Patents by Inventor Siegfried Reck
Siegfried Reck 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: 11786934Abstract: An ultrasound transducer with at least one piezoelectric oscillator, a damping compound and at least one electrically conductive conducting element that is in contact with the piezoelectric oscillator. The damping compound in an ultrasound transducer encloses at least the at least one conducting element, and the composite structure of the at least one conducting element and of the damping compound is designed such that the composite structure is in contact over an area with the piezoelectric oscillator, and forms a support on the side of the ultrasound transducer that faces away from the piezoelectric oscillator on which the ultrasound transducer can be supported.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Rolf Glitsch, Siegfried Reck
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Patent number: 11592080Abstract: A band or belt designed as an elongate bearing, traction or drive element running around rollers or pulleys and made of an elastomer material, and preferably provided with embedded reinforcing elements or tension members extending in the longitudinal direction of the band or belt, having the following features: the band or the belt has one or more elongate tubular receptacles embedded in the elastomer material, in the cavity of which electronic components are arranged, preferably sensors, signal processing or control devices and/or transmission devices, the tubular receptacles are embedded in the elastomer material in such a way that their longitudinal axis or the direction of their greatest extent is oriented substantially transversely to the main bending direction of the band or belt.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbHInventors: Heiko Sattler, Svenja Rosenbohm, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Simon Rosen
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Patent number: 11378158Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a belt- or band-shaped component made of elastomer material, which is driven to run around under tensile stress and which has an electronic circuit or electronic device installed in the component, the component having tension members or cords which are arranged in the longitudinal direction, wherein, during the fabrication and before the vulcanization of the component blank, planar intermediate plies or strips made of material which cannot be crosslinked by vulcanization are inserted into the blank structure in subregions of the blank, wherein, after the fabrication, the blank is completely vulcanized to form the component and, where appropriate, cut or trimmed, and wherein the intermediate plies or strips are then removed from the component through correspondingly incorporated or method-intrinsically formed openings, and an electronic circuit or electronic device is introduced into the thus resulting planar empty space or interspace in the component.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbHInventors: Heiko Sattler, Svenja Rosenbohm, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Simon Rosen
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Publication number: 20210102602Abstract: A band or belt designed as an elongate bearing, traction or drive element running around rollers or pulleys and made of an elastomer material, and preferably provided with embedded reinforcing elements or tension members extending in the longitudinal direction of the band or belt, having the following features: the band or the belt has one or more elongate tubular receptacles embedded in the elastomer material, in the cavity of which electronic components are arranged, preferably sensors, signal processing or control devices and/or transmission devices, the tubular receptacles are embedded in the elastomer material in such a way that their longitudinal axis or the direction of their greatest extent is oriented substantially transversely to the main bending direction of the band or belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbHInventors: Heiko Sattler, Svenja Rosenbohm, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Simon Rosen
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Publication number: 20200276612Abstract: An ultrasound transducer with at least one piezoelectric oscillator, a damping compound and at least one electrically conductive conducting element that is in contact with the piezoelectric oscillator. The damping compound in an ultrasound transducer encloses at least the at least one conducting element, and the composite structure of the at least one conducting element and of the damping compound is designed such that the composite structure is in contact over an area with the piezoelectric oscillator, and forms a support on the side of the ultrasound transducer that faces away from the piezoelectric oscillator on which the ultrasound transducer can be supported.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Continental Automotive GmbHInventors: Rolf Glitsch, Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20200132161Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a belt- or band-shaped component made of elastomer material, which is driven to run around under tensile stress and which has an electronic circuit or electronic device installed in the component, the component having tension members or cords which are arranged in the longitudinal direction, wherein, during the fabrication and before the vulcanization of the component blank, planar intermediate plies or strips made of material which cannot be crosslinked by vulcanization are inserted into the blank structure in subregions of the blank, wherein, after the fabrication, the blank is completely vulcanized to form the component and, where appropriate, cut or trimmed, and wherein the intermediate plies or strips are then removed from the component through correspondingly incorporated or method-intrinsically formed openings, and an electronic circuit or electronic device is introduced into the thus resulting planar empty space or interspace in the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbHInventors: Heiko Sattler, Svenja Rosenbohm, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Simon Rosen
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Patent number: 9939115Abstract: The invention relates to a hose (7) featuring an integrated system for detecting damage and comprising a hose wall (2, 4) in which at least one transponder (8) is embedded. The hose (7) is characterized in that an antenna (12) is also embedded in the hose wall (2, 4) so that an electromagnetic coupling (10) can be established between the antenna (12) and the transponder (8), the magnitude and/or quality of the electromagnetic coupling (10) being a measure of the degree of damage to the hose wall (2, 4).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Eddelbüttel & Schneider GmbHInventors: Siegfried Reck, Guido Wetzel
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Patent number: 9833947Abstract: An identification device (1) for a pneumatic spring (2) includes an RFID transponder (8), which is completely embedded into the elastomer matrix (13) of the flexible member (4). An electromagnetic field is generated by a read device (9), wherein the energy necessary for supplying the RFID transponder (8) is taken from the electromagnetic field generated by the read device (9). When the read device (9) is active, information can be exchanged between the RFID transponder (8) and the read device (9). The RFID transponder (8) operates completely without an internal energy supply. The RFID transponder (8) may also be configured as a read/write transponder including a memory chip, wherein data may be stored on the memory chip in a safe and permanent manner. By retrieving data from the RFID transponder (8), an identification of the pneumatic spring (2) is possible even without any internal power supply of the RFID transponder.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbHInventors: Siegfried Reck, Hubertus Gawinski
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Publication number: 20170314708Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveying hose (100) comprising a hose body (10) for holding a conveyed material (11) to be transported and comprising a wear measuring device (13), wherein the wear measuring device (13) comprises a signal unit (17), a first electrode element (14) formed from a first metal material and a second electrode element (15) formed form a second metal material, wherein the first electrode element (14) and/or the second electrode element (15) is embedded in the hose body (10) and each of the electrode elements (14, 15) is connected to the signal unit (17), wherein the electrode elements (14, 15) form a galvanic unit for generating a voltage detectable on the signal unit (17) during simultaneous contacting of the conveyed material (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: CONTITECH SCHLAUCH GMBHInventors: Steffen Wietzke, Siegfried Reck, Thomas Völxen, Jürgen Uhe
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Patent number: 9656204Abstract: A method for obtaining highly pure hydrogen from a raw gas begins with heating and/or treating a semipermeable material made of metal or a metal alloy, preferably, conducting an electric current through the semipermeable material at the beginning of the method in order to increase the quantity of hydrogen passing through the material. A device for obtaining highly pure hydrogen from the raw gas includes a semipermeable material which forms a boundary between the interior of a pressure vessel and the outer region of the pressure vessel and which is permeable to hydrogen. The device is designed such that is can be heatable or treatable at least in sections, in particular, by means of electric energy.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Mahnken & Partner GmbHInventors: Anna Huber, Hinrich Lorenzen, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Sebastian Rosskamp, Dieter Thiesen
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Publication number: 20170130905Abstract: The invention relates to a hose (7) featuring an integrated system for detecting damage and comprising a hose wall (2, 4) in which at least one transponder (8) is embedded. The hose (7) is characterized in that an antenna (12) is also embedded in the hose wall (2, 4) so that an electromagnetic coupling (10) can be established between the antenna (12) and the transponder (8), the magnitude and/or quality of the electromagnetic coupling (10) being a measure of the degree of damage to the hose wall (2, 4).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Eddelbüttel & Schneider GmbHInventors: Siegfried Reck, Guido Wetzel
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Patent number: 9587700Abstract: A roll-off piston is made of plastic for an air spring rolling-lobe flexible member. The roll-off piston and the air spring rolling-lobe flexible member are arranged between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass. The roll-off piston includes a first piston part; a second piston part connected to the first piston part; and, the first and second piston parts being made of a layered composite material of alternating layers of plastic and elastomeric material.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbHInventors: Reinhard Stahmer, Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20150246311Abstract: A first aspect of the invention relates to a method for obtaining highly pure hydrogen from a raw gas. Said method begins with heating and/or treating a semipermeable material made of metal or a metal alloy, preferably, conducting an electric current through the semipermeable material at the beginning of the method in order to increase the quantity of hydrogen passing through the material. The invention further relates to a device for obtaining highly pure hydrogen from the raw gas, said device comprising a semipermeable material which forms a boundary between the interior of a pressure vessel and the outer region of the pressure vessel and which is permeable to hydrogen. Said device is designed such that is can be heatable or treatable at least in sections, in particular, by means of electric energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Anna Huber, Hinrich Lorenzen, Claus-Lueder Mahnken, Siegfried Reck, Sebastian Rosskamp, Dieter Thiesen
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Patent number: 9105982Abstract: An apparatus transmits and/or receives radio waves in the UHF band and is configured for installation in an elastic structure. The apparatus includes at least one electronic component and an antenna embedded in the elastic structure. The antenna is connected to the electronic component and includes at least one filament configured to be plastically deformable and/or elastically deformable. The filament is helically wound to a predetermined antenna length (L) and defines an antenna winding turns density per cm of the antenna length. The antenna length (L) is between 4 cm and 10 cm and the antenna winding turns density lies in a range of 5 to 15 winding turns per cm of the antenna length.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbHInventors: Andreas Fleck, Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20150035213Abstract: A roll-off piston is made of plastic for an air spring rolling-lobe flexible member. The roll-off piston and the air spring rolling-lobe flexible member are arranged between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass. The roll-off piston includes a first piston part; a second piston part connected to the first piston part; and, the first and second piston parts being made of a layered composite material of alternating layers of plastic and elastomeric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Reinhard Stahmer, Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20150028517Abstract: An identification device (1) for a pneumatic spring (2) includes an RFID transponder (8), which is completely embedded into the elastomer matrix (13) of the flexible member (4). An electromagnetic field is generated by a read device (9), wherein the energy necessary for supplying the RFID transponder (8) is taken from the electromagnetic field generated by the read device (9). When the read device (9) is active, information can be exchanged between the RFID transponder (8) and the read device (9). The RFID transponder (8) operates completely without an internal energy supply. The RFID transponder (8) may also be configured as a read/write transponder including a memory chip, wherein data may be stored on the memory chip in a safe and permanent manner. By retrieving data from the RFID transponder (8), an identification of the pneumatic spring (2) is possible even without any internal power supply of the RFID transponder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Siegfried Reck, Hubertus Gawinski
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Patent number: 8866591Abstract: An identification device (1) for a pneumatic spring (2) includes an RFID transponder (8), which is completely embedded into the elastomer matrix (13) of the flexible member (4). An electromagnetic field is generated by a read device (9), wherein the energy necessary for supplying the RFID transponder (8) is taken from the electromagnetic field generated by the read device (9). When the read device (9) is active, information can be exchanged between the RFID transponder (8) and the read device (9). The RFID transponder (8) operates completely without an internal energy supply. The RFID transponder (8) may also be configured as a read/write transponder including a memory chip, wherein data may be stored on the memory chip in a safe and permanent manner. By retrieving data from the RFID transponder (8), an identification of the pneumatic spring (2) is possible even without any internal power supply of the RFID transponder.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: ContiTech Luftfedersysteme GmbHInventors: Siegfried Reck, Hubertus Gawinski
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Patent number: 8511174Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor as a built-in component of an object, especially an elastic object, the sensor comprising a polymer material containing electroconductive additives according to the invention and thereby acting as an expansion sensor (2), in that it measures the static and dynamic expansions of the object in relation to the acting forces and also monitors the changes of the polymer material generated by the static and dynamic expansions of the object over time. The invention also relates to a sensor arrangement (1) acting especially in combination with the following components: an expansion sensor (2), a fixed resistor (3), an analog/digital converter (4), a micro-controller comprising a memory (5), a radio interface (6), a controlled current/voltage source (7), an energy supply (8), a coupling coil (9), and a receiving unit (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: ContiTech AGInventors: Wolfram Herrmann, Frank Jungrichter, Stefan Sostmann, Dieter Borvitz, Hubertus Gawinski, Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20130001840Abstract: An elastomer product having an elastomer component, in particular an air spring having a bellows, wherein an electrical component is embedded in the elastomer component of the elastomer product, and the elastomer component including at least one electrically conductive path. The electrical component is located on a carrier material. The electrically conductive path is designed to be elastically flexible and connected to the carrier material and the carrier material is connected to the surrounding elastomer of the elastomer component in a firmly bonded manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Siegfried Reck
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Publication number: 20110205034Abstract: An identification device (1) for a pneumatic spring (2) includes an RFID transponder (8), which is completely embedded into the elastomer matrix (13) of the flexible member (4). An electromagnetic field is generated by a read device (9), wherein the energy necessary for supplying the RFID transponders (8) is taken from the electromagnetic field generated by the read device (9). When the read device (9) is active, information can be exchanged between the RFID transponder (8) and the read device (9). The RFID transponder (8) operates completely without an internal energy supply. The RFID transponder (8) may also be configured as a read/write transponder including a memory chip, wherein data may be stored on the memory chip in a safe and permanent manner. By retrieving data from the RFID transponder (8), an identification of the pneumatic spring (2) is possible even without any internal power supply of the RFID transponder.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Siegfried Reck, Hubertus Gawinski