and a magnet head and in the valve chamber a magnet armature functioning as a valve member is located. The actuation of the magnet armature takes place by activation of an electromagnet means, which possesses a magnet core arrangement with a plurality of pole faces facing the magnet armature. In order to reduce the impact of the magnet armature a damping plate arrangement is located between the magnet armature and the pole faces, such plate arrangement being in the form of a material which is not ferromagnetic.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Rolf Berger, Volkart Diehl
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Publication number: 20070023720Abstract: A solenoid valve comprises a valve chamber between a base body and a magnet head and in the valve chamber a magnet armature functioning as a valve member is located. The actuation of the magnet armature takes place by activation of an electromagnet means, which possesses a magnet core arrangement with a plurality of pole faces facing the magnet armature. In order to reduce the impact of the magnet armature a damping plate arrangement is located between the magnet armature and the pole faces, such plate arrangement being in the form of a material which is not ferromagnetic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Rolf Berger, Volkart Diehl
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Patent number: 6554017Abstract: A pressure regulating valve having secondary venting measures. It comprises a control member for the control of the fluid connection between a primary duct and a secondary duct. The position of the control member is able to be influenced by a venting aperture also under the control of the control member and serving for venting the secondary duct. The venting opening is so arranged on the setting member that it is located outside the comparison chamber and in this respect either directly in the secondary duct or in a region in communication with the secondary duct.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventor: Rolf Berger
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Patent number: 6499509Abstract: A valve means which comprises a control chamber in a valve housing and into which several fluid duct open. In the control chamber there is at least one pivoting control rocker member serving for the control of at least one of the fluid duct openings and able to be moved between two terminal positions, one pivotal position of such control rocker member being influenced by an electrically activated flexible element. The flexible element may act within the control chamber on an actuating part of the control rocker member. The latter is biased by spring means into a first terminal position, the flexible element engaging the actuating portion of the control rocker member in the electrically non-excited state mechanically free of stress and without any spring bias.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Rolf Berger, Martin Maichl, Markus Hoffmann, Jürgen Stingel, Wolfgang Soblik, Michael Weinmann
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Publication number: 20010047828Abstract: A valve means which comprises a control chamber in a valve housing and into which several fluid duct open. In the control chamber there is at least one pivoting control rocker member serving for the control of at least one of the fluid duct openings and able to be moved between two terminal positions, one pivotal position of such control rocker member being influenced by an electrically activated flexible element. The flexible element may act within the control chamber on an actuating part of the control rocker member. The latter is biased by spring means into a first terminal position, the flexible element engaging the actuating portion of the control rocker member in the electrically non-excited state mechanically free of stress and without any spring bias.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Applicant: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Rolf Berger, Martin Maichl, Markus Hoffmann, Jurgen Stingel, Wolfgang Soblik, Michael Weinmann
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Publication number: 20010009161Abstract: A pressure regulating valve having secondary venting measures. It comprises a control member for the control of the fluid connection between a primary duct and a secondary duct. The position of the control member is able to be influenced by a venting aperture also under the control of the control member and serving for venting the secondary duct. The venting opening is so arranged on the setting member that it is located outside the comparison chamber and in this respect either directly in the secondary duct or in a region in communication with the secondary duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventor: Rolf Berger
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Patent number: 6039358Abstract: A connecting means for two parts in a fluid conducting assembly. The connecting means comprises coupling means located on joint sides opposite to one another on the parts, such means rendering possible a displaceable attachment together of the parts with an interlocking effect in the assembly direction. Furthermore connecting members are provided to act on opposite sides of the parts, of which at least one connecting member, is able to be locked using holding and securing means on the pushed together parts in order to set the relative position of same. Simultaneously the setting in place of a clamping means acting on the connecting members is facilitated. The connecting means renders possible a simple, secure and rapid coupling of the parts.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Festo AG & Co.Inventors: Kurt Stoll, Rolf Berger, Gunter Gebauer
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Patent number: 4463692Abstract: A shuttle embroidery machine having an embroidery frame which is displaceable in accordance with a predetermined program with respect to the machine frame both in vertical and in horizontal directions at its two ends by separate respective drives each, each drive having a motor whose rotation can be transmitted via a transmission as a vertical or a horizontal displacement, respectively, to the embroidery frame and cross guides permitting independent movement of the embroidery frame in the horizontal or vertical directions. In order to increase the precision of positioning of the embroidery frame and at the same time to make its drives simpler and less expensive, at least one additional drive, controlled jointly with the end drives, is arranged between the ends of the embroidery frame for the vertical displacement of the embroidery frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1981Date of Patent: August 7, 1984Inventors: Rolf Berger, Josef Bonnen, Josef Haffmans, Max Schafer, Wolfgang Teetz, Franzjosef Gierse
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Patent number: 4231085Abstract: In a micro-controlled data handling system the number of lines and pins required to transfer control signals from the microprogram controls to be integrated circuit modules controlled by such signals is conserved by using two bussing paths for distributing the control signals to the modules. A first path is dedicated exclusively to pre-decoded control signal functions and a second path is shared for transferring both data and control signal functions. Each controlled module contains an additional decoding circuit for combinationally decoding control signal functions received through both paths.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1978Date of Patent: October 28, 1980Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dieter Bazlen, Rolf Berger, Arnold Blum, Dietrich W. Bock, Herbert Chilinski, Hellmuth R. Geng, Johann Hajdu, Fritz Irro, Siegfried Neuber, Udo Wille
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Patent number: 3977895Abstract: Acid-extractable cadmium in yellow, orange, or red cadmium pigments is reduced sharply without loss of tinctorial strength and other desirable pigment properties by suspending the pigment powder in water and adding approximately stoichiometric amounts of tin ions, preferably quadrivalent tin ions and sulfide ions, and recovering the solids from the mixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1975Date of Patent: August 31, 1976Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rolf Berger, Wolfgang Kuch, Hartmut Endriss